System upgrade or graphics card upgrade?

[Beelzeblub]

Hi guys,

Ok here's my current setup:
Mobo A78M-E45
Cpu is a gpu A8-6600K
Got a GTX 660 TI 2gb
125 ssd
8 Tb hdd
32 ram at 1600mhz

My cpu is oc'd @ 4.2 ghz but i'm thinking of upgrading my system, however without losing way to much money. So would it be a good upgrade to get a GTX 1050 or would my setup bottleneck the 1050? Or should i go sli GTX 660 ti? My other concern is that maybe i need to upgrade my cpu but my mobo only supports AMD A series cpu's so i guess best upgrade would be a A10 cpu instead of a A8? Or do i need to get a better mobo and cpu? But then you lose easily 600+€ cause mobo at around 140€ and a cpu at 400€ and new windows cause aint got a oem version... so guys any thoughts?

Thanks!
Beelze

 

[hang-the-9]

I don't see that the motherboard supports SLI so that is likely out.

You can't upgrade the system to anything worth upgrading to for the CPU unless you replace the CPU and Motherboard to the new AMD stuff or an Intel setup.

Your video card probably is a good match for the CPU but it may be able to run some games better with a faster video card.

 

[rcald2000]

+Beelzeblub I do not know from personal experience, but according to those synthetic benchmarking websites, going from a GTX 660 Ti to a GTX 1050 (non Ti) would be a downgrade in performance. And going up to a GTX 1050 Ti would actually be an equivalent performance. The next tier up with be a RX 470, and I suspect that your CPU would be bottlenecked in that scenario, since a $65 Intel Pentium G4560 outperforms it.

I suggest that you save money to upgrade to modern platform. Btw, it's cool that your specs include: 32 GB RAM / 8 TB HDD / SSD.

 

[Beelzeblub]

I don't see that the motherboard supports SLI so that is likely out.

You can't upgrade the system to anything worth upgrading to for the CPU unless you replace the CPU and Motherboard to the new AMD stuff or an Intel setup.

Your video card probably is a good match for the CPU but it may be able to run some games better with a faster video card.

Yeah i figured i would need to get an upgrade. Actually it's not sli it's crossfire which is basically the same stuff... but it would be a bad choice according to you guys.

 

[Beelzeblub]

+Beelzeblub I do not know from personal experience, but according to those synthetic benchmarking websites, going from a GTX 660 Ti to a GTX 1050 (non Ti) would be a downgrade in performance. And going up to a GTX 1050 Ti would actually be an equivalent performance. The next tier up with be a RX 470, and I suspect that your CPU would be bottlenecked in that scenario, since a $65 Intel Pentium G4560 outperforms it.

I suggest that you save money to upgrade to modern platform. Btw, it's cool that your specs include: 32 GB RAM / 8 TB HDD / SSD.

The thing is with these benchmark websites, it's not always clear if it's an upgrade or not. i've seen cards that outperform newer ones... depending on what you do. I primairly do graphic design and work from home. i have 2 setups atm. 1 i use for gaming alone consisting of the A8 and so on. on my system where i work from i have an I7-4790 clocked @ 4.00GHz with 64ram 2133MHz (it's overboard i know but for my graphics i wanted to make this pc a safe bet for the coming years as it's my livelihood and i kinda need the mem for a shit load of graphics software running at the same time) For graphics i got a Nvid Quadro M2000 but this card is't that good at running games and i want to keep it clean to. So do you guys have any recommendation as to for my gaming pc, what mobo/cpu/gpu to get without breaking the bank? I would like to be able to run games at high settings but minimal costs...

Thanks!
Beelze

 

[dontlistentome]

Your CPU is actually an APU. APUs were intended as low cost options for people who did not need the performance, and increased cost, of a gaming computer. So I'd consider the 660 Ti the last card you invest in this system if I was you. If you need more gaming performance than you're getting now, you need a new computer.

 

[hang-the-9]

I don't see that the motherboard supports SLI so that is likely out.

You can't upgrade the system to anything worth upgrading to for the CPU unless you replace the CPU and Motherboard to the new AMD stuff or an Intel setup.

Your video card probably is a good match for the CPU but it may be able to run some games better with a faster video card.

Yeah i figured i would need to get an upgrade. Actually it's not sli it's crossfire which is basically the same stuff... but it would be a bad choice according to you guys.

Crossfire is for AMD cards not nVidia, not the same. You have nVidia cards so can't use SLI in that board.

If you want a second PC for gaming at high settings in any game, Intel i5, nVidia 1060 6GB or higher, or Radeon RX 480.