Graphics card advice

[Morve]

Hi, My HD7950 just died on me, so i need to get a new card but am a bit confused what to get i have a budget up to about £250, cheers

The rest of my system is

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 990FX
Cpu - AMD FX 8350
Ram 32GB Ripjaws X 1866
PSU - Coolermaster GX 650W

 

[Plec]

This will plough it's way through 1080p gaming.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £259.99

Total: £259.89



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[Minibiker]

I think a lot of people may agree the RX range is a fantastic card in your budget...

You could get a nice 8GB card for that money

 

[Morve]

Cheers Guys, thats what i was looking at, is there much difference between 4gb and 8gb?

 

[mistersprinkles]

In some cases 4GB isn't enough, even going back several years. Doom won't run on nightmare mode on 4GB, and older games like Shadow of Mordor recommend 6GB for max textures at high res.

8 is really the number to aim for at the moment.

 

[Morve]

I also was interested in the https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-30b-ea.html

which i can get for £215, seems like a good deal?

 

[Plec]

which i can get for £215, seems like a good deal?

At £215 the GTX 1060 6gb would be a solid choice for your aging setup and will give it a new lease of life.

It has a relatively low power draw compared to the RX which should also benefit your aging PCIE slot. You may want to consider flashing to the latest BIOS before install.

The RX 580 I linked to is marginally superior but when including p&p you would be saving £55 making the GTX 1060 a solid choice - especially given your setup.

EDIT: Just be sure NOT to get the 3Gb version - it's not the same card. It's essentially a crippled 1060.

 

[Morve]

Cheers for the info, i think ill go with the 1060 6gb, then upgrade the whole system down the line