Hello, I've been using this 5yo+ machine & over the years games have becoming more graphical demanding, don't know if my system can cope for how long. Added some parts over the years, don't ask about the ram, I got the crucial at 2x price during the ram "crisis" but also cannot do without ram.I still haven't install the 2 extra case cooler, I need to clean and repaste first, can I still reuse my PSU for new GPU ?

Right now my priority is gpu with a budget of <RM1800, any experts or sifus here have any suggestion? thanks
Note: looking for the one that can support 2 monitors (1440p &/ ultrawide?), will also be undervolting maybe
CPU: Intel i5-8400
MOBO: GIGABYTE B360M Aorus gaming 3
Cooler: Stock Intel
GPU: Palit GTX 1060 Dual 6G
Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2666mhz 8gb & PNY XLR8 3200mhz 8gb (add)
Storage: galax gamer ssd (big)L 120gb, wd blue 1tb 7200rpm, kingston kc3000 1tb (add)
PSU: Corsair CX650M 80 plus bronze (2015 edition I think)
Case: Tecware nexus m Dimensions : L 385 W 185 H 400mm
Monitor: viewsonic XG2402 24'' 144hz tn
Case Cooler: 2x thermalright TL-C12CW-S (add)

Save up for RTX 4070 Super or RX 7800 XT. 1440p really demanding. RM1800 can get you RTX 3060 12GB (still not enough for 1440p). RTX 4060 and RTX 4060 Ti is dumpster fire due to 8GB VRAM. Unless you can find RX 6700 XT 12GB at RM1700.

16GB X2 DDR4-3200 kit prices going up as well.

Hello, I've been using this 5yo+ machine & over the years games have becoming more graphical demanding, don't know if my system can cope for how long. Added some parts over the years, don't ask about the ram, I got the crucial at 2x price during the ram "crisis" but also cannot do without ram.I still haven't install the 2 extra case cooler, I need to clean and repaste first, can I still reuse my PSU for new GPU ?

Right now my priority is gpu with a budget of <RM1800, any experts or sifus here have any suggestion? thanks
Note: looking for the one that can support 2 monitors (1440p &/ ultrawide?), will also be undervolting maybe
CPU: Intel i5-8400
MOBO: GIGABYTE B360M Aorus gaming 3
Cooler: Stock Intel
GPU: Palit GTX 1060 Dual 6G
Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2666mhz 8gb & PNY XLR8 3200mhz 8gb (add)
Storage: galax gamer ssd (big)L 120gb, wd blue 1tb 7200rpm, kingston kc3000 1tb (add)
PSU: Corsair CX650M 80 plus bronze (2015 edition I think)
Case: Tecware nexus m Dimensions : L 385 W 185 H 400mm
Monitor: viewsonic XG2402 24'' 144hz tn
Case Cooler: 2x thermalright TL-C12CW-S (add)

Budget too low, either save up for a RX7700XT/7800XT, or look for something like a used RX6800 (non-XT) if you can
Might be worth looking for a PSU upgrade too (old platform, probably not useful for modern GPUs)

Here's a used RX6800 Pulse for RM1399:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3...4b-ff0b64e521e5 (buy with caution, potentially ex-mining unit)

This one:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1...4b-ff0b64e521e5 (will require a PSU upgrade)

Also pro tip: The lower CPU driver overhead of AMD drivers should be quite helpful for your setup in CPU bound conditions

Enjoy bashing driver overhead again? Here, more AMD driver blips that is never ending.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/...are-open-source

I've recently encountered Asus TUF RX 6800 doesn't like my Asus ROG StriX Z690-A D4 as well. Had to do BIOS settings to fix their rubbish.

AI=! Gaming, and stop conflating the two
It's a known fact that AMD drivers tend to do better on slower CPUs due to the use of hardware scheduling, and there's quite a few videos about this (the first one actually uses a substantially slower GPU):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLEIJhunaW8

Hello, I've been using this 5yo+ machine & over the years games have becoming more graphical demanding, don't know if my system can cope for how long. Added some parts over the years, don't ask about the ram, I got the crucial at 2x price during the ram "crisis" but also cannot do without ram.I still haven't install the 2 extra case cooler, I need to clean and repaste first, can I still reuse my PSU for new GPU ?

Right now my priority is gpu with a budget of <RM1800, any experts or sifus here have any suggestion? thanks
Note: looking for the one that can support 2 monitors (1440p &/ ultrawide?), will also be undervolting maybe
CPU: Intel i5-8400
MOBO: GIGABYTE B360M Aorus gaming 3
Cooler: Stock Intel
GPU: Palit GTX 1060 Dual 6G
Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2666mhz 8gb & PNY XLR8 3200mhz 8gb (add)
Storage: galax gamer ssd (big)L 120gb, wd blue 1tb 7200rpm, kingston kc3000 1tb (add)
PSU: Corsair CX650M 80 plus bronze (2015 edition I think)
Case: Tecware nexus m Dimensions : L 385 W 185 H 400mm
Monitor: viewsonic XG2402 24'' 144hz tn
Case Cooler: 2x thermalright TL-C12CW-S (add)

To TS, if your not going to change PSU then 4060TI 16GB / 7700XT max cuz that PSU is pushing 9yo today. Anything higher, wattage wise maybe 4070 can do, but that age it might risk failure.

Plus anything higher and you likely will be CPU bound anyways.

As 4060TI will push out more heat than your 1060, do install those 2 fans for better cooling.

Hello, I've been using this 5yo+ machine & over the years games have becoming more graphical demanding, don't know if my system can cope for how long. Added some parts over the years, don't ask about the ram, I got the crucial at 2x price during the ram "crisis" but also cannot do without ram.I still haven't install the 2 extra case cooler, I need to clean and repaste first, can I still reuse my PSU for new GPU ?

Right now my priority is gpu with a budget of <RM1800, any experts or sifus here have any suggestion? thanks
Note: looking for the one that can support 2 monitors (1440p &/ ultrawide?), will also be undervolting maybe
CPU: Intel i5-8400
MOBO: GIGABYTE B360M Aorus gaming 3
Cooler: Stock Intel
GPU: Palit GTX 1060 Dual 6G
Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2666mhz 8gb & PNY XLR8 3200mhz 8gb (add)
Storage: galax gamer ssd (big)L 120gb, wd blue 1tb 7200rpm, kingston kc3000 1tb (add)
PSU: Corsair CX650M 80 plus bronze (2015 edition I think)
Case: Tecware nexus m Dimensions : L 385 W 185 H 400mm
Monitor: viewsonic XG2402 24'' 144hz tn
Case Cooler: 2x thermalright TL-C12CW-S (add)

Thank you all for your input. If I increase my budget to RM3k, I should be able to get RTX 3070 or 4070 for 1440p right? What was the recommended PSU wattage for those cards?
I heard that nvidia will release blackwell late this year or early next year, I could wait for better deal.
got the PSU together with whole rig 5y ago, saw different versions of it (Grey & Black edition), is it still fine to use it after 5y if I get at least RTX x070 ?

On the case fans, I cannot find extra fan header or don't know where... most mb only have 3 only right? 
Also need to readjust power cable blocking the top fan slot