New Video card required

[sir-les-mp]

Up untill a week or so ago i was running a AMD 7970 OC in my rig but it has since went to silicon heaven.
I was restarting my system 3-4 times a night during gaming sessions due to my screen freezing with a nice 70's style wall paper.
I have since replaced my old AMD 6950 into my rig and so far all is good no reboots required.

However in order to play the 2 MMO games i run normally ( SW:TOR and WOW )
i have had to lower my video settings within each game to keep a relativley smooth frame rate of above 30fps.

For refference the video card is within an Intel i5 3750k (ivy bridge) system running at 4.2 Ghz with 16 Gb or ram.

I have a modest budget and am looking for a current Gen video card which will out perform my old AMD 7970 and allow me to turn my settings back up to full and still achieve between 30-60 fps when the **** hits the fan in game

I am not an AMD or Nvidia Fan boy so will consider recommended cards from both camps, i just want the best i can get for my money most likely somewhere between the £150-£200 range for New

 

[Purgatory]

Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II £227.99

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-364-AS

 

[Boomstick777]

Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II £227.99

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-364-AS

^^ This.

 

[sir-les-mp]

As nice as that card is Gents unfortunately by the time i factor in post and packing it takes me a good £50 over my max budget really.
unfortunatly due to my location i dont benifet from the OCuK Forum members loyal free P&P unless the item is under approx £40
It may be time to start trolling through the adds in the MM to see if i can find one of those or similar within my budget

 

[ShivP]

Well the only real upgrade is that, anything new at that price will be worse than your current card

You might be able to pick up a 290X then yes for £160ish

 

[sir-les-mp]

AMD’s partners will begin to sell Radeon R9 380, R9 370 and R7 360 graphics cards as well as their derivatives on the 18th of June, 2015. The flagship products – the AMD Radeon R9 390-series – will hit the market on the 24th of June, 2015, reports BenchLife web-site citing undisclosed sources.

After seeing this in another post here in the GFX sub forums i think i should try and hold out till nearer the end of june begining of july as there should be a Glut of R 290X Cards availeable via the MM.

Either that or do some really hard cutting back on the sweeties to save up the extra pennies required for a new R 290X or possible R 390X depending on thier initial RRP

 

[raggy86]

definitely go with the Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II. I've had a mate who used it and it was a beast.

 

[arc@css]

You may as well wait until the new cards are out.

 

[sir-les-mp]

If im very lucky the R9 290x may become sub £200 once the R9 390x start hitting the shelves in great numbers
I agree i think i should be patient and wait till the next generation of cards are out but at least i now know the min spec card to be looking at as replacment for my 7970 which will give me some increased performance without breaking the bank.