Best GPU for £300 or Under?

[Mark719]

I am currently looking to get this:

Asus HD 7970 Matrix Platinum 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-293-AS

I was wondering in the same price range of £300 or below what is the best GPU I can get for the money.

Rest of my build:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £263.99
1 x NZXT Phantom 820 Enthusiast Ultra Tower Case - Black £199.99
1 x Asus VN247H 24"Widescreen Super Narrow Bezel LED Monitor - Black £164.99
1 x Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £161.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (0-761345-06223-7) £99.95
1 x Corsair Hydro H100i High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CW-9060009-WW) £99.95
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £86.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00403) £79.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £65.99
2 x Avexir MPower Red Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16000904G-2CRR) £53.99 (£107.98)
1 x OcUK Value 4x BD-ROM (Black) - OEM £26.99
Total : £1,382.90 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 

[Kaapstad]

What you have is probably the best single GPU solution.

If you are prepared to use CF then a couple of HD 7950s will give you very good bang for buck but it will cost a bit more than £300.

 

[humbug]

What you have is probably the best single GPU solution.

If you are prepared to use CF then a couple of HD 7950s will give you very good bang for buck but it will cost a bit more than £300.

+1

 

[stulid]

If that is the spec you want then do the chip+board a favour and give it some kick-ass RAM,


YOUR BASKET
2 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99 (£119.98)
Total : £128.68 (includes shipping : £7.25).

 

[Mark719]

What you have is probably the best single GPU solution.

If you are prepared to use CF then a couple of HD 7950s will give you very good bang for buck but it will cost a bit more than £300.

Yeah, I would prefer to keep to just a single card so I think I'll stick with the asus, thanks for the help.

If that is the spec you want then do the chip+board a favour and give it some kick-ass RAM,


YOUR BASKET
2 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (TXD38G2400HC10QDC01) £59.99 (£119.98)
Total : £128.68 (includes shipping : £7.25).

How much of a improvement is that over what I currently have?

 

[stulid]

How much of a improvement is that over what I currently have?

Yes, but dont take my word for it.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=25100640&postcount=4

The faster RAM will make everything more "efficient" as he likes to put it.

So your video editing, rendering etc will all improve.

 

[Mark719]

Yes, but dont take my word for it.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=25100640&postcount=4

The faster RAM will make everything more "efficient" as he likes to put it.

So your video editing, rendering etc will all improve.

OK, Thanks think I will get them then.

 

[Drollic]

I'd hold out for a very short time and buy the Sapphire r280x Toxic instead, fraction cheaper and better cooler.

 

[MrMoonX]

I'd hold out for a very short time and buy the Sapphire r280x Toxic instead, fraction cheaper and better cooler.

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