My PC is getting on a little, it’s running on an i7-4790k, 16gb ddr4, and a GTX 970. right now, it’s struggling some in most games even though I don’t play any triple A titles. What would be a sensible upgrade that wouldn’t get totally bottlenecked by the CPU?

In most games I’m playing the CPU is pinned at around 25% while my card is maxed at 100% 3d and vmem usage so I’m fairly sure it’s just my card that’s the main limiting factor.

  • atocci@lemmy.world
    8·
    7 months ago

    Maybe a GTX 1660-Ti if you can find one for a good price?

    Edit: An Intel Arc A750 might be the better value if you’re buying new, though

    • Mesophar@lemm.ee
      8·
      7 months ago

      Or even see if you can find an RX 6600. Around US$200 right now, and should give decent performance without being horribly bottlenecked

      • leave_it_blank@lemmy.world
        6·
        7 months ago

        Can confirm. Had the same CPU, and a rx6600 without xt. Cyberpunk ran at 50 FPS in high details. At 1080p.

        Great value card for this processor.

    • supernicepojo@lemmy.world
      1·
      7 months ago

      In that same vein; a 2060 super was what I recently upgraded an older ryzen system with. Completely worth it considering I got it for $140.