Upgrade my graphics card.

[Stevolution]

Hi all. I currently have an MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boosted edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express GPU.
That is mounted in the Gigabyte Z87X-D3H Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard.

Time to upgrade the graphics (having to dial back the detail/resolution now).

Any suggestions? I am thinking £300-£350.
Am I going to have to upgrade the motherboard? Hope not

This caught my eye... but its a totally uninformed guess, and might not work on my MB:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...dr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-288-ms.html#

Thanks

 

[arc@css]

Not a bad shout. At the mo, my money would be on the R9 390 (non-X). It's around 7% slower than the 390X and costs considerably less (though the VTX 390X is a pretty reasonable deal to be fair).

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...rd-with-backplate-11244-01-20g-gx-373-sp.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/xfx-...ess-graphics-card-r9-390p-8db6-gx-227-xf.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-374-as.html


Btw, is your cpu and psu up to scratch? Your mobo will be fine (similar to mine); all you 'might' need is a bios update.

 

[thebennyboy]

Not a bad shout. At the mo, my money would be on the R9 390 (non-X). It's around 7% slower than the 390X and costs considerably less.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...rd-with-backplate-11244-01-20g-gx-373-sp.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/xfx-...ess-graphics-card-r9-390p-8db6-gx-227-xf.html

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-374-as.html

This. ^

The 390 is by far the best value for money card in the £200 - £300 price bracket right now.

 

[Kerazee]

+1 to the above comments, just replaced my 7950 with a powercolor 390, great upgrade.

 

[elrasho]

What resolution do you game at? 1080p = 970 / 1440p+ = R9 390

 

[albert]

I upgraded from HD 7870OC to a R9 380 STRIX and the fps difference is fantastic.

 

[anthony566]

+1 for the R9 390 ...

I have the MSI R9 390X you linked however I would recommend the MSI R9 390 as its cheaper and almost the same card .... you can always add an OC to the card to bump it up a bit.

I have been very impressed with the build quality of the MSI card.


https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-289-ms.html

 

[ukxenon]

Get the 390 and you will be happy

 

[Randall8686]

Yep 390 is much better value.

 

[meldarthx]

ding din 390; if you reallllllly want you could snag the 390X if you want to spend the extra - it does handle higher res a little better than the 390; but if only at 1080p then sure get the 390.

 

[beany_bot]

I love my 390x. Im sure the 390 is a great card too.

 

[karthik_aps]

I upgraded from XFX HD 7950 to Sapphire R9 390 and it's awesome. I also upgraded my monitor from 1080P to 1440P, so go for it.

 

[Stevolution]

Thanks for all the advice. That is great.
Gaming at 1080p I think (its the wifes gaming rig). Not sure.... have to check.

The processor is a Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor
The PSU is a modular 750w.

Time to spend pennies then!

 

[elrasho]

R9 390 then, that PSU will power it fine.

 

[Stevolution]

Thanks all. I will get a 390 and we should be good.

Reckon the 2 year old MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boosted edition is worth much?

 

[karthik_aps]

Thanks all. I will get a 390 and we should be good.

Reckon the 2 year old MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boosted edition is worth much?

Sold my XFX HD 7950 for £90 on ebay so try the same range.