Graphics card upgrade

burtie · 27 Jan 2014 at 10:33

Hi all I would like to upgrade my GPU. I currently have a nvidia 570 gtx which I've had for over two years and it's been the longest card I've ever owned.

I'm looking to spend £260 and want the best bang for buck if possible. my system is old gen i5 750 clocked to 4ghz 8gb of ram, anyone recommend something, cheers.

Boomstick777 · 27 Jan 2014 at 10:36

With that budget a GTX 770 or R9 280X is your best bet, both cards are a nice upgrade from a GTX 570.

kefan77 · 27 Jan 2014 at 10:41

MSI 280X Gaming.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-225-MS

I'd wait for another Deal on it though (225-230 quid)

Marine-RX179 · 27 Jan 2014 at 10:55

If you want a card that would last as long (or more than) your GTX570 did, I would suggest you to consider stretching £100 extra and get a custom R9 290 or GTX780.

Between the the 280x and the GTX770, the 280x would be a better bet on better longevity due to it higher memory bandwidth and 1GB more vram, and most importantly because of Mantle; the GTX770 could arguably last just as long because of G-sync making "perceived" smoothest being better despite the frame rate being the same, however, you'd need to get a new monitor that support G-sync to make that happen.

TAZOO7 · 27 Jan 2014 at 13:12

Boomstick777 said:
With that budget a GTX 770 or R9 280X is your best bet, both cards are a nice upgrade from a GTX 570.

What he saidd

Russell2014 · 28 Jan 2014 at 19:43

Hi I'm in the same situation I Want to upgrade my Gpu I'm currently running a Asus 570 gtx and my budget is £200 top limit i don't mind if the card is used or not Im currently looking at Gigabyte gtx 760 x3 wind force is that a good card, I'm running a 24 inch Samsung HD Monitor any Help would be very Helpful please

Marine-RX179 · 28 Jan 2014 at 20:29

Russell2014 said:
Hi I'm in the same situation I Want to upgrade my Gpu I'm currently running a Asus 570 gtx and my budget is £200 top limit i don't mind if the card is used or not Im currently looking at Gigabyte gtx 760 x3 wind force is that a good card, I'm running a 24 inch Samsung HD Monitor any Help would be very Helpful please

A 2nd hand GTX770 if that's your absolute max budget. Don't go for any lesser than a GTX680 or GTX670 (including GTX760), or you won't see enough performance jump that you'd deem as a worthwhile upgrade.

a.tunnard · 28 Jan 2014 at 20:42

is it really worth upgrading? im using the 570 and still smashing games. maybe wait for 800? might be a while but probably worth it?

Russell2014 · 28 Jan 2014 at 21:12

Is it true that you are meant to upgrade your graphics card every 2 generations, eg I'm on generation 5 now moving to generation 7 possibly

kefan77 · 28 Jan 2014 at 21:16

generations mean little these days

770 = 680
670 ~ 760
7970 = 280X

etc

Russell2014 · 28 Jan 2014 at 21:18

ohh ok thanks for the help i cant find a gtx770 within budget it will have to be a 760 also is it better to get a 760 with 2 gig or ram or 4 gig or will the extra ram become a bottleneck.

Marine-RX179 · 28 Jan 2014 at 21:36

Russell2014 said:
ohh ok thanks for the help i cant find a gtx770 within budget it will have to be a 760 also is it better to get a 760 with 2 gig or ram or 4 gig or will the extra ram become a bottleneck.

Seriously...don't buy a GTX 760, as it's slower than the GTX670, and it is essentially a GTX670 but with less CUDA cores/steam processors.

Look for 2nd hand GTX770/GTX680/GTX670 instead.

Russell2014 · 28 Jan 2014 at 21:38

Ok thank you I will have a good look around on sites ok, or is it worth going with amd maybe? What would a good and card for the same budget?

nicnik · 28 Jan 2014 at 21:42

pandem0nium · 28 Jan 2014 at 22:00

kefan77 said:
MSI 280X Gaming.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-225-MS

I'd wait for another Deal on it though (225-230 quid)

This, but just go for it, life's too short.

I think MSI use hynix ram as well. Whereas a lot will be using elpida ram which requires more volts for lower clocks.

burtie · 1 Feb 2014 at 18:18

Hi all thanks for helping I went for (Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB) in the end and I love it, battlefield 4 in ultra is awesome, thanks chaps.

yoyo59 · 1 Feb 2014 at 23:53

if you can get a gtx 770 with a 780 reference cooler thats what id get

Purgatory · 2 Feb 2014 at 00:14

burtie said:
Hi all I would like to upgrade my GPU. I currently have a nvidia 570 gtx which I've had for over two years and it's been the longest card I've ever owned.

I'm looking to spend £260 and want the best bang for buck if possible. my system is old gen i5 750 clocked to 4ghz 8gb of ram, anyone recommend something, cheers.

Burtie did you sell your 570 on the members market ? Or is it still up for sale and you can add in another £60 in that budget if you sell that too.

If your budget is only £260 then one of these cards mate is what you are after.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N770OC-2GD) £259.99 inc VAT

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-115-GI&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1750

OR if you want to go AMD this one.

MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming Edition OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £239.99 inc VAT

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-225-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842

Purgatory · 2 Feb 2014 at 00:16

burtie said:
Hi all thanks for helping I went for (Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce 3x OC 2048MB) in the end and I love it, battlefield 4 in ultra is awesome, thanks chaps.

this is why I should read the rest of the thread first.. :rolleyes:

Happy you picked a nice card funny enough was saying to get that one too

. Happy you are enjoying it

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