Unless you absolutely, positively need the card immediately, wait. There are several reasons:
1. RX6000 and nvidia 3000 series cards are in extremely short supply -- you will be waiting for one.
2. The prices on video cards in general are astronomical at the moment. I built my current desktop system in mid-2017, when an RX580 8 G card cost me just over $200. Right now, an RX 580 card is running $750-1000. And my almost-4 year old card would fetch more were I to sell it used than I paid for it. Even an entry-level GTX1050 card is $300-400 new at the moment. And the high end of the market -- 5000 or 6000 AMD cards, or 3000 nVIdia -- when you can find them -- are well over $1,000 a unit.
Wait until the supply catches up with the demand -- supposedly by late Summer or Fall. Otherwise, you have many options, but they're going to cost you dearly at this point in time (February, 2021).
Thanks for the information. Do you think it would be worthwhile to get a second RX 560 and do Crossfire/SLI (I don't remember which one it supports off the top of my head) or would a different better card be the better decision after they drop in price?
- Price of video cards is sky high right now due to "supply issues". I would wait until prices come down to more reasonable levels.
- Performance is the sum of all the components. Putting a fast video card in a system with a slower older CPU will hamper performance. Best is to match a video card to your CPU and memory speeds.
- I would say a 5700XT would be a good upgrade for you. However, if you can find one right now, prices would be well above normal.
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February 24th, 2021 11:00
Unless you absolutely, positively need the card immediately, wait. There are several reasons:
1. RX6000 and nvidia 3000 series cards are in extremely short supply -- you will be waiting for one.
2. The prices on video cards in general are astronomical at the moment. I built my current desktop system in mid-2017, when an RX580 8 G card cost me just over $200. Right now, an RX 580 card is running $750-1000. And my almost-4 year old card would fetch more were I to sell it used than I paid for it. Even an entry-level GTX1050 card is $300-400 new at the moment. And the high end of the market -- 5000 or 6000 AMD cards, or 3000 nVIdia -- when you can find them -- are well over $1,000 a unit.
Wait until the supply catches up with the demand -- supposedly by late Summer or Fall. Otherwise, you have many options, but they're going to cost you dearly at this point in time (February, 2021).
ejn63
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February 24th, 2021 12:00
Both Crossfire (AMD) and SLi (nVidia) are dead end now -- you'll be better off with a single faster GPU when normalcy returns to the GPU market.
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February 24th, 2021 12:00
Thanks for the information. Do you think it would be worthwhile to get a second RX 560 and do Crossfire/SLI (I don't remember which one it supports off the top of my head) or would a different better card be the better decision after they drop in price?
dbean1
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February 24th, 2021 12:00
I appreciate the information thanks again.
A51-06
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February 24th, 2021 20:00
Have you tried looking for a R9 390 or 290 GPU?
They have 8Gb standard from what I've seen and can go to $130-$280 at most.
I used that because I was rebuilding my old Alienware with the specs below and it preforms great at 4K and even Better at 1080p.
ASUS RAMPAGE II Gene
Xeon X5690 @4.2Ghz
24Gb of ECC DDR3 at 1600Mhz
AMD R9 390 8Gb
Original 27 Year old Alienware AREA 51 5500 R5 case
Original 27 year old 1000w Alienware branded PSU
2 WD Raptor 15,000RPM drives 320GB each
2 WD Black 10,000RPM drives 1TB each
1 512Gb Samsung 870 SSD
1 Sony Blu Ray Drive
1x 9 Media card reader
Sound Blaster Titanium FATAL1TY Pro Sound card and DAC.
Sony Playstation 3D Monitor 240Hz 1080p
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February 25th, 2021 08:00
Just a few comments:
- Price of video cards is sky high right now due to "supply issues". I would wait until prices come down to more reasonable levels.
- Performance is the sum of all the components. Putting a fast video card in a system with a slower older CPU will hamper performance. Best is to match a video card to your CPU and memory speeds.
- I would say a 5700XT would be a good upgrade for you. However, if you can find one right now, prices would be well above normal.