need help upgrading from a HD4870.

[arai]

Hi

sorry for starting another what graphic cards right for me thread but i'd appreciate some advice
or recommendations please on what to replace an aging saphire 512mb 4870 toxic with

i put together my main pc last year, ud5h, 3570k, 620 antec cooler, 2 x 2x4gb Corsair Vengeance
DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz kits, main drive is a 128gb vertex4, Enermax 620w psu & its all in a FTO2w.

i didnt have the funds to renew the card then so thats why i kept it but recently its been playing up,
so its time to retire it

as usual, i've been away from the oc/gaming scene for ages & im not sure what would suit me best,
im not into gaming as much as i used to but i'd like to get back into playing games at decent levels
with all the eye candy turned on. i also do some photo & vid editing if that makes a difference ?

also, im still using an old 19" sony SDM-HS94P tft from 2005/2006, its display is 1280x1024,
its still working fine but i might upgrade this too to something bigger & faster
i'd probably go up to a 24" LCD but i'd also like it to have the grunt for a 40" Sony 40HX853 smart tv as well.

i'd also prefer a single card otherwise i'd need to upgrade the psu as i run a few media drives as well (1tb & a 2tb)
i could stretch for a gtx760 or a gtx770 or something from amd like a 7970 so i'd appreciate it if someone
could give me a few recommendations.


thanks

 

[Potty27]

7970 appears to be good "bang for buck" at the moment, lower down would be the 7850 or 7870, if a single 1080p screen is what you want, all 3 should perform well, or so I read.

 

[Chrisbes]

You'll definitely want to upgrade your monitor if you get a new GPU. A basic 1080p monitor can be obtained for peanuts really nowadays.
7970s and 7950s are very good choices at their current prices and many people would recommend them.

 

[flinco]

100% get a new monitor before investing in a new gpu.

 

[arc@css]

100% get a new monitor before investing in a new gpu.

This.

 

[arai]

thanks for the above advice, well, i went & got a BenQ 2411T so still need to pick a card
& because i need 8 pin pcie plugs, im going to have to upgrade the old enermax liberty 620w psu
as well as it only has 2 x 6pin, i could get a cable for about £10 but i'd rather get a new 850w psu.

so, back to the original question, can anyone recommend something thats go with the new screen
& a 357k with everything maxed out, would also prefer to pay a bit more for something thats going
to last for a few years.

i was thinking maybe a gtx760 or either a 7870 or 7950 ?

thanks

 

[opethdisciple]

770, 680, 670, 7970 or 7950 would my choices.

Some of those cards are on special offer (680, 670, 7970 and 7950)

This 670 looks particularly good value.