What GPU to buy

[ED209]

Hello All,

i cannot decide on what GPU to buy so after some advice.

i currently have a aging Radeon HD 5830 1GB and my budget is around £150 to £180. I have been looking at picking up a new card when the black Friday hits.

so far i have been looking at the 380s and 960s as they are around my budget.

the 380 i quite liked was the nitro

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...rd-with-backplate-11242-13-20g-gx-374-sp.html

or the SSC 960 (a little over budget)

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...s-graphics-card-04g-p4-3967-kr-gx-290-ea.html

for my budget what do you guys think is the best option? other thing i was thinking of is the MM but as i never get chance to spend money on my PC i would like a card which will last, is DX12 as well something worth getting when its finally released as this was putting me off getting a second hand gpu (770, 780 etc) as they dont support DX 12.

i game at 1080P on a 22" LG monitor and have a I7 950 @ 4.2ghz with 6GB of ram and a SSD. The games i play are killing floor 2, CSGO all the lego games for my son and possible fallout 4 etc

 

[arc@css]

I'm inclined not to worry about DX12 just yet. By the time we have a reasonable variety of DX12 titles to choose from, I expect there will be a new cards better equipped to take advantage of it.

Out of the two cards you mention, I would rather take the 380; it'll be (best case scenario) around a little over 15% faster than the 960.

Is your budget flexible at all? The only reason I ask is because there is currently a GTX780 going for £200. However, what the build quality & noise is like, I don't know, but if staying with your original budget then the 380 is the way to go.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...aphics-card-m-ngtx780v-5rchddp-gx-217-ok.html

 

[ED209]

I'm inclined not to worry about DX12 just yet. By the time we have a reasonable variety of DX12 titles to choose from, I expect there will be a new cards better equipped to take advantage of it.

Out of the two cards you mention, I would rather take the 380; it'll be (best case scenario) around a little over 15% faster than the 960.

Is your budget flexible at all? The only reason I ask is because there is currently a GTX780 going for £200. However, what the build quality & noise is like, I don't know, but if staying with your original budget then the 380 is the way to go.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ocuk...aphics-card-m-ngtx780v-5rchddp-gx-217-ok.html

thanks for the reply, it can be flexible but not by much and if there is a card worth getting for £200 i may save a little longer for it.

i am open to other options on gpus so it doesnt need to be them two cards as they where the two i was looking at.

The 780 doesn't look like a bad card either

 

[Avenged7Fold]

I would see if you can get another £20 or so on top of the budget before black friday. Wouldn't surprise me if there was a crazy 390 deal or something for the £199.99 mark.


Killing floor, CS go and the lego games wont be an issue regardless of the card you choose. FO4 is another story and requires a fair bit of grunt even at 1080. That isn't to say you wont be able to get playable frames after only knocking down 2 or 3 settings a touch. Are you not a fan of grabbing some second hand card off MM?

 

[ED209]

I would see if you can get another £20 or so on top of the budget before black friday. Wouldn't surprise me if there was a crazy 390 deal or something for the £199.99 mark.


Killing floor, CS go and the lego games wont be an issue regardless of the card you choose. FO4 is another story and requires a fair bit of grunt even at 1080. That isn't to say you wont be able to get playable frames after only knocking down 2 or 3 settings a touch. Are you not a fan of grabbing some second hand card off MM?

MM is a option, i always seem to miss the good deals on there lol but i do keep an eye in there.

i normally get paid a bit before black Friday so i should be able to scrape the £200 mark.

will keep an eye out on the MM till then