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Running a modern GPU with an old CPU/motherboard? (self.buildapc)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ArbitraryValue to c/[email protected]

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I have an Intel i7-4770 CPU (from 2013) and I don't think I have ever been CPU-bound so I would rather not spend money on upgrading it. However, I want to upgrade my graphics card to a Radeon RX 7600. My motherboard supports PCIE 3.0 which the RX 7600 is fine with.

Is there anything I should look out for? I'm worried that I'm missing something that will prevent me from running a 2023 video card on hardware ten years older than that.

(In case anyone is curious, my current video card is a GeForce GTX 960. It has been good enough for Diablo 2 Resurrected but I don't think it will be able to handle Baldur's Gate 3.)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hey, my friends just bought a 7600 for our friend who was running the same gen CPU who had a GTX 680ti. The upgrade was so large that any chance of being CPU bound was overridden by how.much more powerful the GPU is. He also had 0 issues upgrading.

The reality is that most games (CS:GO, cities skylines, etc.. excluded) are heavily GPU bound. You will see a huge upgrade, be able to use the AV1 transcoder, AND get another minor upgrade when you upgrade your CPU/Mobo to something with gen4. (There is a 5-10% loss with PCI3.0).

We are trying to see soon if his build can handle Baldur's gate 3 with the 7600. It is around the same as a 5700XT and it works fine with BG3.