Upgrade Options

Loxa · 22 May 2014 at 21:02

Hey, I have been thinking about going for a 780TI but I am in two minds about whether its a worthy upgrade or not or maybe I should be looking to upgrade something else first?

los · 22 May 2014 at 21:11

The GPU is the weakest spot in your rig, however depends what games you play and at what res. Is the 7950 struggling at anything?

CEUOTC · 22 May 2014 at 21:14

Your system is rock solid, l would suggest either a R9 290 or 290X.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.95
1 x VTX3D Radeon R9 290 V2 X-Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (VXR9 290 4GBD5-DHX) £299.99
Total : £699.94 (includes shipping : ).

Your 7950 is basically a R9 280.

Loxa · 22 May 2014 at 21:19

los said:
The GPU is the weakest spot in your rig, however depends what games you play and at what res. Is the 7950 struggling at anything?

I play a lot of MMOs/Mobas so I wouldn't say it struggles to much, it more comes down to I like new things xD but of course I want to make it a worthy upgrade.

1080p

dacads · 22 May 2014 at 21:21

Difference between 290 and 290X is negligible

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
Total : £319.99 (includes shipping : ).

What monitor do you have? Maybe a nice IPS panel will do justice

Loxa · 22 May 2014 at 21:22

dacads said:
Difference between 290 and 290X is negligible

YOUR BASKET
1 x Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
Total : £319.99 (includes shipping : ).

What monitor do you have?

BenQ XL2411T & LG E2351

dacads · 22 May 2014 at 21:26

Maybe selling those monitors and buying a 27" one is an option?

deano-5 · 22 May 2014 at 22:34

edit: stick with amd

dacads · 22 May 2014 at 22:36

deano-5 said:
Don't buy a 4gb gpu. 2gb is better

What?

That's a false statement, no idea how 2GB is better than 4GB

deano-5 · 22 May 2014 at 22:36

dacads said:
What? That's a false statement, no idea how 2GB is better than 4GB

Got mixed up lol

Loxa · 23 May 2014 at 10:34

dacads said:
Maybe selling those monitors and buying a 27" one is an option?

I would rather keep two screens as I notice the difference while gaming on a 144hz from a 60hz screen. The main reason I am torn between buying a new GPU is the fact the newer ones are on the horizon so to speak.

Anyone know when they will be making an appearance? Because if its a large enough period i can justify buying a new GPU

dacads · 23 May 2014 at 11:06

I'm sure you'll notice the difference going from 1080p to 1440p as well

If you're into FPS games I would understand but even then 1440p is still a viable option.

As for GPUs I don't think anything is on the horizon this year, Nvidia have delayed their next line of cards till next year. AMD will release new Radeon cards late this year or early next

Loxa · 23 May 2014 at 11:25

Then it comes down to looking for the right 780 ti, so far I am down to three models but I have always been with AMD so I am not 100% sure which is better on the green side.

Oh and why i am thinking about it is 3GB going to be enough for future games?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti GHz Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TGHZ-3GD) £569.99
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 780Ti DirectCUII OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £559.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 780Ti Gaming Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £509.99
Total : £1,639.97 (includes shipping : ).

or

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Vapor-X OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK WorldWide Exclusive** £599.99
Total : £599.99 (includes shipping : ).

dacads · 23 May 2014 at 11:36

Any reason you're going with Nvidia? Do the games you play utilise physx or do you just fancy a change?

Yes I would be going with 4GB at least so you can take a look at the following GTX 780 which has 6GB VRAM

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-191-GW&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341

Loxa · 23 May 2014 at 12:09

Because I heard more cons than pros about the 290x, if I am going to buy a GPU at this current time I would buy a 290x/780ti nothing lower range. Would work out a waste of money for me.

dacads · 23 May 2014 at 13:44

Well there is 6GB version of 780Ti coming soon as well but it'll be more expensive of course

Loxa · 23 May 2014 at 14:14

I would be really inclined to go for the MSI 780ti but its a shame it only has 3GB vram.

deano-5 · 23 May 2014 at 15:39

dacads said:
Any reason you're going with Nvidia? Do the games you play utilise physx or do you just fancy a change?

Yes I would be going with 4GB at least so you can take a look at the following GTX 780 which has 6GB VRAM

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-191-GW&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341

Make sure the card will be able to utilize all its ram.

Loxa · 23 May 2014 at 18:58

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Lightning Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £479.99
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Red/Gold £449.99
1 x MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming Edition 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £399.95
Total : £1,339.52 (includes shipping : £8.00).

From what I have been reading these three are the best 290xs

dacads · 23 May 2014 at 20:52

I'd put a £400 cap on it anything more is ridiculous as you're delving into 780Ti price territory. Shame you need a hefty three slot cooler that costs nearly £500 for a well cooled 290X