Best GPU for gaming at 1080P?

[Paper Cars]

Hello, I’m looking at finally adding a graphics card to my old gaming rig.

I built this rig awhile ago for playing low resource intensive games like Minecraft, never put any dedicated GPU in it just used the intel family graphics with my processor.

SPECS:
- MSI Z97 Gaming 5
- 16GB Ram
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.20 GHz
- 2x 1TB HDD

I’m just giving what I know off the top of my head. If you need any more information abt it lmk.

I’m not wanting to spend a ton. Maybe like $500 MAX but I would really prefer to spend less that that.

 

[Sym1000x]

what i5 is it ?

 

[Drupz]

Budget wise: GTX 1660 super
Performance wise (and RTX possibilities): RTX 2060 super. Depending on where you live a RTX 2070 super might be within that price range.
If going for the 2060 or 2070 I'd upgrade the CPU to a Ryzen 5 3rd gen (or 4th gen which is coming out soon) in the near future.

 

[Paper Cars]

what i5 is it ?

Updated OP with the exact info from RAM Info page on windows 10[DOUBLEPOST=1587258615][/DOUBLEPOST]

Budget wise: GTX 1660 super
Performance wise (and RTX possibilities): RTX 2060 super. Depending on where you live a RTX 2070 super might be within that price range.
If going for the 2060 or 2070 I'd upgrade the CPU to a Ryzen 5 3rd gen (or 4th gen which is coming out soon) in the near future.

So something like this? https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-gef...0_super-_-14-932-224-_-Product&quicklink=true

 

[Drupz]

Updated OP with the exact info from RAM Info page on windows 10[DOUBLEPOST=1587258615][/DOUBLEPOST]
So something like this? https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1660-super-gv-n166soc-6gd/p/N82E16814932224?Description=GTX 1660 super&cm_re=GTX_1660_super-_-14-932-224-_-Product&quicklink=true

Yes, that's the one. According to the benchmarks it outperforms anything in that price range.

 

[RaptorX]

If you want to get a good GPU, you NEED a new CPU.
Even if you got yourself a GTX1650, there would still be bottleneck (https://pc-builds.com/calculator/). (The GTX1650 is a budget GPU).

If you have a budget of $500, I'd recommend splitting the amount on both a CPU and a GPU.
Here's my recommendation;
- CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 (~ $175 - $200)
- GPU: AMD Radeon 5500XT (~ $200)[DOUBLEPOST=1587290384][/DOUBLEPOST]Here's a Benchmark for what I recommended above ^

 

[PradyXT]

If you want to get a good GPU, you NEED a new CPU.
Even if you got yourself a GTX1650, there would still be bottleneck (https://pc-builds.com/calculator/). (The GTX1650 is a budget GPU).

If you have a budget of $500, I'd recommend splitting the amount on both a CPU and a GPU.
Here's my recommendation;
- CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 (~ $175 - $200)
- GPU: AMD Radeon 5500XT (~ $200)[DOUBLEPOST=1587290384][/DOUBLEPOST]Here's a Benchmark for what I recommended above ^

You would need a new motherboard and ram (ram is ddr3)[DOUBLEPOST=1587291021][/DOUBLEPOST]Will this be your main rig for gaming/work?

 

[Mitch01]

Go for a 1650 SUPER or a 1660 ti. Great options.[DOUBLEPOST=1587291491][/DOUBLEPOST]

If you want to get a good GPU, you NEED a new CPU.
Even if you got yourself a GTX1650, there would still be bottleneck (https://pc-builds.com/calculator/). (The GTX1650 is a budget GPU).

If you have a budget of $500, I'd recommend splitting the amount on both a CPU and a GPU.
Here's my recommendation;
- CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 (~ $175 - $200)
- GPU: AMD Radeon 5500XT (~ $200)[DOUBLEPOST=1587290384][/DOUBLEPOST]Here's a Benchmark for what I recommended above ^

Also, if he were to go to a ryzen processor, he would need a new motherboard as he's on an Intel chipset.

 

[Saaami]

I feel like 2070 would be good (as I have it, its a beast) but i feel like it may get some bottleneck. idk tho best to research everything.

 

[Paper Cars]

If you want to get a good GPU, you NEED a new CPU.
Even if you got yourself a GTX1650, there would still be bottleneck (https://pc-builds.com/calculator/). (The GTX1650 is a budget GPU).

If you have a budget of $500, I'd recommend splitting the amount on both a CPU and a GPU.
Here's my recommendation;
- CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 (~ $175 - $200)
- GPU: AMD Radeon 5500XT (~ $200)[DOUBLEPOST=1587290384][/DOUBLEPOST]Here's a Benchmark for what I recommended above ^

Ok well, based on my current specs what do you recommend? I'm fine with lower graphic settings, I just want to be able to run games like COD:MW and DayZ and GTAV at 60+ fps

 

[RaptorX]

Ok well, based on my current specs what do you recommend? I'm fine with lower graphic settings, I just want to be able to run games like COD:MW and DayZ and GTAV at 60+ fps

I'm not really sure, maybe a GTX 1060 3gb (used)? Could be some really good value.