Gaming PC Upgrade - GPU advice

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vilbs

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I bought a PC Specialist build a couple of years ago and for what I wanted at the time it has been faultless.

I have drifted into gaming now and have been playing PUBG a lot but realise the gfx settings arent very good - I later wanted play Warzone but again the gpu isnt good enough.

So I am looking to upgrade the machine so I have some decent gaming experience.

So the original build was:

[*]CPU: Intel Core i5-7600 (3.5GHz) Quad Core 6MB Cache​
[*]MBOARD: ASUS® H110M-R: Micro-ATX, DDR4, LG1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs​
[*]RAM: 16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2133MHz (2 x 8GB)​
[*]GPU: 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1050​
[*]STORAGE1: 240GB HyperX SAVAGE 2.5" SSD​
[*]STORAGE2: 2TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE​
[*]POWER: CORSAIR 350W VS SERIESTM VS-350 POWER SUPPLY​

[*]MONITOR (which I got separately): Samsung U28E590D S/EN 3840 x 2160 16:9 370 cd/m² 1 (GTG) ms Response Time​

From what I can see everything is fine apart from the GPU.

Budget wise I was looking at around £250. I could go a bit more if it was going to make a big difference.

Currently thinking about getting: 6GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1660 SUPER which PCS has for £205

So

1. Does that look like an good gpu for maximum(ish) quality visuals for first person shooters with my setup?
2. Would I need a new power supply?

Thanks in advance all
PS I am assuming PCS are shipping stuff as normal?
 
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vilbs

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Yes realised that 4k gaming was a costly business! So assume I can't do 4k - is the gpu the appropriate buy for 1080 gaming?
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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vilbs said:
Problem is the monitor is only 60hz. In which case is there no point upgrading the card?
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It's worth upgrading the card, but you wouldn't need anything over a 1650 Super.

But really you need to get a suitable monitor.

1080p is a dead resolution for todays GPU's especially at 60Hz, 1440p 144Hz is the entry level you should be looking at.
 
Scott

Scott

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You're in a tricky position to be honest.

I would probably just live with down-scaling to 1080p and playing as best you can for a bit.

Ideally you want a 1440p monitor and a new build with a better base for future potential.
 
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vilbs

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Hi there. So I went ahead and bought the gtx1660 super with an aim to upgrade the monitor in a few months.
I took out the previous card and plugged in the replacement. Booted up but bios message said there's no GPU power. Looking on the card sure enough there is an empty power socket which my old cars didn't have. So my question:
1. Should the card have come with a power lead
2. If not should one of the cables coming out of the PSU be used? I can't see any obviously spare.

Any help much appreciated - in hind sight I should have sent the machine to PCS to do but assumed it was just a quick swap.

Photo attached (note the GPU is just resting)

Thanks again
 

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SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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vilbs said:
Hi there. So I went ahead and bought the gtx1660 super with an aim to upgrade the monitor in a few months.
I took out the previous card and plugged in the replacement. Booted up but bios message said there's no GPU power. Looking on the card sure enough there is an empty power socket which my old cars didn't have. So my question:
1. Should the card have come with a power lead
2. If not should one of the cables coming out of the PSU be used? I can't see any obviously spare.

Any help much appreciated - in hind sight I should have sent the machine to PCS to do but assumed it was just a quick swap.

Photo attached (note the GPU is just resting)

Thanks again
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The PSU comes with all cables, any spares would have been in the welcome pack.
 
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