Replacement advice

[Genya]

Greets folks,

So my GTX580 GDDR5 1538mb PNY card died a month back just 2 months after warranty and after several attempts and repairing and reseating components it is deader than ever

I am now looking for a replacement of at least equal performance and woefully out of the loop on hardware stats thesedays since I no longer work in the industry, so I would greatly appreciate any advice or suggestions! The only other criteria would be for an Nvidia card again and on a budget of upto £300ish.

Many thanks in advance <3!

 

[Genya]

Hey there

Currently running an i7-2600k @3.4ghz (Sandybridge), Mbo is an Asus Maximus IV Extreme-z, memory is Corsair 2x4gb ddr3 1600 and the abysmal stand-in for the previous card is a 9800GT!

 

[Genya]

What is your budget?

I would recommend getting a decent CPU cooler to overclock that 2600k to 4.5ghz+ and depending on your budget, 280x/290/290x or a 780!

As in the first post: upto £300

The current cooler for the CPU is a Corsair Hydro H80, though im not a huge fan (hurr hurr) of overclocking due to risks, but then the last time I was doing that was a good 10 years ago!

@Mike: I am indeed though only at 1920x1080

@Marine: Mmm, I was already leaning towards a 770, is that a noticeable step up from the 760 for the expense?

 

[Genya]

Oh that Giga looks tempting, I have a Corsair 650d mid-tower case, which I presume is fine for it sizewise. How does Windforce work out? I notice its not got much of a vent on the rear, does it just shunt it into the case itself?