Which GPU for around £300

[exceluk1]

Hi,
Looking at upgrading my r7770, this is the 1st upgrade I've ever done to the pc I bought from my brother.
Have around £300 to spend , so looking at a r390. I understand the next gen is due within the next couple of months. Use the pc mainly for Photography editing (Lightroom / Photoshop) would also like to do a bit of game (Dayz / No Man's Sky).

Not sure if the build will take a r390 or other upgrades are required?
Motherboard = Gigabyte ga-990xa0ud3
Psu =550
Cpu = AMD fx-8120

Thanks

 

[davewhite04]

ZOTAC GF GTX 970 AMP Core Edition Omega with free £25 game. £270.

 

[Gze]

ZOTAC GF GTX 970 AMP Core Edition Omega with free £25 game. £270.

Or the ones with free SSDs!

 

[This never ends well]

May aswell go for this or a r9 390.

My basket at [url=https://www.overclockers.co.uk]Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II OC Strix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE 240GB SSD= £299.99

Total: £299.99 (includes shipping: £0.00)​

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...phics-card-with-free-240gb-ssd-gx-352-as.html

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[exceluk1]

This deal is very tempting, I like the r390 because of the 8gb of ram that can be utilized within Adobe Lightroom. Just to confirm both of these cards will run on my current psu?

 

[syks]

they state a lot higher psu for the r9 390, gtx 970 only states 500w and get nice freebies

 

[fs123]

they state a lot higher psu for the r9 390, gtx 970 only states 500w and get nice freebies

390 will work on a 550W. My crossfire 290X overclocked take 700W so a single card is not going to take a lot. In single card mode min takes about 480W max.

 

[Ian Evey]

I would look into Adobe Lightroom to which card is better suited, I would think 8gb vram would help a lot in that, Gaming wise I have a gtx 780 comparable to the 970 in older titles and dayz runs well on it as would on a 390 I am sure.

 

[HardStyler3]

390 will work on a 550W. My crossfire 290X overclocked take 700W so a single card is not going to take a lot. In single card mode min takes about 480W max.

390 even works with a good 450w power supply

the 390 is the best choice right now and if you get a good overclocker you can be even more happy if you can push 1150mhz or higher with maybe some voltage

 

[muziqaz]

R9 390 is a no brainier, seeing how AMD cards are aging nicely.

 

[theMilitant]

^^Yeah, 390 would be my choice as well. The longevity provided by the continued support the last few generations of AMD cards have gotten has really been outstanding.

 

[anthony566]

+1for the 390

 

[ukxenon]

May aswell go for this or a r9 390.

My basket at [url=https://www.overclockers.co.uk]Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II OC Strix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE 240GB SSD= £299.99

Total: £299.99 (includes shipping: £0.00)​

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...phics-card-with-free-240gb-ssd-gx-352-as.html

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[Andygully]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/news/get-over-100-pounds-worth-of-free-goodies-85.html

id pick one of them personally especially if your in need of a ssd

 

[exceluk1]

Just to update have ordered MSI's Radeon R9 390X Gaming Edition. Due tomorrow.

 

[Aretak]

Just to update have ordered MSI's Radeon R9 390X Gaming Edition. Due tomorrow.

That's a very nice card. One of the best 390X models along with Sapphire's.

 

[AlamoX]

if you dont want to wait for polaris rumored in june, then sapphire 390 Nitro is the way to go

 

[ukxenon]

I would wait a while but that's me

 

[chroniclard]

Would check what PSU is it, cheapo one or decent quality?

 

[exceluk1]

Well looks like the PSU is not upto the job. No fans on bootup and no output via HDMI. Going to order a EVGA 850 Watt GQ Gold Hybrid Modular ATX.

I knew there was a reason why i have never upgraded any PC I've owned