Which GFX card to go for

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 14:08

Looking for an upgrade from a GTX 960 2GB with a budget of £200 can go more if needed

Which card should I go for

TaKeN · 10 Jul 2015 at 14:10

Second hand 970 or 290x?

Tom B · 10 Jul 2015 at 14:15

There's not a lot in the £200 bracket that will be a significant upgrade from a 960. You could get a 380 but it's only a 10-15% improvement.

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 14:25

Think I'll go for a second hand 290x guys yeah

Will a 290x be fine on a Corsair 550W PSU

Telecaster · 10 Jul 2015 at 14:31

You'll get a used 980 for £300 (£200 plus 960 money), pretty significant upgrade that is.

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 15:34

I can get a 970 for £240 is it much better than the 960

How does the 970 compare to a 290x and would a 550w psu be enough

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 16:21

Want a new card really so want to stay away from 2nd hand I think

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:00

Sorry for another post but how does a 380 compare to a 970? 380 seems to be much cheaper

TaKeN · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:21

The 380 isn't worth looking at.

The 390 and the 970 trade blows with each other, there's nothing wrong with second hand if you're careful

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18679900 < This might be worth an offer?

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:24

Can't the GTX 970 be bought new for £240 though

RavenXXX2 · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:25

Get that zotac at 240 and sell batman for £15, sorted.

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:27

This one ?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-071-ZT

RavenXXX2 · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:30

Yeah, cracking card.

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:33

It should be a nice step up from a 960 2GB ?

RavenXXX2 · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:37

Huge, comparison below is an 760 which is about on par with an 960 in performance.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1038?vs=1355

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:39

Cheers

Can you recommend a PSU for around £60 ? I do have a brand new Corsar VS 550W but told this won't be good enough

RavenXXX2 · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:45

Should be fine, 42 amps on the 12v and 550 watt is more than enough to run an single 970.

This assuming you're not running a monster CPU and 10 hard drives.

Lustral · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:52

I just picked up a Sapphire Vapor X 290X new for £216 , but if you can get a gtx 970 for about the same price go for it

Drake5 · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:52

Thanks - People were saying against it though because the VS is the cheapest PSU corsair do

The full spec will be 4690k 8gb ddr3 1tb hdd 128gb ssd

RavenXXX2 · 10 Jul 2015 at 18:57

Cheap does not mean not enough power, 550w is well enough for your rig and it's still corsair, not exactly a poor brand.