CPU to Graphics Rule of Thumb?
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:35 am
I've done a lot of research on what is the best way to upgrade a computer for gaming. With a lot of this research, I found mixed opinions.
The general idea is that the graphics card should be half the cost of the machine. However, I was curious if there's a different rule of thumb to go by in order to find a better solution.
Like, right now, I'm running with an FX 6100, ASUS M5A97 R2.0, 8 GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM (running at 1600 MHz), and a Geforce GTX 560 Ti. I'm wondering, what kind of video card would I have to aim for before it starts to bottleneck at other components of my machine? I spent about $310 on the processor, cooler, motherboard, case, and memory in the past year. Does that mean I should aim for a video card retailing in the $250-350 range? Not sure I'm really going to upgrade the video card soon as it is, but I was curious what I should keep in mind if I were to do so.
Also, I'M NEW HERE!!! WEEE!!! How do ya do? :3 I've used CoreTemp a while... I quite like it... Yes... gewd...
The general idea is that the graphics card should be half the cost of the machine. However, I was curious if there's a different rule of thumb to go by in order to find a better solution.
Like, right now, I'm running with an FX 6100, ASUS M5A97 R2.0, 8 GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM (running at 1600 MHz), and a Geforce GTX 560 Ti. I'm wondering, what kind of video card would I have to aim for before it starts to bottleneck at other components of my machine? I spent about $310 on the processor, cooler, motherboard, case, and memory in the past year. Does that mean I should aim for a video card retailing in the $250-350 range? Not sure I'm really going to upgrade the video card soon as it is, but I was curious what I should keep in mind if I were to do so.
Also, I'M NEW HERE!!! WEEE!!! How do ya do? :3 I've used CoreTemp a while... I quite like it... Yes... gewd...