NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 needs upgrade

[karl01]

Would like some advice been out of the computer loop for years just purchased a nice new monitor 1080p now its time for a new graphics card upgrade got £200-£240 max I can spend. I do prefer Nvidia and would want a quiet fan. My Power supply is only 600 watts its a old be quiet model would this need upgrading as well? Thanks in advance all help appreciated.

 

[Brazo]

New a 1060 6gb

Second hand either a 980ti or a 1070 (pref the latter)

 

[karl01]

This one good I like that's its small

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zota...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-106-zt.html

 

[himen256]

I got 980ti with 2 years of warrenty left for 270£ it boosts to 1580 mhz so its 10/15% faster than 1070 stock.. temps ar cool too 75C never more... if it from Evga you dont need invoice only serial number and if you see some one selling it you can check warranty on evga website...

 

[smogsy]

Would like some advice been out of the computer loop for years just purchased a nice new monitor 1080p now its time for a new graphics card upgrade got £200-£240 max I can spend. I do prefer Nvidia and would want a quiet fan. My Power supply is only 600 watts its a old be quiet model would this need upgrading as well? Thanks in advance all help appreciated.

old 980Ti, new https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-193-gi.html

 

[queamin]

Look at his cpu a 980ti will be bottlenecked?.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

few Gigabyte Options
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WindForce OC 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £229.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Aorus Radeon RX 570 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £179.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Aorus Radeon RX 580 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £215.99

Total: £636.47
(includes shipping: £10.50)



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Is your monitor G-sync or Freesync ? faster then 60hz ?

might be able to save cash and go RX 570 as its better then 1060 3GB option

or as others state , second hand 980ti and use a PSU calculator

 

[varkanoid]

Look at his cpu a 980ti will be bottlenecked?.

The 1060 might be bottlenecked too.

 

[subbytna]

AMD Phenom 2 720x3 @3.00 ghz - Bottleneck city there.

I'd get a new cpu/mobo upgrade first

 

[orbitalwalsh]

^^^^ perfect timing for it to haha

 

[AiiR]

Really no point spending £200+ on a new GPU if you have a dual core Phenom, that's just asking for disappointment.

You need to save up, enough for a new cpu/motherboard combo and then a cheaper GPU. You can get a cheap Pentium G4560 which will work great on a budget or Ryzen 5 1400 if you want to spend a bit more on a quad core. Then take a look at the 2nd hand market/clearance sections for some good deals on GPUs.

I've been in a similar situation and there's nothing worse than shopping around for a new graphics card, having that excitement of finally grabbing one, only to see your FPS tank because your CPU can't keep up.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

A G4560,lowish end motherboard and 8GB of DDR4,would be around £170 to £180,and then you could add an RX460 2GB for around £80(they are on clearance now due to the RX560).

 

[karl01]

Thanks for the feedback I can extended my budget my month and buy processor motherboard and graphics card together

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Really no point spending £200+ on a new GPU if you have a dual core Phenom, that's just asking for disappointment.

You need to save up, enough for a new cpu/motherboard combo and then a cheaper GPU. You can get a cheap Pentium G4560 which will work great on a budget or Ryzen 5 1400 if you want to spend a bit more on a quad core. Then take a look at the 2nd hand market/clearance sections for some good deals on GPUs.

I've been in a similar situation and there's nothing worse than shopping around for a new graphics card, having that excitement of finally grabbing one, only to see your FPS tank because your CPU can't keep up.

as above, getting 1500 should be able to overclock it with a B350 board if you cant stretch to a x370. Ram speeds will improve over time aswell depending on our budget

 

[rtho782]

Look at his cpu a 980ti will be bottlenecked?.

That doesn't really matter, a 980ti will still be better than a 1060. I mean the 1060 might be bottlenecked too, but better to be always at the limit of your CPU than install a weaker GPU.