GPU Upgrade?

[SupahPhresh]

Hey guys, I currently have a Powercolor HD7850 2GB and I've been thinking about upgrading.

Now I'm loathe to needlessly upgrade if there is no real reason to so I was just wondering how much life people could honestly see being left in my graphics card.

I'm willing to splash the cash so should I go for a 290X or are NVIDIA's products coming up trumps these days? If so what card should I look at?

Many thanks.

 

[SupahPhresh]

I would like to play all games at 1080P, that is my minimum requirement for gaming.

My question is though is it truly worth forking out an extra 100+ quid to get NVIDIA? I only have a 60HZ monitor which I am fairly happy with and don't want to go down the route of having to buy a brand new monitor to notice a slight difference in visuals. Or are the changes really noticeable?

 

[SupahPhresh]

What is the rest of your system Supah?

FX 6300 Black Edition OC'd to 4.1 GHZ
M5A97 R2 Evo MOBO
2x 4GB Intel Patriot Extreme RAM
Corsair RM750W

Anything else you need to know?

 

[SupahPhresh]

Would grab a 290p and put the rest towards a cpu/mobo upgrade in the future. If you dont plan on bumping the CPU/mobo up, would sell your current card and go for a 280x.

Cheers Avenged. Being a Yorkshireman I'm loathe to part with cash needlessly so I'm just wondering whether getting a 280X is enough of a jump in spec to fully justify the purchase. I'm willing to chuck around 350-400 towards this if that helps.

 

[SupahPhresh]

If the CPU is limiting performance then is it just worth upgrading CPU + MOBO and then buying a new GPU further down the line?

 

[SupahPhresh]

Thank you very much for the advice. You've saved me some hassle.