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Need a video card for the future.

TimAhKin

TimAhKin

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I have the following configuration:

CPU : Intel i5-6600K
Cooler : Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3
MB : Asus Z170 Pro Gaming
SSD : Crucial BX100 250 Gb
HDD : Western Digital Blue 1 TB
Ram : 2x8 Kingston Fury Black DDR4 2666 Mhz
Case : Corsair Vengeance C70
PS : EVGA SuperNova G2 750W
Monitor : LG 23EA63V-P, 23 inch, 1920x1080, IPS, 5 ms.
GPU : none

For now I'm using the Intel HD Graphics 530 from the CPU.

At the end of the month I want to get a video card.

Which one should I get for 1080p and later next year 1440p gaming?

If I want to make a SLI/CF setup in the future, which GPUs can fit properly with my 750W power supply?

Thanks.
 
With that resolution (1080p60) there is no need to crossfire.

You are missing the most important bit of info, your budget.

For balance i would be looking at a single 390 or 980ti if you have cash to burn. They will both be great at 1440p too.
 
Yeah. I was looking at 980ti. My budget is around £300
I have a colleague here that keeps pushing me to get the R9 Fury :), but I see only 3 models here on OCuk.

I plan to get a 1440p monitor setup but if later next year the 4K will be more affordable, maybe I will jump to 4K.
 
TimAhKin said:
Yeah. I was looking at 980ti. My budget is around £300
I have a colleague here that keeps pushing me to get the R9 Fury :), but I see only 3 models here on OCuk.

I plan to get a 1440p monitor setup but if later next year the 4K will be more affordable, maybe I will jump to 4K.
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At the mid/high-range grab the 390 8GB; at the flagship range go for the 980Ti...everything else in between simply ain't worth considering, unless you want the Fury X/Nano card specifically for a tiny mitx build.

To be honest looking at your plan for the potential upgrades, I think you should just grab a 2nd hand R9 290 4GB for around £130-£150 to tie you over till next year, so that you can get a true next gen card to go with 4K. Fury and 980Ti can do ok-ish for 4K with some settings turned down (depending on the game), but they are not "great". To get comfortable performance without sacrificing graphic details too much in the newer games, you'd probably need flagship card of next gen, not this gen.

I mean yea Fury and 980Ti are like powerful T-Rex, but they are dinosaurs still stucked on 28nm process.
 
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The next-gen I think is still far away. I don't want to get a 2nd hand GPU.

The thing is, I will probably game on 1080p for at least 6 more months and I want something that has no problem doing that on highest details.

Some games I play are not that graphics intensive but I do want to be ready for Fallout 4 and other new games that can be demanding.
 
TimAhKin said:
The next-gen I think is still far away. I don't want to get a 2nd hand GPU.

The thing is, I will probably game on 1080p for at least 6 more months and I want something that has no problem doing that on highest details.

Some games I play are not that graphics intensive but I do want to be ready for Fallout 4 and other new games that can be demanding.
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In that case may be just try to find a low price 390 8GB of a decent brand...and with regards to 4K upgrade, it'd best just leave it till the time comes, and then see what graphic card are on offer on the market.
 
TimAhKin said:
The next-gen I think is still far away. I don't want to get a 2nd hand GPU.

The thing is, I will probably game on 1080p for at least 6 more months and I want something that has no problem doing that on highest details.

Some games I play are not that graphics intensive but I do want to be ready for Fallout 4 and other new games that can be demanding.
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Well a second hand 290x will easily do you for 1080p for the next 6 months. I can't see next gen being much further than 9 months away, I'd estimate June 2016 but that's a date I plucked out of the ether so... Ti is overkill for 1080 and by the time you change monitor the 16nm cards should be out/nearby so... Choice is yours really.
 
Howling said:
Well a second hand 290x will easily do you for 1080p for the next 6 months. I can't see next gen being much further than 9 months away, I'd estimate June 2016 but that's a date I plucked out of the ether so... Ti is overkill for 1080 and by the time you change monitor the 16nm cards should be out/nearby so... Choice is yours really.
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Yea the 980Ti is may be overkill for 1080p, but at the same time it is not quite there for 4K.

So yea it would make more sense to wait for next gen flagship for 4K. For 1080 at themoment, either a 390, GTX970 or even GTX780 would do.
 
The average price of 390 is around £240-£250 (abeit the overpriced ones), and the average price of 390x is around £300-£320/£340.

The 390x would be around 5% faster than the 390, which would probably be the difference of 1-3fps at 60fps and below.

So paying at least 20-35% more over the 390 for extra 5% performance (1-3 fps) doesn't seem value for the money.
 
If you do get a 390 and do want to go crossfire in the future you will need a new psu as 750 watt isn't enough.

If there is a 50 quid or lower difference between a 390 and a 390x then go with the 390x.

It is faster, It will sometimes show a decent performance boost and sometimes not. For that much more I'd go 390x.

I went 290x when I decided between the 290 and 290x last year and was better for it performance wise,
Sadly I got one with terrible temps but the Grenada gen coolers have all solved that issue (DO NOT GO ASUS DCUII).
 
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nashathedog said:
If you do get a 390 and do want to go crossfire in the future you will need a new psu as 750 watt isn't enough.

If there is a 50 quid or lower difference between a 390 and a 390x then go with the 390x.

It is faster, It will sometimes show a decent performance boost and sometimes not. For that much more I'd go 390x.

I went 290x when I decided between the 290 and 290x last year and was better for it performance wise,
Sadly I got one with terrible temps but the Grenada gen coolers have all solved that issue (DO NOT GO ASUS DCUII).
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Actually 750W, assuming it's a good branded PSU is enough. I ran 290X CrossFire and a 2700K @4.8Ghz on a 750W without issue. That said, I'd probably recommend 850W as a minimum.
 
390 (not 390x) sounds like better option to me. Save the money and then just sell card if you want when next gen comes out and you can replace it got something that will definitely last. 580ti just too much above the budget and 980 isn't a very worthwhile option for the price difference (same as 390x). The money you save on it can go to next gen card when you sell it.
 
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Actually 750W, assuming it's a good branded PSU is enough. I ran 290X CrossFire and a 2700K @4.8Ghz on a 750W without issue. That said, I'd probably recommend 850W as a minimum.
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I had an average level (Bronze rating) 850 watt psu that I was going to use to run a pair of 290x's but I didn't get a second card for other reasons in the end.

The thing is AMD recommends using a 600 watt psu with one Grenada chipped card.
We know Grenada uses more power at load than Hawaii did from reviews that test this so why would you risk it ?

If something did go wrong you'd have to lie about your psu or risk being told it's your own fault for not following the guidelines.
 
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