which graphic card will run GTA V with core i3 540

[Gangas81]

core i3 540
2x4gb DDR3

is it possible to run the game with this CPU?
if yes which card/s will do a nice job.
not looking for the best of the best

thanks

 

[Steven Jiang]

If you have the budget, just get a newer motherboard, cpu and ram. Then you'll have a lot of options for a GPU.

 

[h1tman]

I am in a similar situation to you. I am running dual 970s on an AMD Phenom II (roughly as old as yours) and sometimes windows kills the nvidia driver because it will sit at 100% cpu load. I would definitely budget for an entirely new PC if you can. Since skylake is out, you will be seeing lots of sales on the slightly older stuff over the next few weeks/months.

 

[migronesien]

I am in a similar situation to you. I am running dual 970s on an AMD Phenom II (roughly as old as yours) and sometimes windows kills the nvidia driver because it will sit at 100% cpu load. I would definitely budget for an entirely new PC if you can. Since skylake is out, you will be seeing lots of sales on the slightly older stuff over the next few weeks/months.

lol a Phenom II will even bottleneck a single 970. Should have considered that before spending that much on GPUs. 😀

 

[Gangas81]

Ok.
In my country they sell only gtx 950 with 2gb
They sell the 960 with 4gb. What to do?

Also what company is recomended?

Thanks.

 

[h1tman]

I am in a similar situation to you. I am running dual 970s on an AMD Phenom II (roughly as old as yours) and sometimes windows kills the nvidia driver because it will sit at 100% cpu load. I would definitely budget for an entirely new PC if you can. Since skylake is out, you will be seeing lots of sales on the slightly older stuff over the next few weeks/months.

lol a Phenom II will even bottleneck a single 970. Should have considered that before spending that much on GPUs. 😀

I got a good deal on a 4K TV and wanted to be able to use it, so I replaced the pair of GTX470s that I was using. I decided to wait for Skylake's release to upgrade the rest, which I am doing next paycheck. I will use the resulting old stuff to make a computer for my little brother, so he can stop being a dirty console peasant.

 

[h1tman]

Ok.
In my country they sell only gtx 950 with 2gb
They sell the 960 with 4gb. What to do?

Also what company is recomended?

Thanks.

Get the 960 in that case. A lot of games, GTA V included, WILL use it. I tend to go with EVGA because I have had good experiences with their warranty support.

 

[Steven Jiang]

Yeah get the 960

 

[Gangas81]

Ok, thanks guys.

By the way, should i get a better new cpu cooler and replace the stock one...? Will that effect in any way?

 

[Steven Jiang]

Ok, thanks guys.

By the way, should i get a better new cpu cooler and replace the stock one...? Will that effect in any way?

By a bit, but not too much(now with your i3). Get it first so you'll have less things to worry when you upgrade your cpu.

 

[RobCrezz]

Ok, thanks guys.

By the way, should i get a better new cpu cooler and replace the stock one...? Will that effect in any way?

Do that, then overclock, the i3 540 overclocks like a champ, you can usually hit 4.0Ghz no problem, which is a big boost in performance.

 

[Window_Shades]

everyone here has crap in they're heads... I have a I3-550 (exactly the same cpu with a -1 multiplier which btw you can easily overclock to 3.8ghz on stock cooling with no V touching) and a gtx 480 and the game runs perfect...

I WIN!

 

[Gangas81]

ok guys, thank you very much for your time. you all helped me alot.

 

[Vivacious Donut]

4 Geforce GTX Titan Xs in SLI. I forsee no bottlenecking with that strategy.

 

[WestoT]

core i3 540
2x4gb DDR3

is it possible to run the game with this CPU?
if yes which card/s will do a nice job.
not looking for the best of the best

thanks

I'm no expert in this field but I want to say that my R9 270x runs GTA V perfectly fine(1080p and most stuff turned up to full) but I don't know if your boy can support it. Sorry if this doesn't help but wanted to thow it in

 

[Steven Jiang]

core i3 540
2x4gb DDR3

is it possible to run the game with this CPU?
if yes which card/s will do a nice job.
not looking for the best of the best

thanks

I'm no expert in this field but I want to say that my R9 270x runs GTA V perfectly fine(1080p and most stuff turned up to full) but I don't know if your boy can support it. Sorry if this doesn't help but wanted to thow it in

It's just the problem with the bottlenecking from his CPU.