Suggestions for upgrade please

[BigDaveRS]

Currently running

Intel i3570K Cpu
As Rock H77 Pro-4M Motherboard
24GB DDR3 CORSAIR VENGEANCE RAM (16GB USABLE DUE TO WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM)
MSI TWIN FROZR 7850 GRAPHICS CARD 2GB
500W POWER SUPPLY

I need an upgrade to play planet coaster on ultra, does anyone have any advice PLEASE!?

 

[xFeaRDom]

Best upgrade would probably be the GPU. What is your budget for this?

 

[BigDaveRS]

Best upgrade would probably be the GPU. What is your budget for this?

Prefer to stay under the £250 mark.

 

[xFeaRDom]

Best upgrade would probably be the GPU. What is your budget for this?

Prefer to stay under the £250 mark.

Okay, that's the first step, what sort of gaming do you do? 1080p, 720p? And do you play on playing up-to-date games in the near future.

 

[BigDaveRS]

Best upgrade would probably be the GPU. What is your budget for this?

Prefer to stay under the £250 mark.

Okay, that's the first step, what sort of gaming do you do? 1080p, 720p? And do you play on playing up-to-date games in the near future.

Currently only want to play planet coaster on ultra but star citizen is looking ... well phenomenal really, 1080p, playing on a 42" LG tv at the moment.

 

[xFeaRDom]

Best upgrade would probably be the GPU. What is your budget for this?

Prefer to stay under the £250 mark.

Okay, that's the first step, what sort of gaming do you do? 1080p, 720p? And do you play on playing up-to-date games in the near future.

Currently only want to play planet coaster on ultra but star citizen is looking ... well phenomenal really, 1080p, playing on a 42" LG tv at the moment.

Right, just for the future, you could probably get yourself a GTX 1060 6GB Card, it will run with your system easily, except I will need to know more about your PSU, do you know the exact make/model?

 

[BigDaveRS]

Best upgrade would probably be the GPU. What is your budget for this?

Prefer to stay under the £250 mark.

Okay, that's the first step, what sort of gaming do you do? 1080p, 720p? And do you play on playing up-to-date games in the near future.

Currently only want to play planet coaster on ultra but star citizen is looking ... well phenomenal really, 1080p, playing on a 42" LG tv at the moment.

Right, just for the future, you could probably get yourself a GTX 1060 6GB Card, it will run with your system easily, except I will need to know more about your PSU, do you know the exact make/model?

Well the case i bought came with it, Its a Coolermaster Elite 500w PSU

 

[xFeaRDom]

It does have a 6 Pin connection for the GPU, however after looking around the quality of this PSU seems to be lacking, so if you're not comfortable with that fact then you could always upgrade that too, if you get a good PSU, it will last you quite a while, this is normally backed up by a long Warranty, such as the EVGA 10 Year warranties with some G2 Units etc.

 

[BigDaveRS]

It does have a 6 Pin connection for the GPU, however after looking around the quality of this PSU seems to be lacking, so if you're not comfortable with that fact then you could always upgrade that too, if you get a good PSU, it will last you quite a while, this is normally backed up by a long Warranty, such as the EVGA 10 Year warranties with some G2 Units etc.

Right so the card i get is the GTX 1060 6GB Card, not a problem about £260 around about.
Then the PSU g2 750w is another £70 on top give or take, thats spot on thank you.

Wish i never bought this game, already down £120 on ram and in need of a new OS and £300 extra upgrades :lol:

 

[xFeaRDom]

You could always drop to a GTX 1050Ti, it will run 1080p on high settings, not maximum on some games, maybe lower on others.

This wont require another PSU upgrade, but I would still recommend it if you've had it for a while and its running fine.

You don't need the G2, you can get something like the Seasonic S12ii 520W PSU.

 

[BigDaveRS]

You could always drop to a GTX 1050Ti, it will run 1080p on high settings, not maximum on some games, maybe lower on others.

This wont require another PSU upgrade, but I would still recommend it if you've had it for a while and its running fine.

You don't need the G2, you can get something like the Seasonic S12ii 520W PSU.

Thank you for your help feardom, you're a star.

 

[mattbar]

My 1050ti rocks! You will be happy

 

[BigDaveRS]

My 1050ti rocks! You will be happy

I have decided this is 100% the card for me, thanks for your input.

 

[ljk1990]

If you preferred AMDs alternative to the 1060 you could go for the RX 480. 4gb one is going for around £200 and its a decent card. The 1060 is a better performing card however. Both cards will give you full 1080p gaming at ultra settings which would be a good upgrade for you if you move to any AAA titles

 

[xFeaRDom]

You could always drop to a GTX 1050Ti, it will run 1080p on high settings, not maximum on some games, maybe lower on others.

This wont require another PSU upgrade, but I would still recommend it if you've had it for a while and its running fine.

You don't need the G2, you can get something like the Seasonic S12ii 520W PSU.

Thank you for your help feardom, you're a star.

No worries, the 1050Ti come between the GTX 960 and GTX 970, and for cheaper, you will not be disappointed!

 

[mattbar]

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-HD-7850-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti/2182vs3649

edit: ok don't trust this because I compared a 1050ti to a 770 gtx and it says the 770 gtx is better in basically everything. I've get better fps in every game I play compared to 770 :/

 

[BigDaveRS]

FOR ANYONE READING THIS THE 1050TI DOES NOT RUN PLANET COASTER ON ULTRA, IT EVEN STRUGGLES ON HIGH.