Advice on new GFX card please

TekkersHobo

TekkersHobo

TekkersHobo

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Hey. My current set up is:
CPU - Intel I7 4770k (Quad Core @ 3.5 Ghz)
Motherboard - Gigabyte Z87-HD3
RAM - 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1866 Mhz
PSU - 750w 80+ Bronze Efficiency.
HDD - 1TB Western Digital
SSD - 128GB Corsair Force Series GS
Graphics Card - XFX Radeon HD6870 DD XXX Edition
Monitor - 23.6" AOC 1920x1080.

I'm looking at changing my GFX, as this one is far too slow for my liking.
The 2 I'm stuck between choosing, are these:
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It will be used for high end gaming, no software editing of any sorts.
Also, looking at a RAM upgrade, possibly to these:
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Any advice on my selections?
Thank you.

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Hello and welcome to the forum :)

Please remove the competitor links and re-check the FAQ regards these.
 
You need to remove the competitor links as it is against the rules :)


Your current RAM is fine so no need to change that. As for the gpu I would go for a 290 or 780 for a single monitor at 1080P
 
To be clear: are you choosing between a 4gb 770 and a 780ti Classified? Those are very different cards...

Don't bother with the RAM upgrade - you won't notice any difference.
 
Sorry for the links, my mistake.
Games like Rome 2, Crysis 3, COD Ghosts, etc.
I'm aware they are very different cards, but I don't want to buy twice, so would like to know if buying the 780ti would be a wiser choice meaning I have more time before I would need to upgrade again?
 
TekkersHobo said:
Sorry for the links, my mistake.
Games like Rome 2, Crysis 3, COD Ghosts, etc.
I'm aware they are very different cards, but I don't want to buy twice, so would like to know if buying the 780ti would be a wiser choice meaning I have more time before I would need to upgrade again?
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I would go for a 290X over a 780ti. Pretty much the same performance for less. Also for the extra VRAM.
 
lee32uk said:
I would go for a 290X over a 780ti. Pretty much the same performance for less. Also for the extra VRAM.
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Thank you for the advice. Most reviews I'm reading though, say the 780ti outperforms the 290x, and at much less heat too. Is this correct? And will I need the extra VRAM? I don't know too much about it tbh. Except most games require 1-2gb at the current time on average.
 
I'd go for 780ti (imo though), bit of an nvidia fanboy but I can completely understand why you'd go for the 290X - however go for the normal 290, the 290X costs like £100 and gives around a 5%-15% performance increase, not worth it.
 
Shivy011 said:
I'd go for 780ti (imo though), bit of an nvidia fanboy but I can completely understand why you'd go for the 290X - however go for the normal 290, the 290X costs like £100 and gives around a 5%-15% performance increase, not worth it.
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I've had my fair share of AMD cards, it may just be me, but I don't get on with them very much, don't know why. If i ran a 2nd monitor, would the 780 ti be enough to split screen?
 
lee32uk said:
I would go for one of these if it was my money. Keep the money saved for something else :)


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780 Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £369.95
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £347.99
Total : £727.54 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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May I ask what is the difference between the one you linked and this one?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-235-EA
Besides the huge price gap. I mean, performance wise.
 
You mentioned 2 monitors? If you'll only be gaming on one then the 780ti is overkill for a single 1080p, the 780/290 is a more reasonable choice. Even the 270Xs can pump out ultra settings.
 
TekkersHobo said:
I have now ordered these:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-235-EA
And
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-164-CS
Hoping to Watercool and OC in the near future, then onto multi monitors :)
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See if you can change the order and get this psu instead. That Corsair is not the best to be honest. I don't think you would need 750W for a single 780ti but it gives you a bit of headroom for overclocking etc.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £99.95
Total : £109.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
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