GPU upgrade in SG05

Sidneylopsides · 11 Jul 2015 at 19:41

I've got my main machine in an SG05 an am planning to upgrade the GPU for Fallout 4, among other things.
Currently I have an ASUS HD6850 1GB, which has done fine really as I'm mainly playing older games.
I'm aiming to spend under £200, preferably more like £150 so I'm tihnking the GTX 960 is the way to go.

Is there anything else that I should be looking at?

badbiddy · 11 Jul 2015 at 19:42

Wait for Fallout 4 and then spend your money then? Who knows you might get a better deal.

Sidneylopsides · 11 Jul 2015 at 19:49

I've been putting it off a while, and planning to spread the costs over a few months I pre ordered the Pip Boy edition so that'll be £100 in November.

Ideally I'd like to swap out this card for something cooler and quieter.

dacads · 12 Jul 2015 at 20:45

Used 7970 or 280x?

GTX 960 is probably the safer bet though as it will be cooler, which is essential in a small case.

Steveocee · 13 Jul 2015 at 16:25

Wait for fallout 4 and then buy a GFX card as one will more than likely get bundled with it?

Better card as more money spent on it and you get the game you want. GTX970's may be in that rough £200 price range by then.

Tute · 17 Jul 2015 at 22:05

The problem with GTX970 is that you need to be really careful what model you plump for given that quite a few are too long for the SG05 chassis.

If you have any kind of AIO water cooling solution like the H5O in there you're going to lose another inch of space.

I think you should be safe with the vast majority of GTX960s though. Just be sure to check before you order - as a previous SG05 owner I had my fair share of mess-ups with trying to get it all to fit.

McGraw · 17 Jul 2015 at 22:56

Mine fits of course