GPU advice for old PC

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Hello all.

I have a very old PC. It has a 1st gen i7, 4 core, 2.6GHz with maxed out RAM at 16GB.

I'm looking to give it a new GPU but obviously the CPU is a limiting factor on what this machine can achieve.

In short, what do you think would be the highest spec card worth buying before the CPU becomes a bottleneck?

I don't mind spending a few hundred on the GPU but I'm sure I'm not going to get value for money putting a £900 gpu in it.

FYI I don't play massively demanding games, fallout 4, skyrim, medieval dynasty etc...

Thanks all.

 

I'd agree with Jim, a 1060 is probably as good as you're going to get, I run a 1660 Super in an older i7 3770K and it's about the limit there.