Upgrading from a GTX 970 - £350 Budget

[JackDoyne]

So i'm upgrading my GTX 970 is getting kinda old and i want to push more than 1080p

 

I've got a budget of around £350 and don't mind going used

 

My 2 choices so far are

 

GTX 1080 FE - £270 *USED - Can't find new ones for a "Resonable" price in the UK

Vega 64 - £270 - New

 

Any other ideas or suggestions

[5x5]

RX 5700 with an aftermarket cooler. A Sapphire Pulse or XFX Thicc

[Connor Price]

I would also go with a 5700 for that price. I'm pretty sure you can flash the 5700XT bios on it as well. 

[TheGlenlivet]

350 is starting to get into used 1080ti territory.....

 

EDIT - After a second look maybe not.  Looks like 400 is the starting price.

 

 

[5x5]

3 minutes ago, Connor Price said:

I would also go with a 5700 for that price. I'm pretty sure you can flash the 5700XT bios on it as well. 

You can't. That would break it.

[5x5]

1 minute ago, TheGlenlivet said:

350 is starting to get into used 1080ti territory.....

1080 Ti would perform similar to a 5700 XT and 2070 Super but you lose warranty support. Not worth it imo.

[Connor Price]

3 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

You can't. That would break it.

It is actually possible. Whether it works on every AIB card or not I have no idea. 

 

https://new.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/czhux1/psa_you_can_take_the_bios_from_a_5700_xt_and/

[Connor Price]

8 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

350 is starting to get into used 1080ti territory.....

Not in the UK. The used market for GPU's in the UK is still pretty expensive. 

[TheGlenlivet]

6 minutes ago, 5x5 said:

1080 Ti would perform similar to a 5700 XT and 2070 Super but you lose warranty support. Not worth it imo.

Good point.  

More Vram vs Faster Vram

Warranty vs lower price

 

The OP has some decisions to make.

[SolarNova]

50 minutes ago, JackDoyne said:

So i'm upgrading my GTX 970 is getting kinda old and i want to push more than 1080p

 

I've got a budget of around £350 and don't mind going used

 

My 2 choices so far are

 

GTX 1080 FE - £270 *USED - Can't find new ones for a "Resonable" price in the UK

Vega 64 - £270 - New

 

Any other ideas or suggestions

if you can manage £400 u may be able to snag a 1080ti.

[JackDoyne]

Here are my options

 

GTX 1080 -  They're going for about £260 - £300 used - I'd have no warranty or garuntee that it's not been abused for the last 12-18 months

Vega 64 - Brand new un-used for £260 delivered - It almost matches the 1080 in every game and comes out on top in some games at my aimed for 1440p target

RX 5700XT - Are around £400 - The performance is better and it consumes less power - but is the difference really worth paying almost 50% more when compared to a Vega 64?

 

UK Pricing for graphics cards atm is super weird and expensive