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RJTimmerman

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I have a pc which is getting old, and I was considering buying a new graphics card for it, and later maybe build a completely new pc. Would it be possible or wise to get a new graphics card into my current pc and later putting it into a new one? Current CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 455, GPU: AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5570, 8 GB RAM and Windows 10 Pro.
 
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buying only gpu would be a very bad option.

you can try getting ryzen 2600 for 120$ or 1200 for 60$
some motherboard for 50$

and used gpu maybe gtx 760 or r9 280x for 50$
of r9 290(x) for 80-90$ or so

it would be 160$ for the cheapest build but my recommended is
ryzen 2600 and r9 290x and some motherboard for 50 for total of 250$ whitch is 225 eur
and keep in mind that r9 290x is not that much behind gtx 1060 and WAY better than 1050ti

and with this rig you can 100% play any game atleast medium at 1080p
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COLGeek

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Your options are going to be limited with the old tech. Many modern GPUs require a UEFI based motherboard.

Also, that old CPU is going to severely limit the performance of a modern GPU.

What is the exact model number of your motherboard? Also, what is your GPU budget?

You should consider a full-blown system update.
 
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RJTimmerman

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COLGeek said:
Your options are going to be limited with the old tech. Many modern GPUs require a UEFI based motherboard.

Also, that old CPU is going to severely limit the performance of a modern GPU.

What is the exact model number of your motherboard? Also, what is your GPU budget?

You should consider a full-blown system update.
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Motherboard is Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 and I was hoping to stay in the range of one to two hundred euros.
Also thanks for the quick reply!
 
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On the motherboard, the info is located near one of the corners (upper left). See here:

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RJTimmerman said:
I have a pc which is getting old, and I was considering buying a new graphics card for it, and later maybe build a completely new pc. Would it be possible or wise to get a new graphics card into my current pc and later putting it into a new one? Current CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 455, GPU: AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5570, 8 GB RAM and Windows 10 Pro.
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In all honesty I don’t think that it’s smart to upgrade your graphics card
First Off AMD athlon isn’t so powerful so getting a gpu now today would be bottleneck as your cpu wouldn’t be able to utilize all the frames that the gpu would be giving I suggest that you get a new PC and hopefully you are able to sell that rig
 
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buying only gpu would be a very bad option.

you can try getting ryzen 2600 for 120$ or 1200 for 60$
some motherboard for 50$

and used gpu maybe gtx 760 or r9 280x for 50$
of r9 290(x) for 80-90$ or so

it would be 160$ for the cheapest build but my recommended is
ryzen 2600 and r9 290x and some motherboard for 50 for total of 250$ whitch is 225 eur
and keep in mind that r9 290x is not that much behind gtx 1060 and WAY better than 1050ti

and with this rig you can 100% play any game atleast medium at 1080p
 
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