I am currently looking into upgrading my graphics card but I am just curious if my current computer is going to be able to utilize it 100%.

There are some games I currently play at sub par graphics settings and I want to change that. I bought my computer about 4 years ago so its getting old, heres the specs:

Gateway FX6860

i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 RAM
64 bit operating system

My graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

Is there anything else I should be listing?

Im looking to upgrade to something fairly decent with a $600-$700 price range.

Thanks for your time.

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It'll bottleneck it a little bit. Would still be worth upgrading the 2600 is still useable by todays standards.

Thanks for your help, what do you mean when you say it will bottleneck it a little bit?

The card wont be used to the full potential due to the slower IPC on the cpu.

You might be able to spend a bit less but get the same performance by getting a different graphics card that has a lower spec and therefore won't be bottlenecked.

Thanks for the help guys, what card would you recommend me getting? I'm thinking about going out today and purchasing one.

You can get a 1070 for around 400$. Would be more than adequate for your current rig. If you want to get big penis status just buy a 1080 strix. Be aware that your processor may hold the card back a bit.

the bottle necks only noticeable if 1. your don't oc and 2. your res is 2k or higher.