PhilipMcc wrote:It may be time to upgrade a graphics card from a 6570 to something equivalent to a 7850.
Here's the system I built in 2011 to run Roller Coaster Tycoon;
Link, and it has been working fine. Thanks to your help.
There is a new game, Planet Coaster, available on steam. It is a bit laggy on this system and the CPU usage does not appear to be an issue. The recommended specs are:
CPU i5-2300
Radeon 7850
8 G ram (satisfied)
What card would you recommend? I am hesitant to purchase a used card. With the recommendation, will I need a new power supply? Currently running an Antec 380W.
Thanks.
7850 >> 6570, but is also rather old hat. It's the minimum card for that game too, so it would be sensible to look for a higher-performing one.
7850 is a $250, 130 W, 4.75 y.o. card (6570 is a $80, 60 W, 5.75 y.o. card.) so if you don't want used you will have to look for a newer equivalent.
The recommended card for that game is the (last-gen) R9 380, so that might be a good option (though it is 190 W), and its smaller sibling the R7 370 is basically a rebadged 7850 and so should be okay for the game. Getting the 2 GB version is not a very good idea, though.
Of the current generation, I think the RX 470 would be a good fit; the RX 460 looks a bit skinny on memory bandwidth versus the minimum spec 7850, so would be something of a risk.
As to power, 380 W isn't great but might still be okay, but I don't know what you have running off it. Do you have a meter you can plug into, to see where you are with your 60 W GPU and show what headroom you have?
