graphics card upgrade

haveaniceday

haveaniceday

haveaniceday

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i started playing new latest games on my 1080 TV. should i upgrade my graphicscards or are they good for another year cheers
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X WindForce 3X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express i have two running crossfire
SuperFlower Golden Silent 500W Fanless "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW)
Gigabyte H87-HD3 Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
Cooler Master Silencio 550 Silent Tower Case - Black
TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 16GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01)
Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler... thanks
 
haveaniceday said:
i started playing new latest games on my 1080 TV. should i upgrade my graphicscards or are they good for another year cheers
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X WindForce 3X OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express i have two running crossfire
SuperFlower Golden Silent 500W Fanless "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black
Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW)
Gigabyte H87-HD3 Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
Cooler Master Silencio 550 Silent Tower Case - Black
TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 16GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01)
Raijintek Aidos Direct Contact CPU Cooler... thanks
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Yeah upgrade the GPU. Whats your budget?
 
You have a few choices depending on your gaming list.

Truthfully, at 1080p, you can stick with a AMD RX580 8GB for around £250 or a Nvidia 10606GB for a similar level (£245-£260) and that should really be sufficient.

If you anticipate gaming at higher resolution or want to spend towards the £500 level, you have three choices; AMD Vega 56, Nvidia 1070ti or just above budget a Nvidia 1080 as below:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £1,797.96
(includes shipping: £0.00)



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You need to do a little research into the main games you play or anticipate playing. Some are better on AMD and others on Nvidia. It evens out usually over a range but only you now what you play.

The Palit 1070ti would probably offer more room to overclock with a 2 year warranty. The Zotac 1070ti less headroom but will probably run quieter and has a 5 year warranty.
 
Just done the calculation, how are you running your 270X's in Crossfire on that PSU? It is a great PSU but everything at stock should draw around 530W on a 500w PSU. It is asking for trouble. You really should consider a PSU upgrade (although as mentioned that is a great PSU) or even better, take out one your GPU's ASAP.
 
Noughtboy said:
Just done the calculation, how are you running your 270X's in Crossfire on that PSU? It is a great PSU but everything at stock should draw around 530W on a 500w PSU. It is asking for trouble. You really should consider a PSU upgrade (although as mentioned that is a great PSU) or even better, take out one your GPU's ASAP.
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Good catch. I also wonder.

As was already said if you plan to continue @ 1080P for the foreseeable future a 1060 or 580 is fine. Just 1. CFX/SLI is dying anyways. If you want 1440P later, 1070Ti, 1080. If you want 4K later, 1080Ti (but ideally wait for the next series from Nvidia)
 
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