just got a new 1440p monitor, i think need some advice

[Nhadaly]

hi all,

I need some advice on my PC setup. i just got this nice monitor, the screen is crisp and clear, 1440p with 75Mhz. now my current CPU is i5-4460 , and GPU GTX 960 . i am considering upgrading my GPU to either 1060 3GB , or 1060 6GB or 1070 , i really dont want to spend too much .

my current situation:

8-man: I have to turn the settings down to standard (laptop) to see a decent frame rate.
housing area: there is a drop in frames in high(laptop), so i am forced to use standard(desktop) so i don't notice a frame drop.

my goal is to just have the game look better without dropping too many frames. the only other game i play is League of legends , and that one has no issues. so i am looking for an upgrade that just focuses on FFXIV.

can you share some similar setups for 1440p 75Mhz? and what worked for you? or recommend me something to buy.

I am really leaning towards the MSI 1060 3GB cause its so cheap, but some say the 6 GB version is better ( doh ), but i am not sure if FFXIV actually wiil need those 6GB?

MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OC 3GB GDDR5 << this is the cheapest option to go for @ 160$ in my local store.


MSI NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G GDDR5 > this will cost me 226$

finally this MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR OC 8GB GDDR5 >> @ 276$

other notable mentions :
Asus Dual AMD Radeon RX 580 OC 8GB GDDR5 : @ 255$
ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 O8G Dual-Fan OC 8GB GDDR6 @ 531$

I also heard this game does need more CPU power the more people or objects in the screen to process, so my old i5-4460 might bottleneck, but i am gonna delay upgrading it maybe till next year. but if you got any advice on this, please feel free to tell me .

I recommend buying a new card, or a used powerful card(the prices of the 1080tis is gonna drop due to ridiculously high supply and the new cards coming out, 1080s too) and yes this game uses more CPU than GPU, that CPU is still good(could use an upgrade for CPU-intensive games) but for most games GPU is more important.

And yes, VRAM is very important, 3GB isnt future proof at all.

If you really want to upgrade your cpu then a i7-4790k should be more than good enough, buying a newer one would mean new mobo + new ram and other shenanigans, make sure you buy an okay aftermarket cooler tho, like a Noctua or a Scythe(cheaper option) because the 4790k runs very hot.