What Graphics card is best for my pc specs?

[Destrodark28]

Hi there everyone

Happy Halloween!!!!! I'm Wondering if it's worth waiting to update my graphics card next year instead of now. I have an MSI NVIDIA GTX 970 Gaming Twin Frozr HDMI DVI-I DP Graphics Card (4GB, PCI Express, DDR5, 256 Bit) & it seems to still be one of the top ones.

 

[2sidedpolygon]

I don't see much of a point in upgrading that card, it should serve you well for a fair while longer.

 

[Destrodark28]

Thank you for your answer

 

[dorsai]

The rest of your system...cpu, ram, hard drive type, power supply size all play a roll in determining if a gpu update is a good idea.

If you have a new system running something like an AMD 2700x with Win 10 then yeah you need a new gpu.

On the other hand if you're using a 6 year old intel 2500k based system with Win 7 then an upgrade wont give you as much...

 

[Destrodark28]

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 61 °C
Summit Ridge 14nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1066MHz (15-15-15-36)
Motherboard
Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32) (AM4) 38 °C
Graphics
S24C300 (1920x1080@60Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (MSI) 31 °C
Storage
3726GB Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 (SATA ) 34 °C
3726GB Seagate ST4000VX007-2DT166 (SATA ) 25 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS38
ATAPI iHOS104
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
Psu corsair cx850

 

[dorsai]

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 61 °C
Summit Ridge 14nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1066MHz (15-15-15-36)
Motherboard
Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32) (AM4) 38 °C
Graphics
S24C300 (1920x1080@60Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (MSI) 31 °C
Storage
3726GB Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 (SATA ) 34 °C
3726GB Seagate ST4000VX007-2DT166 (SATA ) 25 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS38
ATAPI iHOS104
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
Psu corsair cx850

Yeah I'd say upgrading from a 970 would provide some nice results...that 1800x will push pretty much any card to it's full potential.