[SOLVED] New build or just upgrade components?

[Duklin__]

Yo, I'm curious whether or not I should look into a new PC, or if just a simple component upgrade would give just fine results


SPECS:

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700

GPU: Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)

HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) [272GB left]

RAM: Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB

MBD: Dell XPS 8900


For reference, I'm looking for >200 fps on Valorant medium/high settings

Any help is greatly appreciate

 

[Tioym]

If the only purpose of the build is to get 200 fps on Valorant then just get a GPU upgrade. I'd recommend an RX 570.

 

[madmatt30]

1650 super maybe or an amd 5500xt.

Theyll both work fine in that dell, the cpu itself is still decent.

 

[Genr8]

A gpu upgrade to a rx 580, 1650 super or rx 5500xt would be enough for getting 200 fps in valorant. I'd suggest keeping the cpu and upgrading the rest of the parts for the long run tho (since parts from an oem usually are crap).

 

[Duklin__]

Thanks for the advice guys! But yeah my Valorant example wasn't specific enough -

At this point I'm more so curious about how high-level of a GPU model could I get so as to be somewhat future proof (I'm really only looking at GTX and possibly RTX cards, not amd) and also not be bottlenecked by my other components. I'm not concerned about price very much, I just really don't want to need to stress about whether or not I can run the games that I might be looking at buying in the future.

As for what PSU I have and if it has the vital power connectors for it to support the newer GPU models, I'm not completely sure yet, I'll have to check it sometime soon. But as for now, let's just assume it does and that I can replace it if I need to

Lately I've been looking at the GTX 1660 super, 1070ti, as well as the 3060 once that comes out. If I need to replace other components so as to fully utilize one of those GPUs, then please let me know

I'm not sure what I would do without this forum, you guys are so helpful!

 

[madmatt30]

Thanks for the advice guys! But yeah my Valorant example wasn't specific enough -

At this point I'm more so curious about how high-level of a GPU model could I get so as to be somewhat future proof (I'm really only looking at GTX and possibly RTX cards, not amd) and also not be bottlenecked by my other components. I'm not concerned about price very much, I just really don't want to need to stress about whether or not I can run the games that I might be looking at buying in the future.

As for what PSU I have and if it has the vital power connectors for it to support the newer GPU models, I'm not completely sure yet, I'll have to check it sometime soon. But as for now, let's just assume it does and that I can replace it if I need to

Lately I've been looking at the GTX 1660 super, 1070ti, as well as the 3060 once that comes out. If I need to replace other components so as to fully utilize one of those GPUs, then please let me know

I'm not sure what I would do without this forum, you guys are so helpful!

Shod have a 460 watt delta or liteon with 2 x 6 pin gpu plugs.

People have run 1070's on that psu so it's going to handle gpu's upto about 200w.

 

[Tioym]

Thanks for the advice guys! But yeah my Valorant example wasn't specific enough -

At this point I'm more so curious about how high-level of a GPU model could I get so as to be somewhat future proof (I'm really only looking at GTX and possibly RTX cards, not amd) and also not be bottlenecked by my other components. I'm not concerned about price very much, I just really don't want to need to stress about whether or not I can run the games that I might be looking at buying in the future.

As for what PSU I have and if it has the vital power connectors for it to support the newer GPU models, I'm not completely sure yet, I'll have to check it sometime soon. But as for now, let's just assume it does and that I can replace it if I need to

Lately I've been looking at the GTX 1660 super, 1070ti, as well as the 3060 once that comes out. If I need to replace other components so as to fully utilize one of those GPUs, then please let me know

I'm not sure what I would do without this forum, you guys are so helpful!

with your current CPU you'll heavily bottleneck any RTX Card. Heck, 1660 Super is the Max I'd ever even dream of going with that CPU but even that is hard to recommend since I know if you upgrade your CPU, even the gtx 1660 Super would be able to give 10-15% more frames.

 

[Duklin__]

with your current CPU you'll heavily bottleneck any RTX Card. Heck, 1660 Super is the Max I'd ever even dream of going with that CPU but even that is hard to recommend since I know if you upgrade your CPU, even the gtx 1660 Super would be able to give 10-15% more frames.

What kind of CPU should I look at if I wanted to fully utilize any of those 3 cards? Maybe a ryzen 5 3600 or 7 2600x?

 

[Tioym]

What kind of CPU should I look at if I wanted to fully utilize any of those 3 cards? Maybe a ryzen 5 3600 or 7 2600x?

Go for a R5 3600, you can pair even a 2080 Ti with it without much of a bottleneck.

 

[madmatt30]

with your current CPU you'll heavily bottleneck any RTX Card. Heck, 1660 Super is the Max I'd ever even dream of going with that CPU but even that is hard to recommend since I know if you upgrade your CPU, even the gtx 1660 Super would be able to give 10-15% more frames.

Thats not true, the ryzen 3600is no doubt better but the 6700 is still a decent cpu.

View: https://youtu.be/3-nkRDdXnmM



You could pair any card you want within reason.

 

[Tioym]

Thats not true, the ryzen 3600is no doubt better but the 6700 is still a decent cpu.

View: https://youtu.be/3-nkRDdXnmM



You could pair any card you want within reason.

Eh, You do realise pairing His Current CPU + 1660S VS R5 3600 + 1660S the fps difference would be very clear. I don't know the exact numbers but I'm willing to bet that the 3600 pair will give 10% or more FPS in games.
Furthermore CPU bottlenecks can cause a lot of other problems like stuttering. Since OP is satisfied with your answer, I'd recommend OP to run CPU-demanding games with V-sync on or else he could suffer from problems related to CPU bottlenecks since if his CPU is sitting at 100% during games he will have heating issues along with possible stutters/skips/freezes here and there.
I'd definitely recommend OP doesn't go for a RTX GPU without upgrading his CPU.

 

[madmatt30]

Eh, You do realise pairing His Current CPU + 1660S VS R5 3600 + 1660S the fps difference would be very clear. I don't know the exact numbers but I'm willing to bet that the 3600 pair will give 10% or more FPS in games.
Furthermore CPU bottlenecks can cause a lot of other problems like stuttering. Since OP is satisfied with your answer, I'd recommend OP to run CPU-demanding games with V-sync on or else he could suffer from problems related to CPU bottlenecks since if his CPU is sitting at 100% during games he will have heating issues along with possible stutters/skips/freezes here and there.
I'd definitely recommend OP doesn't go for a RTX GPU without upgrading his CPU.

The ryzen is better but you're underestimating that skylake i7, its still a very solid cpu.

You're suggesting replacing the whole build when it doesn't need to be imo.

Irregardless he can buy whatever card he wants, if the 6700 holds it back (which it won't much if at all in my opinion) he can think about replacing other components then.