Upgrading the Graphics card

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Flash95

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Can anyone advise me on getting better and smoother performance on my old computer haha. I upgraded the graphic card not long ago (not the greatest by any means) I mainly play Total war games, also play NBA and looking to play some shooters. So I just need a better graphic card or is there anything else?

AMD FX 8350 right core processor 4000mhz
Radeon Rx 580 series
Corsair 750W psu
 
beers

beers

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Hmm might be edging closer toward new computer time. The 8350 was okayish when it came out 10 years ago but is a little anemic compared to modern CPUs. The only downside is that encompasses a mobo/cpu/ram which adds up quickly.

If you have a beefy aftermarket cooler and a non-cheapy board then pushing a little bit of overclock would add some spice, my 8350 was a lot more lively at 4.8 ghz but also pumped out the heat of seven suns. But, realistically, I'd be targeting a platform upgrade.
 
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Isatech81

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Have you ever tried ryzen ? I feel like you can try this one. My younger sibling is into gaming and I have heard many time from him that ryzen have some of the best graphic cards.
 
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Darren

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Sorry but lol what. Ryzen is a CPU line made by AMD, not a graphics card.

You need a new computer/platform upgrade to Ryzen or whatever Intel's latest offerings are. I went from an 8350 to a first gen Ryzen 7 1700 and it was a night and day difference, and we're like 6 or 7 generations past that now. 8350 is dead unless you need a space heater.

Fresh Windows install if it's been a while is never a bad idea either. Hopefully you're running on an SSD and not a regular hard drive (HDD)?
 
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