Gpu upgrade

[gampla]

Need to get an upgrade for assassin creed unity but only can spend £250

I am looking at the msi r9 290 twin frozr 4gb is this Gpu any good?

[H4X3R]

GTX 970 is you can strech it 20 pounds: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g

[kwljunky]

Need to get an upgrade for assassin creed unity but only can spend £250

I am looking at the msi r9 290 twin frozr 4gb is this Gpu any good?

Can you spend an extra 10 quid mate? 

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-Superclock-Graphics-Cooling-Express/dp/B00NSEK2A8/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1414178129&sr=8-9&keywords=gtx+970

 

Not liking the dispatch times on it though, Ill see if I can find something similar.

[totjup5]

^^^^ Agreed, I'd get the 970 for a bit more if I were you.

[EdwardERS]

It's funny how there are r9 290s in the same price range as 770s and 280xs now. That's just going by American rates. 

 

Those 970 deals look worth the extra quid.

[SeanBond]

Need to get an upgrade for assassin creed unity but only can spend £250

I am looking at the msi r9 290 twin frozr 4gb is this Gpu any good?

If you are looking for hardware for AC use nvidia. They will surely gimp amd cards as they cut any corner they can to make sure they have the legendary shit ports of ports. 

[kwljunky]

GTX 970 is you can strech it 20 pounds: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g

 

Need to get an upgrade for assassin creed unity but only can spend £250

I am looking at the msi r9 290 twin frozr 4gb is this Gpu any good?

 

^^^^ Agreed, I'd get the 970 for a bit more if I were you.

Great minds thinking alike here

 

Here's an EVGA, it's not super clocked or anything but £262, stock is expected next friday: 

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/665415-evga-gtx-970-acx-4gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-04g-p4-0972-kr

 

I think it's the same as the one that's overdue from scan at £275, but ebuyers is £10 cheaper. 

 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-evga-gtx-970-acx-20-7010mhz-gddr5-gpu-1050mhz-boost-1178mhz-1664-cores-1x-dp-1x-dvi-d-i-1x-hdmi

 

[gampla]

Max I can go to is £260 bps

[ChaosGoW]

Not sure how good this is - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-004-GX&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

 

I have no idea about GALAX cards but it's a 970 on budget

[gampla]

what sort of performance difference would I get between r9 290 and a gtx 970?

 

 

GTX 970 is you can strech it 20 pounds: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g

 

 

^^^^ Agreed, I'd get the 970 for a bit more if I were you.

 

[totjup5]

Not sure how good this is - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-004-GX&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

I have no idea about GALAX cards but it's a 970 on budget

one of my cards is a galaxy card, and it's been pretty good. No real issues, but I still prefer evga.

[BiG StroOnZ]

what sort of performance difference would I get between r9 290 and a gtx 970?

 

If you overclock, not really that much of a difference.

[gampla]

If you overclock, not really that much of a difference.

I'm not planning on overclocking

[BiG StroOnZ]

I'm not planning on overclocking

 

Then about 5-10 fps difference. Some games a bit more, some games a bit less.

[gampla]

Okay I'll look at gtx970 as for cooling with maker has a better cooling I normally would of gone with xfx like i did with my 7870

[ChaosGoW]

one of my cards is a galaxy card, and it's been pretty good. No real issues, but I still prefer evga.

Looks like we have a winner then! GTX970 for £250 + shipping. 

 

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-004-GX&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

Due on the 31st of october, a long time before AC:U is released

[gampla]

Looks like we have a winner then! GTX970 for £250 + shipping.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-004-GX&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

Due on the 31st of october, a long time before AC:U is released

It's just a week away

[ChaosGoW]

It's just a week away

You sir, are right! My bad. I thought ACU was coming out mid/late Nov

[gampla]

You sir, are right! My bad. I thought ACU was coming out mid/late Nov

The 970 come out 31oct assassin creed unity is 14 November

[gampla]

If you overclock, not really that much of a difference.

What is zotac like as a Gpu brand?

[BiG StroOnZ]

What is zotac like as a Gpu brand?

 

A very solid GPU manufacturer that is overlooked quite often. I had a Zotac card before, it was really nice. Had a nice build quality, was appealing, overclocked well, was pretty quiet too.

[EdwardERS]

Need to get an upgrade for assassin creed unity but only can spend £250

I am looking at the msi r9 290 twin frozr 4gb is this Gpu any good?

 

What is your current GPU?

[gampla]

What is your current GPU?

Xfx 7870 black edition

[gampla]

A very solid GPU manufacturer that is overlooked quite often. I had a Zotac card before, it was really nice. Had a nice build quality, was appealing, overclocked well, was pretty quiet too.

Can the face plate come off on a zotac without needing to remove every thing to Gpu itself?

[EdwardERS]

Xfx 7870 black edition

 

If there's nothing wrong with it I'd stick with what you already have. You would wanna get a 970 for about 2x the performance to make it worth your while. A 7870 should be worth at least $100-130 used if you were to sell it, but don't expect that from a store trade in.