thinking about upgrading

[achillesviper]

i have a amd radeon 6870 2GB and the fans starting to go out so i figured it was a better time than any to upgrade, anyone have any suggestions?

[Dudenstein]

What are the rest of your specs?

[JAKEBAB]

budget? country?

[jscho]

What do you do with your PC? What games do you play? How much can you spend? Where do you live?


Some context would be great.

[achillesviper]

intel i5 3350P
16GB DDR3
AMD radeon XFX HD 6870 2GB
budget of 300-400 united states

[achillesviper]

oh and gaming, Titanfall, star citizen, ESO, skyrim(HEAVY graphics mods), world of tanks max graphics.

[d33g33]

Just a videocard upgrade will offer a great upgrade. Your other components are current enough that upgrading them would only give you a very slight performance boost anyway.

 

If you can budget a gpu upgrade I say go for it. As to which card? That's always a heated debate.

[achillesviper]

well my budget is $300-$400 and i dont care what name/brand, also just noticed you have a 780TI. props sir lol

[Mao_Zedong]

well my budget is $300-$400 and i dont care what name/brand, also just noticed you have a 780TI. props sir lol

for a $350 770, this is good N82E16814130921&scpid=8&scid=scsho5451260 a $420 reference refurbished 780 http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-2781-RX. Finally a $440 refurbished non-reference gtx 780 http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-2784-RX I Reccomend a 780 because they are WAY faster, but slightly over your budget

[totjup5]

You might be able to get a 780 for a little over 400 on eBay.

[achillesviper]

for a $350 770, this is good N82E16814130921&scpid=8&scid=scsho5451260 a $420 reference refurbished 780 http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-2781-RX. Finally a $440 refurbished non-reference gtx 780 http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-2784-RX I Reccomend a 780 because they are WAY faster, but slightly over your budget

is the $440 card the same performance as a 780 from gforce? it looks different but all i can tell is the cooler is different 

[Mao_Zedong]

is the $440 card the same performance as a 780 from gforce? it looks different but all i can tell is the cooler is different

I'm not sure what you're saying but I'll try to answer. It has an evga acx non reference cooler. It is refurbished so it will probably not overclock that well, but will still be great.

[achillesviper]

that awnsered what i was asking, so pretty much its the same card just a different cooler and wont OC as well. never dreamed id be able to get a 780 thanks guys