Ok gents I am waaaay behind on graphic cards these days so forgive me. I have a Sapphire 390X 8GB which I have had for a little over 2 years. I have £300 so what can that buy me in this day and age that is an upgrade from the above card. AMD or Nvidia, not fussed.
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Upgrade From A 390X
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2nd hand 980 or 1070 to be honest. The 1060 or RX480/580 aren't really a massive step up, and I don't think you'll find anything else worthwhile in budget.
Vega/1070ti/1080 are out on budget alone.
Vega/1070ti/1080 are out on budget alone.
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I still see the sub £300 1060 and RX580 as a "sidegrade", as they are although may be faster, they are still more or less in the same performance league as the 390x.
IMO the 1080Ti is the only card that's a significant upgrade, but the pricing is up at the ceiling.
IMO the 1080Ti is the only card that's a significant upgrade, but the pricing is up at the ceiling.
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For 300 pound and upgrading from a 390x you can get exactly nothing.
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Yup, this unfortunately.
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The 1070 IS faster if you can find one sub £300 used, but even then, its about 40%
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1070-vs-AMD-R9-390X/3609vs3497
Not necessarily worth the outlay, unless you're damn close to where you want to be performance wise.
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1070-vs-AMD-R9-390X/3609vs3497
Not necessarily worth the outlay, unless you're damn close to where you want to be performance wise.
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An overclocked 980 Ti is a good chunk faster than 390x which can be had for the £300 Mark
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Keep in mind he's referring to 2nd hand 980Ti though...and also EOL Nvidia cards generally don't get much (if any) performance optimisations for newer games are release after the card became EOL.Hmmm cheers gents, why are cards so dang expensive these days
I'll take a look at the 980 TI (cheers Tommy / Alex) but failing that I will have to keep saving until I run this one into the ground.
Hmmm cheers gents, why are cards so dang expensive these days
I'll take a look at the 980 TI (cheers Tommy / Alex) but failing that I will have to keep saving until I run this one into the ground.
Sadly the 970/390 tier prices have been taken by the 1060/580 and the Vega56/1070 which are essentially 390X replacements are a fair bit higher nowadays and not more than 30%-40% extra performance. I'm still waiting to see if a worthy successor to the 390 comes in below £400 this year.
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Keep the 390X and maybe treat yourself to a nice Freesync monitor if you haven't already got one? Read plenty of reviews though and make sure it has LFC 
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Sell your 390X. Your current £300 budget plus the sale of the card should get you a GTX 1080.