PC Master Race Update graphics card or new PC?

[itcheh]

My GeForce GTX 970 just gave up the ghost - would suddenly stop sending any input to the monitors when put under any kind of gaming stress.

I can't decide whether I should replace it or get a new computer.

At the moment I'm really just using it for Office 365 and PUBG ... so I'm finding it difficult to justify spending a fortune.

But at the same time, I'm concerned that any new GFX card (e.g. RTX2070) is just going to be bottlenecked by the rest of the 4.5 year old components and performance gains will be wasted.

This is what I'm running:

• CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K (overclocked to 4.3Ghz)
• Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3
• RAM: 8GB Corsair 2133mhz Vengeance (2x4GB)
• SSD: Crucial 120GB M500 M.2
• Hard Drive: 1TB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s

Any advice would be most welcome!

 

[Wij]

My GeForce GTX 970 just gave up the ghost - would suddenly stop sending any input to the monitors when put under any kind of gaming stress.

I can't decide whether I should replace it or get a new computer.

At the moment I'm really just using it for Office 365 and PUBG ... so I'm finding it difficult to justify spending a fortune.

But at the same time, I'm concerned that any new GFX card (e.g. RTX2070) is just going to be bottlenecked by the rest of the 4.5 year old components and performance gains will be wasted.

This is what I'm running:

• CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K (overclocked to 4.3Ghz)
• Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3
• RAM: 8GB Corsair 2133mhz Vengeance (2x4GB)
• SSD: Crucial 120GB M500 M.2
• Hard Drive: 1TB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s

Any advice would be most welcome!

Obviously I'd upgrade but if you're really only going to play PUBG you might as well just get a budget-to-midrange gfx card and save the money.

 

[Moriath]

Get a 1660 gtx and it will run pubg fine and cost less than a 2070.

 

[MYstIC G]

Pick up a second hand 1080 & make do tbh

 

[old.Osy]

If you play at 1080 max, just grab a 1060 or RX580. It'll carry you until whole platform upgrade.

 

[Ormorof]

And a bigger SSD

 

[itcheh]

Thanks all. Managed to grab a cheap 1070.

 

[Exioce]

And a bigger SSD

I'm just looking at a 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe for £110 - ridiculous prices on these right now.

 

[Moriath]

I'm just looking at a 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe for £110 - ridiculous prices on these right now.

What make?

 

[Exioce]

Direct from Crucial's website. Crucial P1 1TB 3D NAND NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD | CT1000P1SSD8 | Crucial UK
Pretty amazing bang for your buck.