[SOLVED] need advice on upgrade

[Gfost73]

hello, I am looking to upgrade my GPU to something better, as it is the GPU I have now isn't the best. I can play games on it but not at anywhere close to 60fps. my current GPU is a AMD Radeon R7 250 Series (MSI). I am on disability so money is very, very limited. Ive been looking on Newegg.ca and found this card Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 which is double the memory of my current GPU. so my question is will this card show improvement over my current. (which I'm sure it will) and will it increase games FPS game like Dauntless my current GPU is getting about 30fps. (ya sad I know) Id love to get to 60fps even on low settings would work for me. My main goal is to buy the best card I can get for under 200$. if anyone could suggest a card on Newegg.ca and provide a link to which they believe would be the best option for me. Thank you for any help provided

sys specs are
AMD FX-6300
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
GA-78LMT-S2 (Socket M2) (ver 2.0)
AMD Radeon R7 250 Series (MSI)
450w EVGA bronze 80+ PSU
1TB WDD HDD
250GB Hitachi Drive (storage)

 

[AngelTech]

What games do you play?

 

[Gfost73]

well to be 100% honest I'm not much of a gamer , but I do play a few, currently Ive been playing a new one called Dauntless with friends, as well I play GTA 5 Diablo 3 and Lord of the Rings online. Diablo 3 and Lotro both play very well (older games) but I get over 130fps on lotro and d3. Id like to be able to get dauntless to say 60fps . currently I can run it and play and do not too bad at 30fps. but if I could get that to 60fps even on low settings id be happy. my low FPS I am sure is causing me to die in game, slow reaction time due to slow FPS. but to answer your question those are the games I currently play . and dont foresee adding new high end games. I only added Dauntless due to its cross platform ability so this way I can play with an old time friend who uses a PS4
Both GTA5 and Dauntless run about 30fps. If the new card I suggested in the original post will give me this result please let me know what you think and if you dont think it will if you can provide a link to a GPU on Newegg.ca that would be better but still under 200$ please let me know.

 

[AngelTech]

https://www.amazon.ca/Sapphire-1126...ds=RX+570&qid=1564578545&s=electronics&sr=1-6
This will give you way better performance you could probably play on max settings with the games you play can't say for sure if it would work for future titles but should be a good upgrade tho I would consider upgrading your mobo and CPU for better performance.

 

[Gfost73]

thanks and yes eventually I do plan on upgrades but for me money is very limited, being ono disability I live on a very small fixed income. is there a huge difference between the RX560 and the RX570? I just ask because the 560 is almost 50$ cheaper, which is a lot of money for me, but if the difference is significant I would sacrifice and get the 570, EDIT Also reviewing the 570 it suggest "recommended" PSU @ 500W, my PSU is only 450w, so I may have to stick with the 560, Id hate to buy the 570 to find out that my PSU is 50w to low to run the card.

 

[AngelTech]

It gains quite a bit of FPS you'd notice it most likely.

 

[logainofhades]

You might want to check out the used market. Chances are you can find an RX 570, or similar performing card, for less than what that 560 is going for new, and have enough left over to get a better power supply.

 

[hftvhftv]

https://www.newegg.ca/sapphire-rade...fury&cm_re=radeon_fury-_-14-202-340-_-Product Here's an R9 Fury that's refurbished on Newegg, outperforms an RX 580, only limitation would be your power supply possibly, it would be pushing it hard.

 

[Gfost73]

Thanks all for the help , I think I have decided on a new card MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti after doing research it seems the RX560 isn't a lot better than my current card (according to GPU Boss. comparison charts) I think the 1050ti will be a great choice. it only needs a 300watt PSU and is within the price I can afford. Do you think this will be a good choice? I hear a lot about the 1050ti and other like 1060 etc .. and its always positive reviews .

 

[hang-the-9]

Thanks all for the help , I think I have decided on a new card MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti after doing research it seems the RX560 isn't a lot better than my current card (according to GPU Boss. comparison charts) I think the 1050ti will be a great choice. it only needs a 300watt PSU and is within the price I can afford. Do you think this will be a good choice? I hear a lot about the 1050ti and other like 1060 etc .. and its always positive reviews .

The RX 560 is a lot better than the R7 250, more than twice as fast, the 1050 Ti is faster than the 560. For your budget you can get a RX 580 card which is the sweet spot for 1080 performance for the price. This is a great deal for a 1050 Ti, $150 https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-gv-n105toc-4gd/p/N82E16814125915 which is near the price of the RX 560 but is a bit faster. RX 580 https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-radeon-rx-580-gv-rx580aorus-4gd/p/N82E16814125963

 

[logainofhades]

RX 570 is faster, than a 1050ti, and similar in price. If you can find a good deal, on a used one, an RX 470 would not be a bad choice either. Performance isn't far off, of that of an RX 570, but it is more power efficient.