Toribash
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Mid range gaming upgrade/build
So in this summer or at the start of fall i want to upgrade my actual pc to a gaming one, and i was wondering what you think about it:

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500 3.3Ghz (my actual cpu is an i3 3220 3.3Ghz and i don't think is good enough for games from our days)
GPU: nVIDIA GeForce GTX590 3GB 2X384 bit (this card is actually A BEAST, wuat you think?)
RAM: 8GB ofc.
Power Suply: I don't know something with more than 500W+
Motherboard: i will use my actual board which is a GIGABYTE H61M-DS2H.

What you think about this configuration? Good for gaming in these days? How many years will this build resist? And best question: WILL THERE BE ANY BOTTLENECK?
I already have 4GB RAM but for gaming in our days we need 8GB. Also the GTX590 is and old card from 2011 yeah i have to admit, but i found it on second hand with less than 100$ and it is a must buy. Even if it has kinda old technology it is still a BEAST, i think this card can still run games from our days on Ultra with more than 40FPS even 60 if the other components fit it. So i really want the GTX590, upgrading to a GTX750/750Ti isn't that much a good upgrade. Also i think the cpu will bottleneck the GTX590, that's why i thought upgrading to an i5 is a good idea.

Also yeah upgrading the motherboard would be a good idea but i don't really have all the money right now for all the components. Maybe a 30$ to 65$ motherboard idk something less than 60$-70$ that fit our days requierments.
I don't know why you think this card is so old... It is from 2011 and it's still a beast, thinking of that it is a fucking dual SLI GPU of 2 GTX580. I think this beast can handle any game from our days atleast on high detailes with no lag if the other components also fit the req.

Also forgot about the god damn monitor, got an old Philiphs 170S from 2005...Shall i change this shit too? If i put a GTX590 on this shit monitor i think the bottleneck will be more hard xD
Just did a little more research about the all 3 cards we talked about, and the GTX590 always wins, but the monither is kinda a problem. Since the GTX590/GTX760/GTX670 has DVI/HDMI ports only and my monitor supports only VGA i think i will find another card :C , i really can't get a new monitor too now. So sad. Well i think i will get that shit GTX750 Ti Gaindward Editiong 2GB GDDR5 -_-
Last edited by azzeffir23; Jun 27, 2015 at 08:41 AM.
Hahahah dude i know the GTX700 series are in competition with the 900 series but a gtx750 ti 2gb won't to shit in most of the games from our days. Yeah it could run gta 5 on high settings because gta 5 is a shit when we talk about system req. A GTX590 isn't as bad as all of you say, it can still run all the games from these days with no problem on high detailes even ultra so i don't understand the hating. If i try with 8gb ram and maybe a better cpu this 590 could run gta 5 on ultra with no problem with 60+ and witcher 3 on high-ultra 45+...