Upgrades

Wodgy · 6 Sep 2016 at 10:32

Current spec AMD fx8320 - R9 280 - 8gb Ram -60gb SSD - 1TB HDD- 600W PSU

I built the system from components purchased from here back in August 2014. Now I'm looking to upgrade my rig enough to play at 1440p at a comfortable FPS. (Games such as BF1 etc)

I've been away from the PC tech scene for a while so my knowledge is a bit dated so looking for some advice for upgrades to make the jump to 1440p. Budget no more than £300 (excluding a 1440p monitor).

Cheers.

snips86x · 6 Sep 2016 at 10:42

1070 or would you prefer an AMD card?

Wodgy · 6 Sep 2016 at 11:09

snips86x said:
1070 or would you prefer an AMD card?

I'm not really bothered tbh mate. What ever is most "bang for buck" in the majority of games.

snips86x · 6 Sep 2016 at 13:48

Wodgy said:
I'm not really bothered tbh mate. What ever is most "bang for buck" in the majority of games.

Could you stretch the extra?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inno...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-068-in.html

Wodgy · 6 Sep 2016 at 14:30

snips86x said:
Could you stretch the extra?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inno...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-068-in.html

No chance. The Mrs' would literally kill me. Already pushing it with £300 haha. 8gb Ram still enough these days?

snips86x · 6 Sep 2016 at 14:32

Wodgy said:
No chance. The Mrs' would literally kill me. Already pushing it with £300 haha. 8gb Ram still enough these days?

haha!!

yeah, 8gb is fine.

The 970 is going for about £180, could try one of them? They'd keep you going at 1080p for quite some time.

Taken from another thread:

Smffy said:
1060 is £194 right now (EVGA) and thats a pretty solid bet over the 970.