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What Card to get?

Broady21.pb

Broady21.pb

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Hi all, just wanting some help off you guys, as to what graphic card I should get for abit of an upgrade.

System is:

Intel i7 2700k (not O/C)
Asus P8z77 M/B
Asus GTX460 G/C 768mb
16 gb ram
120 gb ssd
running win 7 pro

I don't run any new games other than I play on WoT for abit of fun at the mo, but I,m starting to think about getting some other games.

Don't really want to spend too much on a newer card, just get rid of my fossil and have something with abit more punch.:)
 
Broady21.pb said:
Hi all, just wanting some help off you guys, as to what graphic card I should get for abit of an upgrade.

System is:

Intel i7 2700k (not O/C)
Asus P8z77 M/B
Asus GTX460 G/C 768mb
16 gb ram
120 gb ssd
running win 7 pro

I don't run any new games other than I play on WoT for abit of fun at the mo, but I,m starting to think about getting some other games.

Don't really want to spend too much on a newer card, just get rid of my fossil and have something with abit more punch.:)
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Hi, An idea on price would help.
 
This is a good guide for seeing where your current card sits and where possible replacements do.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gpu-hierarchy,review-33383.html

The price range you are in is in the process of getting new blood and a reshuffle so if your current card is working I'd wait a month or two by which time we should have cards like the RX470 in our sights, If you want a card that will last as long as possible but can't wait I'd go AMD at this performance level and get something like this
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...ics-card-gv-r938xg1-gaming-4gd-gx-181-gi.html

Note that this is the 380x not just the 380 so it's a decent deal but as I said if you can delay wait for the new 14nm cards like the RX 470, or maybe an aftermarket RX 480 will entice a few extra quid out of your wallet.
 
At £150 the best value for money on new card is the R9 380X right now, if you wait few weeks you might be looking for an RX 470.

Used R9 290X with non reference cooler is also an option and far more powerful than the rest above.
 
If it was me, I would up it a bit, I know its easy to say, but you can get the 480 4gb for about £176 still and I believe they all unlock to 8gb with a bios flash (well the last ones did) and it will last you a lot longer than a 380x. Or failing that you can get a second hand 970 or 290X on that sort of budget. Or as suggested wait a little bit.
Also I'd get a better cooler if you haven't already and overclock it and you will be sorted for a while.
 
Don't get a 380 or 380X brand new now. The RX 470 will be out soon at £150 and be better with newer technology.
 
If you have a old monitor the reference RX400 series only comes with HDMI and DP ports.
It cannot output analog signals (same with R9 290/290X and cards released after), but the custom versions should all have added a DVI-D port.

Spending a bit more and you will get into the nice RX480 4GB range.
 
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If it was me, I would up it a bit, I know its easy to say, but you can get the 480 4gb for about £176 still and I believe they all unlock to 8gb with a bios flash (well the last ones did) and it will last you a lot longer than a 380x. Or failing that you can get a second hand 970 or 290X on that sort of budget. Or as suggested wait a little bit.
Also I'd get a better cooler if you haven't already and overclock it and you will be sorted for a while.
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I wouldn't advice GTX970 at the same price of a 290X. The 290X is faster, supports fully DX12 and Vulcan, has Async compute and has more VRAM <working at full speed>.
 
I would say the RX470 4GB - there is meant to be a GTX1060 3GB coming out next month at a similar price,but I probably would not go under 4GB now for a £150 graphics TBH!!
 
You actually have a lot of options

GTX 960, 970, 1060
290, 290x, 380x, 390, 470, 480

probably the best advice is get something that has 4GB of VRAM or more,
cards with 3GB are starting to struggle nowadays

Also consider the TDP or power draw of the card and type of cooler,
for example 290X reference blower is renowned to be bad, whereas 480 reference is good enough for its TDP
 
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