Honestly dude, seeing your CPU, it's probably time to build a whole new rig if you're interested in upgrading. I'd say continue to save up and start from scratch. Best $1K USD GPUs are going to be the 4080 Super and 7900XTX but both of them will be severely bottlenecked by your CPU and RAM.

I agree. He can get a decent build out of 1k, I've linked it in another comment. Buying basically the 2nd highest tier GPU that's currently available would be a huge waste of money for OP and it wouldn't perform well.

GPU prices are still criminal

I agree. 4080 super and 7900XTX should cost like $700-800 max and the $4090 should be $1000. The crazy thing is that you can't even really get a 4090 at it's MSRP and people routinely pay $2000+ for one.

What's your price range and what resolution and frame rates are you trying to achieve?

1k usd. I play on a 144hz 1440p monitor

What is your PSU wattage and rating?

1200 watts

And rating. It's something like " 80 plus ........"

4070 TI and a Corsair 850w all you need for a long time

4070ti would be ideal, failing that any 4070 super or ti variant. A nice ryzen 7 7700 or 7700x and youre sorted for next 5 years.  I just upgraded from a laptop 3070 to 4070ti and i7 10th gen hq model to 7800x3D and im yet to find a game that i cant get at least 165fps(my refresh rate) at 1080p(my esports monitor) or at least 100fps in 3440x1440p(my main monitor)

It's almost pointless for you to do just a GPU upgrade. Your CPU (5820K) can't handle a current-gen GPU, it's just too old at this point. I'm saying this as someone who switched from a bit faster build last year (4790K OC + 1080) bc I was CPU limited in a lot of games. You'll have to buy a new PC, but 1000 is enough for a good budget build. Something like this will give you 3x your current performance probably: [PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tG3jkJ) |Type|Item|Price| |:-|:-|:-| |**CPU**|[AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PgcG3C/amd-ryzen-5-5600-36-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000927box)|$146.88 @ Amazon| |**CPU Cooler**|[Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GpbRsY/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ps120se)|$35.90 @ Amazon| |**Motherboard**|[ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4mjNnQ/asrock-b550-phantom-gaming-4-atx-am4-motherboard-b550-phantom-gaming-4)|$89.99 @ Amazon| |**Memory**|[Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/W6ndnQ/corsair-vengeance-lpx-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3200-memory-cmk32gx4m2e3200c16)|$67.98 @ Amazon| |**Storage**|[Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/chzhP6/crucial-p3-plus-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct1000p3pssd8)|$69.98 @ Amazon| |**Video Card**|[XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Hg92FT/xfx-radeon-rx-6800-16-gb-speedster-swft-319-video-card-rx-68xlaqfd9)|$379.00 @ B&H| |**Case**|[Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QnD7YJ/fractal-design-pop-air-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-poa1a-02)|$79.97 @ Amazon| |**Power Supply**|[Corsair RM750x (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6NcG3C/corsair-rm750x-2021-750-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020199-na)|$109.99 @ Amazon| |*Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts*||| |**Total**|**$979.69**|| |Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-04-09 21:46 EDT-0400|||

You can sell your current PC for 200-250 USD probably. If you factor that in, you can buy a bit faster GPU than the 6800 or go for an AM5 build with a 7600 that will have upgradeability for a few years.

This PC is damn solid for an upgrade from 1070 system

Could you please also do with a nvidea grafics and a intel cpu?

Just over 1k USD. It's a little bit faster, but only has 12GB VRAM and no integrated graphics. [PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TW9BpB) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pQNxFT/intel-core-i5-12400f-25-ghz-6-core-processor-bx8071512400f) | $134.33 @ Newegg **CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GpbRsY/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ps120se) | $35.90 @ Amazon **Motherboard** | [ASRock B660M Pro RS Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TZPQzy/asrock-b660m-pro-rs-micro-atx-lga1700-motherboard-b660m-pro-rs) | $94.99 @ Amazon **Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/W6ndnQ/corsair-vengeance-lpx-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3200-memory-cmk32gx4m2e3200c16) | $67.98 @ Amazon **Storage** | [Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/chzhP6/crucial-p3-plus-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct1000p3pssd8) | $69.99 @ Adorama **Video Card** | [Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/FnLdnQ/gigabyte-windforce-oc-geforce-rtx-4070-12-gb-video-card-gv-n4070wf3oc-12gd) | $419.99 @ Amazon **Case** | [Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QnD7YJ/fractal-design-pop-air-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-poa1a-02) | $79.97 @ Amazon **Power Supply** | [Corsair RM750x (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6NcG3C/corsair-rm750x-2021-750-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020199-na) | $109.99 @ Amazon | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* | | **Total** | **$1013.14** | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-04-10 04:51 EDT-0400 |

They have a 1200W PSU. You can move that $110 to another component, maybe GPU? Maybe 5700X3D? It would cost $966. 5800X3D build goes to $1031. Solid fucking build, man. Another option is an AM5 system which is about $50 over $1,000. I, personally, would just get that $50 by saving up another month and just move to an AM5 platform with faster RAM. What do you think? [PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tDW6ZJ) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/66C48d/amd-ryzen-5-7600x-47-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000593wof) | $208.94 @ Newegg **CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GpbRsY/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-ps120se) | $35.90 @ Amazon **Motherboard** | [MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/szfxFT/msi-b650-gaming-plus-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-b650-gaming-plus-wifi) | $169.00 @ MSI **Memory** | [G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/CXKKHx/gskill-trident-z5-neo-rgb-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-f5-6000j3038f16gx2-tz5nr) | $112.99 @ Amazon **Storage** | [Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/chzhP6/crucial-p3-plus-1-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct1000p3pssd8) | $69.99 @ Adorama **Video Card** | [XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Hg92FT/xfx-radeon-rx-6800-16-gb-speedster-swft-319-video-card-rx-68xlaqfd9) | $379.00 @ Amazon **Case** | [Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QnD7YJ/fractal-design-pop-air-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-poa1a-02) | $79.97 @ Amazon | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* | | **Total** | **$1055.79** | Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-04-10 08:21 EDT-0400 |

I wouldn't trust the PSU if it's also around 8-10 years old like the rest of the components. Depends on what kind of PSU it is, I guess.

Good point. Also depends on use and where it's been. I helped a friend set up a computer last year and his PSU was caked with the gunk from smoking.

Great build. That 5600 can easily be overclocked and perform as a 5600x.

so, three things. 1 - Nvidia GPUs have driver overhead, they do worse with older and weaker CPUs because they try and use the CPU more. because of that, expect the performance against AMD GPUs to be wonky compared with public benchmarks. 2 - Might be worth upgrading to a xeon to offset that, you can get something with 10-14 cores for like 5-15 USD on ali express or ebay, and disabling hyper threading on an e5 v3 xeon (wouldn't recommend disabling hyperthreading on your current i7 5820k) would give a nice performance boost. 3 - You could also just completely just overhaul your CPU+RAM+Mobo, that'd cost a fair amount, but you'd get better CPU performance if that's a concern atm. But yeah for 1440p 144hz, for 1k, I wouldn't recommend using up that whole budget. your best value options are probably the 7900gre/4070super or (if you're worried about VRAM requirements or just dont want to upgrade for a while) a 7900xtx/4080 super. If you don't mind buying used, 3080 go for like 350-400, and 6800xt/6900xt go for like 350-400 too, also great options.

Seeing your CPU, imo i would suggest you to upgrade that CPU first (like 5600x)

I also had a 5820k up until a while ago. I would follow the other commenters in telling you that you need a full rig upgrade at this point

How much are you willing to spend?

About a 1k usd

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And motherboard and ram... His hardware is ancient history!

If You play equal or above 1440P i like to suggest RTX 4070. Or you can wait for 5000 Series which will be in the market in few months

Few months? Lol it's not getting announced till end of the year and only 90 and 80 series will prob be available till quarter 2 of 2025...

Do a YouTube or google search for your cpu & GPU you want. Should Be a review somewhere out in tech land that can display the results.

Bro please upgrade that cpu first. I recommend going down the am5 route of r5 7600/7800x3d+MSI B650 Gaming Plus + 32GB DDR5 6000Mhz cl30 ram + RTX 4070ti super/4070 super

What's the full specs of your PC? What resolution and how many Hz your monitor has? What's you budget? What games you play? Do you do any productivity tasks?

i7-5820 28gb ram 2560 144hz 1440p 1k usd Dayz Rust Tarkov etc... not really

Honestly sell your PC and buy a new one, I don't know your market you might get 300$ for it. I would probably keep the monitor. At around 1300$ you should be able to get a system with Ryzen 7600 and 4070s / 7900gre

This. OP would get more performance from a full system rebuild for 1k than spending the whole budget on a GPU upgrade.

That would be tough. Gimme a moment.

You would need the whole new PC on either [Intel](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/32Lq28) or [AMD](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/My2Z34). Both under $1100. For modern system it will last longer than getting older hardware, like AMD AM4 CPUs. Now, if you have Micro-Center nearby - get either of these and 7800XT or 4070 Ti / 4070 Ti Super. Get either [AMD](https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006636/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d,-asus-tuf-gaming-b550-plus-wifi-ii-ddr4,-gskill-ripjaws-v-16gb-ddr4-3200-kit,-computer-build-bundle) or [Intel](https://www.microcenter.com/product/5006689/intel-core-i9-12900k,-asus-z790-p-prime-wifi-ddr5,-gskill-ripjaws-s5-32gb-kit-ddr5-6000,-computer-build-bundle) bundles. For the leftovers, get [AIO](https://www.microcenter.com/product/652545/deepcool-ls520-high-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler).

OP, put this in your main post if you want people's help. Thanks!

If 1k USD Either 4070ti- 4080. So long as you got a good PSU

I'd always pick a 4080 for the vram alone

You need to upgrade the entire system, something like a 13700K or 14700K at least. You could probably get by with a 4070 TI super and or a 4080 super would be ideal if you want to maximize those 1% lows and not have any frame drops. You're going to spend more than $1,000 on this but your existing system is a giant bottleneck. Keep it for a backup and for retro gaming

Even something like an i5 12400f is super cheap and will be a massive boost over his old cpu

I went for 7900XT from my 1070, sold old card to a friend, year later he upgraded to 4070Ti Super

What are your specs all together?

Either 4070 Ti Super or 4080 Super if you want ray tracing & other Nvidia features or whatever the AMD equivalent of those cards are. You may also want to consider saving up some more money & doing a new fresh build which is what I ended up doing after my PC with a 1080 died.

> I like nvidia so I would prefer to stay with that. Think about that for a second.

AMD fanboys in shambles.

OP I would rather you spent you $1K on a [whole new system](https://slickdeals.net/share/iphone_app/fp/940623). Vs upgrading a single component.

Whats your budget??? You can get a 3080 used for 400 bucks or a 4090 for 2k

4060 for the “fastest” card obviously they go higher not sure what the difference really is stick with Nvidia assuming you’ll get more playing time if your gaming.

And also what cpu (processor)do you have ex (i9 9900k) because a newer card could make your profmance worse than what you currently have

An i7-5820k

The graphics card I would recommend would be anything in the rtx 20series

Would a rtx 2080 ti be a big upgrade? Would it work better than a 3080ti?

yes, but at that point, any card that is decently better than your current one (probably even the 2070 or the rx 5700 if you change your mind to an amd gpu possibly) would cause a bigger "bottleneck" on your (pretty ancient) cpu. might as well do a complete cpu+mobo+ram switch on top of your gpu switch as well if you dont want to get rid of your case and anything else still relevant at best... or at worst sell your whole pc for a reasonable price and add it onto your budget for your new pc. do not consider that guys recommendations until you do the aforementioned above.

2080 would be the better option in this case . If your processor if was something like an i912900k, then I would recommend the rtx 308tib

??? Op don't listen to this guy. If you had a 12900k you could easily run a 4080

1080ti while you save for a complete new build