r/IntelArc • u/Own_Contribution_346 • 5h ago

Discussion HELP PC PARTS!?!?!?

I am using a i5-8500 and im looking for the best card to run games at 1080p for medium and high settings maybe ultra but idk I was thinking the Intel arc a580 8gb oc but don't know

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u/The-Tylenol-Jones Arc B580 5h ago

Your CPU is a bit old, which may be an issue due to Arc having higher cpu overhead (mostly fixed but still probably be an issue on an i5 8500). Also, most 8th generation Intel platforms won’t have resizable bar which is a requirement for Arc to avoid massive performance penalties. I would suggest looking at used AMD or Nvidia GPUs on your current system.

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u/Sargent_Caboose 4h ago

Coffee Lake is old now 😞

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u/mastergenera1 1h ago

This was my feeling when I realized my 6950x was/is nearly a decade old when I upgraded to its 10th gen successor to get rebar lol.

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u/Sargent_Caboose 1h ago edited 46m ago

It's just my first high end "gaming computer" was a totally badly put together but still performant R5 Alienware with an i7-8750H and a 1070 laptop die, and I got nostalgic.

However, I'm not a true old head as I'm Gen Z.

My first ever gaming computer had a Phenom II though, but I didn't build it. I first built with Ryzen 3000.

I can see why you took your time though to upgrade though.

I miss when we got stuff made for enthusiasts, because quite frankly I missed out on it.

Edit: To be fair to Dell actually, that R5 survived a water spill on it and still works I just don't have any reason to lug around an almost 15lb laptop with charger, that doesn't even fit in 17.3" accessory bags.

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u/mastergenera1 47m ago

Yea true, that x99 pc was my second ever personal pc build. It started life with a 5930k in 2014 though, in part because I had an employer back then that participated in the intel retail edge program. So I was able to get the 5930k for $199 directly from intel, and I upgraded to the 6950X much later after I could get one second hand for heavy discount from msrp.

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u/MinkoManiac437 5h ago

I have an r5 5500 + arc b580, and this is still kinda imbalanced lol. I need to upgrade my cpu. Because of this I really would not reccomend the b580 since it would be a even bigger bottle neck.. (basically meaning your not using all your graphics card performance among other issues a quick Google search away).

However, I did make r5 5500, 32gb ddr4, 1tb ssd, 1660ti, 650w psu build that I got used for $250 usd and swapped out the gpu with an b580 for $300... resulting in a decently capable machine for $550. 

You could do even better. Buy used on face book marketplace, etc! 

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u/emveor Arc A580 3h ago

I can confirm an a580 runs perfectly well on an i7 9700. Depending on your mobo, a BIOS update will let you enable rebar and support 9nth gen, (which would be also a worth upgrade IMO) . But if the board doesnt support rebar, then an intel card is not the best choice

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u/SinuousPanic 2h ago

Make sure your motherboard has Resizable BAR option in your BIOS before pulling the trigger on an Arc GPU. If you haven't run a BIOS update in a while it might be worth trying that. My previous ASUS ROG Z370 got a final update which enabled it for me to use with my 8700k. It seems to only really be the higher end older boards that got the update from what I've seen.