[SOLVED] Time for a GPU upgrade, got the cash, what should I get?

[GreenClick]

I have a little older i5-7500, NVME, Asus STRIX B250G, Asus 1060 6GB and 600 Watts power supply.

I am starting the process of upgrading gradually my computer, and now I'm at GPU and Monitor.

I want to get a 1440p 144hz monitor. So.. I need a new GPU.

I'm hesistating between the Asus ROG 5700 XT, and a Asus ROG Strix 2070 super.

I would not mind upgrade my power supply if necessary.

 

[jay32267]

I think those cards are very fast for your CPU and I wouldn't upgrade to them until I upgraded the CPU......otherwise you aren't going to get the full performance from the GPUs.

In other words...I wouldn't go faster than your GTX 1060 with your i5-7500.

 

[dorsai]

Both the 5700xt and the 2070 will be cpu bound by the i5-7500.

An i7-7700k upgrade would give your existing system some legs and provide either of those video cards with the ability to run far faster than the i5-7500 will.

 

[GarrettL]

As you increase the resolution the gpu needs to work a bit harder. Yes, a cpu upgrade would help but I understand the 7700's get pretty pricey.

If you choose to buy now then the 5700xxt or 2070 Super will do a fine job at 1440p, I'm running the latter now. If you can wait six months or so Nvidia will be releasing new gpu's with what may be a 50% performance increase if rumors are true. And AMD may have a surprise or two as well.

I own the Asus Strix 2070S. Great card but in comparison pretty pricey but does have a great heat sink on it. I'd suggest looking at some of the lesser expensive 2070S's as the performance will be within a few frames of one another. Ray tracing can add some nice eye candy but gets lost at times in the heat of the moment and the FPS hit can be a bit steep on some games.

Not saying one gpu over the other, just what your paying for.

In this test the i5 7500 performed pretty well.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST-nTtqpXT0

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Looks like in the United States that an i7 7700k is closer to 300 bucks used. In my opinion, I would suggest a new board, b450 or higher, and go for a ryzen 3600 or better, maybe sell your old components and upgrade gpu later. But as has been said, if you upgrade only gpu, your CPU may bottleneck it.