I am a casual FPS gamer and just picked up BF1. My current rig is running very poorly trying to play multiplayer. I had some guidance building this machine in 2012 and that friend is no longer around.
I believe I need a new video card as mine comes up as below minimum specs. I want to have it somewhat future compatible so that if the rest of my hardware gets more dated I could still use the new card in an updated build.
I'm willing to spend $200-300 (USD) on a video card if it gets modern games back to running with good performance. Looking at Newegg I'm seeing a lot of RX480 8GB cards but after looking at AMD's website I can't really make sense out of whether that is a current card or how the model number scheme really works.
Is the video card my main concern or do I need to be looking at updating other parts of my system as well?
For the video card should I be looking at the RX480 (I've seen it mentioned in other posts) or is there another preferred option?
Here are my current PC specs and the links to the hardware that I purchased in 2012.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type | Item | Price |
---|---|---|
CPU | Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor | $239.99 @ SuperBiiz |
Motherboard | ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard | - |
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $100.88 @ OutletPC |
Storage | Corsair Force Series GT 90GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | - |
Video Card | XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB Video Card | - |
Case | Cooler Master CM 690 II (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | - |
Power Supply | Raidmax 530W Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | - |
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit | - |
Monitor | Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor | $114.99 @ Newegg |
Monitor | Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor | $114.99 @ Newegg |
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
Total (before mail-in rebates) | $610.85 | |
Mail-in rebates | -$40.00 | |
Total | $570.85 | |
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-28 16:33 EDT-0400 |