Wanting to get new video card but want it to fit with the CPU

[Uriah]

I need a little advice.

I am ready to buy a new video card but want to get one that will not be chocked by the CPU or motherboard.

I also don't want to pay top dollar to just get like 3% better than a card that is significantly cheaper.

 

Here is what I have.  Your recommendations?

Operating System

          Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1

CPU

          Intel Core i5 4690K @ 3.50GHz  44 °C

          Haswell 22nm Technology

RAM

          8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 799MHz (9-9-9-24)

Motherboard

          ASRock Z97 Pro4 (CPUSocket) 26 °C

Graphics

          SyncMaster (1920x1080@60Hz)

          SyncMaster (1920x1080@59Hz)

          2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti (EVGA) 25 °C

Storage

          111GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO 120G SCSI Disk Device (SSD) 39 °C

          298GB SAMSUNG HD321KJ SCSI Disk Device (SATA)        38 °C

Optical Drives

          TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB SCSI CdRom Device

Audio

          NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

The CPU, RAM, and motherboard are just fine; I wouldn't worry about them yet.

 

Anything GTX 1050 or RX 560 and up will be a substantial improvement, so it's really a question of how much you want to spend. At 1920x1080 resolution, the GTX 1060 6 GB or RX 570/580 generally have good value and provide smooth performance at high settings.

 

More powerful cards like the GTX 1070 are mostly unnecessary at that resolution.

Edited March 20, 2019 by Mitthrawnuruodo

[TWC_Ace]

For that cpu max gtx1060. Could be a good deal, specialy now when the price is dropping since 1660 is out.

Be careful, for the new gpu and that cpu you will need a decend (fortron, corsair etc) 450w 80plus power supply.

Edited March 20, 2019 by blackram

[Scott_Steiner]

Yeah the above posters give good advise.. I will add the question, you aren't planning on upgrading your monitor anytime soon? If you intend to run 1080p @ 60hz, you don't really need all that much. I would recommend getting a card that has some headroom above 60 fps (like a 1050 or 1060), as it's not necessarily nice playing right at your monitors refresh rate, especially as low as 60hz.. But on the flip side, if you get a 1080 ti or better.. you are probably wasting your money as that monitor doesn't need anything that good.

 

Your CPU should be fine with any graphics card for most all games.. Though I would consider maybe bumping up to 16gb of ram sometime in the future.. It isn't necessarily a pressing upgrade though.

[Uriah]

I plan on going the vr  route or at least some ultra high monitor with the high refresh rate.

[Uriah]

I am willing to buy more ram but I don't want to spend around $800.  I am willing to spend $300 for a video card and another $300 to $400 on a VR head set.

So, would this card work well enough?

Gigabyte Windforce GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Overclocked 6GB GDDR6 Dual-Fan PCIe Video Card

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

If performance in Il-2 is what you're looking for, 8 GB of RAM is perfectly adequate. For other games, it can be a different story.

 

Be aware that the 4690K and GTX 1660 Ti are low-end when it comes to VR performance. The GPU may be inadequate depending on the resolution of the headset. Alternatively, the weak CPU may hold you back.

[w00dy]

For VR you want a 1070 minimum and is your CPU overclocked? If not I would recommend that.

[E69_Qpassa_VR]

On 3/29/2019 at 9:30 PM, Uriah said:

I am willing to buy more ram but I don't want to spend around $800.  I am willing to spend $300 for a video card and another $300 to $400 on a VR head set.

So, would this card work well enough?

Gigabyte Windforce GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Overclocked 6GB GDDR6 Dual-Fan PCIe Video Card

Samsung Odyssey+ is at $299. Take a look in the used market for a 1080/1080ti

[Dutch2]

I have an i7-7700k and I have to overclock it to let it run in VR, so how can his actual CPU manage VR, sorry to say but his whole system is much to weak and I think he is also facing trouble if he is still trying to use Win7 in VR. 

If going for a Videocard that can run BoX in VR, the GTX1080 is the lowest you should get. Sure you can use the RX590, Vega56 or GTX1070, as some my advice you. Only if wanting to play BoX at an decent level, believe me the GTX1080 is the entry level. 

How do I know that, unlike others that think they can judge by the onscreen FPS counter ? I use a Steamtool called fpsVR, that shows ingame what is going on in your system. 

 

For pure flatworld monitor gaming on an high resolution and high refresh rate monitor like 4k & 144rate the same story because your Vcard has to feet that high settings. Only now it is pure the Vcard that is delivering the performance so also here an midrange will not be sufficient.  Do check the Vcard test results at sites like Gamernexus, Tomshardware etc, they will show you the true story at high resolution and not by some gamers here, telling you that they can run 4k at 144 using an GTX1050 blabla.

 

if wanting to stay for your actual rig and leave VR. Check your PSU power, I know the Nvidia750 series was very famous about the low energy it needed. It could be that also your PSU can not handle the needed power from your new Vcard, so be aware of that, before going for an new more powerfull Vcard. Also check if your PSU does have the right PEG connectors, if needed. 

Check your PSU, Watt and use an PSU calculator, it could save you $100,-  just my 2cents on this. 

 

Edited April 14, 2019 by Dutch2

[Soilworker]

I had the same CPU as you and a 980ti, it struggled a bit with VR (I have an Oculus Rift). VR is very performance hungry, especially in IL-2. 

 

I ended up upgrading to a 1080ti (10 series is optimised for VR) and a few months ago my motherboard died so I upgraded my CPU to an 8700k. Runs pretty good now but I fear I'll have overclock when I eventually get a Pimax. 

 

I hope this info is useful.