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Which gfx card?

sreeve1993

sreeve1993

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Hi everyone!

I have got to admit I think Its time to upgrade my gfx card as I have an aging amd 6850 haha. But I don't have a clue what to go for?
Does anyone have any advise for me please? :)
My budget is probably about £200 and another important factor is that I have an Antec 300 case so I will have to be aware of space
 
I am bit hesitant upgrading the case as it's been a while and its so much effort haha! But it would be nice to upgrade to the case to something more sleek and reliable .
However I'm on a £200 budget

I have an XFX 750psu.
I intend to use the new gfx card for gaming only at 1080p and single monitor. Just the usual.
Motherboard I have is asrock extreme 4 gen 3
 
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Thank you for the links, very helpful! I have been looking at the AMD R9 380, and was thinking to go for this card. By the sounds of it though I think I should also upgrade my case as it's becoming a problem.
The case you showed looks reliable but a case I seem to have my eyes on are corsair carbide cases? Are hey any good?
 
My cooler is a gelid tranquillo so I think it should be okay :)
Well thanks for the help guys, I think I'm going to go for the 780gtx! You guys pretty much sold it to me!
 
Quite a difference to be honest. Thankyou :)

Out of all the gfx cards you suggested I think I have my mind set on the GTX780, but after seeing the GTX780Ti, it seems its worth the extra cost. What do you think?

However, even the *B* grade AMD R9 285 sounds very tempting at £100, its just the warranty issue.
 
I'm not aware of the size those cards are Kration. I do like the Antec 300 case but I do want to make sure I buy a gpu which fits nicely :)

But the fact you have the same case as me it helps me a lot so I don't have to buy a new case.
 
Would a 970 fit into antec 300?

Once payday arrives, thats when I will buy new gpu. Atm I'm keen on the GTX 780, but if a 970 can fit into my case then I may push for that.

Treat myself to a graduation present haha (eventhough I brought an SSD for that lol)
 
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The only problem about that card fs123 is the size of it, might not be able to fit into my Antec 300.

I do like AMD as well, my AMD 6850 at the moment is playing battlefield 4 on medium/high settings at around 40-60fps. I did unpark my CPU's to give me more fps tbh.
 
Yes I do feel that upgrading my case will be a worthy little investment because it is limiting me. Obviously I'd want the best possible gpu for my budget and not be affected because of not having enough space.

I might wait an extra month of saving and then buy the case and gpu together. The cases I have seen

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-146-AE&groupid=2362&catid=2277

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-229-AN&groupid=2362&catid=2277

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-100-CS&groupid=2362&catid=1489

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-100-CS&groupid=2362&catid=2277[/URL]
 
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Stulid that is a nice case! I like the idea how the storage drives will be hidden. I'd probably by an external optical drive as well if I somehow need to run a disk.

Fs123, that is another option I have thought about, I don't use the top 3.5bays anyway.

Everyone has been fantastic with their advise and i want to thank you all!
 
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