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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.

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[โ€“] atocci@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

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

[โ€“] supernicepojo@lemmy.world 1 points 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.

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