GPU Upgrade?

[Garet]

Hello everyone. In anticipation of the next expansion for this game, I am considering upgrading my GPU.

My concern though if it is worth it or just use my current system to the last drop and buy a whole new system in the future.

My current specs are:

Asus GTX 1060 3gb
Intel Core i7 3770 3.4GHZ
Corsair 16gb RAM
Asus P8Z77-V Motherboard

My monitor is a 24 inch Viewsonic 144 hz 1080p

Thanks for any advice you guys and gals can give. Have not built a new PC for over 7 years so am really out of the loop now. My last upgrade was my current GPU which replaced my old GTX 960 2gb 3-4 years ago.

[hobostew]

Aren't GPUs stupid expensive right now due to shortages or something? I doubt the reqs are going up significantly if at all.

[Catwho]

Aren't GPUs stupid expensive right now due to shortages or something? I doubt the reqs are going up significantly if at all.

I have been hunting a 3060 TI, 3070, or 3080 for the last TWO MONTHS and they are all immediately sold out by bots the second they come in stock. It's gotten so bad I'm about ready to commission a whole ass new PC from one of the builders like Microcenter, then pull the GPU out. (I'm getting a custom in-desk watercooled PC....)

[Vashira]

what would be a good setup to have a decent framerate at 4k resolution? ATM im running an fx8350 with a 1060 6gig and 32 gigs of ram. Im getting 20ish fps at 4k, with max graphics and some gshade enhancements. It seems ok, ive never gotten any lag or anything, But i imagine id notice a difference with higher fps maybe?

[seraf]

what would be a good setup to have a decent framerate at 4k resolution? ATM im running an fx8350 with a 1060 6gig and 32 gigs of ram. Im getting 20ish fps at 4k, with max graphics and some gshade enhancements. It seems ok, ive never gotten any lag or anything, But i imagine id notice a difference with higher fps maybe?

I would definitely upgrade that CPU before the GPU honestly. As for 4k the 1060 isn't gonna cut it as that's a 1080p card. You'd need to step up to an RTX 2070/3070 or AMD equivalent for playable 4K gaming. But there is a massive GPU shortage right now so it's pretty much impossible for anyone to find anything that is actually being sold for MSRP.

:edit: The reason I suggested upgrading the CPU before GPU is because that CPU is going to severely bottleneck any future GPU you purchase and you won't see much of an improvement in your framerates if that CPU isn't able to keep up with the GPU.

[GrizzlyTank]

I have been hunting a 3060 TI, 3070, or 3080 for the last TWO MONTHS and they are all immediately sold out by bots the second they come in stock. It's gotten so bad I'm about ready to commission a whole ass new PC from one of the builders like Microcenter, then pull the GPU out. (I'm getting a custom in-desk watercooled PC....)

Yup the GPUs get sold out instantly atm, even the 3060 (which i was fortunate/unfortunate to get since it's 2/3 of the strength of a 3060 ti for the same cost...) sold out in less than 10 min from my local stores. And that is with the vendor prices being 100%-200% higher than the recommanded price from nvidia and amd.

Also in regards to 4k. I fail to see a reason to aim for that resolution yet if you want to max out fps. 1080p is mostly fine, and a lot of GUIs are still lagging behind causing texts to either be miniscule or blurry (if upscaled).

Luckily other components didn't seem that badly priced, other than the newest i7-9 11 something cpu's being worse than the 10-series.

[MPK]

The game doesn't even take much advantage of the GPU. Trust me I got a 3080.

A 1060 is more than enough for this game. Your CPU is kind of a bottleneck for this game though but should be more than enough to play this old game.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

The game doesn't even take much advantage of the GPU. Trust me I got a 3080.

If you play at 1080p sure.

You can peg anything to 100% with high enough resolution or framerate.

[Sotaris]

I don't know what kind of budget you have in mind but something like the new 3060 or 3070 would be a good upgrade.
I personally use 3090 but I don't just use my PC for gaming.

The game doesn't even take much advantage of the GPU. Trust me I got a 3080.

A 1060 is more than enough for this game. Your CPU is kind of a bottleneck for this game though but should be more than enough to play this old game.

Play above 1080p and GPU plays a bigger role.

[Garet]

The game doesn't even take much advantage of the GPU. Trust me I got a 3080.

A 1060 is more than enough for this game. Your CPU is kind of a bottleneck for this game though but should be more than enough to play this old game.

I see thanks for input. I just thought that maybe a 3gb VC is now too low and would create bottleneck as I keep reading 6gb ram video cards are now the norms

Also since you mentioned my CPU is the bottleneck, I guess I might as well tough it out then and build a new pc in the future when supplies are more stable etc. I did thought about upgrading my CPU but my old motherboard means there is no longer any cpu available for it.