Another spec me a graphics card thread

nilrem · 24 Oct 2015 at 09:07

Chaps , I've been away from gaming for a few years and would like to get back into it again especially after seeing the Battlefront demo.

I built my rig a few years ago and suspect the only thing I'll need to upgrade is the GPU but as I'm so out of touch i'm not sure where to start,so over to you experts if you don't mind pls.

Thanks for looking

Current Spec:
COOLERMASTER GX 750W PSU
ASUS P8P67 PRO MOTHERBOARD
G.SKILL RIPJAWS-X 12GB PC3-12800 1600MHz
INTEL CORE I5 2500K 6MB - Overclocked 4.6GHZ

MSI GEFORCE GTX 460 1024MB - Current GPU

NoobCannon · 24 Oct 2015 at 09:13

How much u wanna spend. As youve put no limit 4 titan x's should do you fine

whyscotty · 24 Oct 2015 at 09:14

What res/monitor do you use?

nilrem · 24 Oct 2015 at 09:18

my monitor res is 1680 x 1050 and that's something else i'm also looking at and as for budget I guess up to £300 or I may as well get a PS4

Thanks guys

NoobCannon · 24 Oct 2015 at 09:20

Something midrange should do you fine. Maybe an amd 290/390 or a nvidia 970

nilrem · 24 Oct 2015 at 09:23

Thanks for the pointer , I'll take a look now cheers

NoobCannon · 24 Oct 2015 at 09:29

Apologies i meant to say amd 380/390

nilrem · 24 Oct 2015 at 09:38

I've always been an Nvidia fan so am looking at 970's at the mo , can't believe how many there are to choose from!

I guess the higher the clock speeds the better the card will perform.

TheRealDeal · 24 Oct 2015 at 09:52

If it's for Battlefront Amd have a clear performance advantage in this game according to the beta testing so I would go with a 390.

DavieJG · 24 Oct 2015 at 10:06

TheRealDeal said:
If it's for Battlefront Amd have a clear performance advantage in this game according to the beta testing so I would go with a 390.

I second this advice. 970 is lacklustre for the price in this title.

NoobCannon · 24 Oct 2015 at 10:08

nilrem said:
I've always been an Nvidia fan so am looking at 970's at the mo , can't believe how many there are to choose from!

I guess the higher the clock speeds the better the card will perform.

If you want a 970 then look at the cheapest one with the best warrenty. Most will overclock to roughly the same level.

I always suggest to choose in this order

Pick the ones you like the look of

Pick the cheapest from those

Take the one with the best warrenty

Hope thats some help!

davida76 · 24 Oct 2015 at 10:13

This should help you get an idea, AMD cards have a big advantage across the range:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-the-best-pc-hardware-for-star-wars-battlefront

nilrem · 24 Oct 2015 at 11:03

Thanks for all your comments and advice guys , I'll do some more reading and take the plunge.

Cheers

Gregster · 24 Oct 2015 at 11:15

If you just want to game, I would look to getting a 390 but if you want to record your gameplay with ease, run a higher resolution on your current monitor and let the drivers set the best graphical options for you, I would go for a GTX 970.

A good article here with some good info and well worth a read.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2883...d-radeon-graphics-cards-for-every-budget.html

smsmasters · 24 Oct 2015 at 11:21

GTX 980 Ti and be done with it.

I had the GTX 970 but felt I needed something faster for 1440p and 4K DSR.

TheRealDeal · 24 Oct 2015 at 11:37

Gregster said:
If you just want to game, I would look to getting a 390 but if you want to record your gameplay with ease, run a higher resolution on your current monitor and let the drivers set the best graphical options for you, I would go for a GTX 970.

A good article here with some good info and well worth a read.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2883...d-radeon-graphics-cards-for-every-budget.html

I wouldn't take that article seriously at all looking at the 390 Nitro results. I suppose we are to believe that the gtx970 is way faster when all other reviews paint a different picture. There is far to many inconsistency's in that article even between same brand cards.

For instance here is the Nitro v a gtx970Sc and a 290x. It is a lot closer than what that article would have you believe with the 390 being faster here.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/sapphire-nitro-r9-390-8g-d5,review-33320.html

TNA · 24 Oct 2015 at 11:37

Get a 390, whack the graphics settings to highest and enjoy. Easy choice really.

RanxZy · 24 Oct 2015 at 11:41

smsmasters said:
GTX 980 Ti and be done with it.

I had the GTX 970 but felt I needed something faster for 1440p and 4K DSR.

Fair enough in your situation, but the op might want to think twice before getting a 980Ti for 1680 x 1050

390 would be great, but I would even be tempted to get a used 290 for a decent price if possible.

Gregster · 24 Oct 2015 at 11:41

TheRealDeal said:
I wouldn't take that article seriously at all looking at the 390 Nitro results. I suppose we are to believe that the gtx970 is way faster when all other reviews paint a different picture. There is far to many inconsistency's in that article even between same brand cards.

For instance here is the Nitro v a gtx970Sc. It is a lot closer than what that article would have you believe with the 390 being faster here.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/sapphire-nitro-r9-390-8g-d5,review-33320.html

That article I linked was tested with the latest drivers yesterday, so I put a bit of stock into it. Newer drivers bring some nice gains etc (to both AMD and Nvidia) and it is always good to see some testing on the latest drivers of both

TheRealDeal · 24 Oct 2015 at 11:46

Gregster said:
That article I linked was tested with the latest drivers yesterday, so I put a bit of stock into it. Newer drivers bring some nice gains etc (to both AMD and Nvidia) and it is always good to see some testing on the latest drivers of both

Latest drivers could change things a little but nothing like what that article tries to portray. There have been no massive leaps on either side in the last 3 weeks so i am still calling bull on there results even if we take the gtx970 out of the equation check out the 290x compared to the 390 Nitro.