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Matthew Stratford
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Hi Everyone!

 

I'm new to the forum, I decided to join since I just purchased parts for my first 'custom build'.

 

I'm using a AMD FX8350 CPU with 4X 4GB G.Skill RipJaws X 1866MHz Ram in a Asus M5A78LM/USB3 motherboard & a 500W PSU.

 

For the graphics card, I am still hanging on to a hand-me-down Sapphire HD 4650 with 1GB RAM, but I think it is finally time for an upgrade :)

 

I've got about £250 in my budget & was thinking about the MSI Geforce GTX 760 Hawk -

 

Do you think this is a good upgrade? I know the colour of the accents is not really important, but does anyone do a black & blue GFX card?

 

Thanks for the help!

Matthew Stratford

 

Regards,

Matthew Stratford

CPU: Intel i7 4770K  | RAM: 4X 8GB Patriot Viper @ 2133MHz | GFX: Zotac GTX 970 (ZT-90101-10P) | MB: Asrock Z97M Pro4 | PSU: Corsair CX500M

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Yes it's a good card, but for that money I'd get an AMD R9 280X, or  GTX 770.

 

Like this 280x, only £205.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-msi-radeon-r9-280x-gaming-3g-twin-frozr-oc-28nm-6000mhz-gddr5-gpu-1000mhz-boost-1050mhz-2048-str

 

Or this GTX 770, £228

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-gtx-770-tf-gaming-pcie-30-%28x16%29-7010mhz-gddr5-gpu-1098mhz-boost-1150mhz-cores-1536-dport-dvi

 

For a little bit more (£284) you can get this ridiculously good deal on an AMD R9 290 Tri X from Sapphire, card has an RRP of £400 and is comparable to GTX 780.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-TRI-X-Graphics-Card-PCI-E/dp/B00HFA44YQ

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I've got about £250 in my budget & was thinking about the MSI Geforce GTX 760 Hawk - 

 

Do you think this is a good upgrade? I know the colour of the accents is not really important, but does anyone do a black & blue GFX card?

 

Thanks for the help!

Matthew Stratford

Your best choise would be a EVGA GTX 770 but that is a little bit over your budget but well worth it.

Otherwise go for the EVGA GTX 760 but the 770 is totally worth it.

Or look for a AMD 280x from Msi or Asus.





 
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I would advise you to get a GTX770 Twin frozr there only £230 and is a massive upgrade from yours :

http://www.ebuyer.com/631125-msi-gtx-770-gaming-le-2gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-n770-tf-2gd5

 

Here is a few links comparing some specs and performance:

http://www.hwcompare.com/14742/geforce-gtx-770-vs-radeon-hd-4650-1gb/

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Mobility-Radeon-HD-4650-vs-GeForce-GTX-770

 

Hope this helps !

CPU : 4670k MOBO : MSI Z87 G45  RAM : 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz Graphics : MSI GTX660 OC Twin Frozr (Unfortunately) PSU :Corsair CX600M Storage : Crucial mx100 256GB, Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200rpm  OS : Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit 

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I would advise you to get a GTX770 Twin frozr there only £230 and is a massive upgrade from yours :

http://www.ebuyer.com/631125-msi-gtx-770-gaming-le-2gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-n770-tf-2gd5

 

Here is a few links comparing some specs and performance:

http://www.hwcompare.com/14742/geforce-gtx-770-vs-radeon-hd-4650-1gb/

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Mobility-Radeon-HD-4650-vs-GeForce-GTX-770

 

Hope this helps !

 

Wow! Things have changed by A LONG WAY :) I think I may get a  GTX770 Twin frozr then :) Thanks for the suggestions!

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Matthew Stratford

CPU: Intel i7 4770K  | RAM: 4X 8GB Patriot Viper @ 2133MHz | GFX: Zotac GTX 970 (ZT-90101-10P) | MB: Asrock Z97M Pro4 | PSU: Corsair CX500M

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Hi Everyone!

 

I'm new to the forum, I decided to join since I just purchased parts for my first 'custom build'.

 

I'm using a AMD FX8350 CPU with 4X 4GB G.Skill RipJaws X 1866MHz Ram in a Asus M5A78LM/USB3 motherboard & a 500W PSU.

 

For the graphics card, I am still hanging on to a hand-me-down Sapphire HD 4650 with 1GB RAM, but I think it is finally time for an upgrade :)

 

I've got about £250 in my budget & was thinking about the MSI Geforce GTX 760 Haw

Do you think this is a good upgrade? I know the colour of the accents is not really important, but does anyone do a black & blue GFX card?

 

Thanks for the help!

Matthew Stratford

Black and blue:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-Vapor-X-Radeon-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B00FL8FD3A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402144779&sr=8-1&keywords=r9+280x+vapor-x

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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I find that hwcompare and gpuboss are useless.

 

From looking up benchmarks on Tomshardware, the 4650 can barely reach a playable 30fps in Crysis and can't play Far Cry 2. The 770 can max BF4 at 60fps easily. 

 

I can certianly say that the 4650 really struggles at anything HD :)

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Matthew Stratford

CPU: Intel i7 4770K  | RAM: 4X 8GB Patriot Viper @ 2133MHz | GFX: Zotac GTX 970 (ZT-90101-10P) | MB: Asrock Z97M Pro4 | PSU: Corsair CX500M

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Radeon-R9-280X-AXR9-280X-3GBD5-T2DHE-OC-PowerColor-TurboDuo-Graphics-Card-/271515950703?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item3f379c9e6f

 

£164.55 for an R9 280x new including delivery.

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Question:

 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-msi-gtx-770-tf-gaming-pcie-30-%28x16%29-7010mhz-gddr5-gpu-1098mhz-boost-1150mhz-cores-1536-dport-dvi

 

or

 

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-msi-radeon-r9-280x-gaming-3g-twin-frozr-oc-28nm-6000mhz-gddr5-gpu-1000mhz-boost-1050mhz-2048-str

 

or

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Radeon-R9-280X-AXR9-280X-3GBD5-T2DHE-OC-PowerColor-TurboDuo-Graphics-Card-/271515950703?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item3f379c9e6f

 

or have I gone astray from the best again?

 

One comes with Watch Dogs, which I would love to have (It would be the game I would probably buy to play).

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Matthew Stratford

CPU: Intel i7 4770K  | RAM: 4X 8GB Patriot Viper @ 2133MHz | GFX: Zotac GTX 970 (ZT-90101-10P) | MB: Asrock Z97M Pro4 | PSU: Corsair CX500M

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NVM didnt read properly lol, saw one at £239 and saw one at £319 below and got confused.

 

Here's the one at 239, 2nd hand though and probably an ex miner so I'd avoid.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-Radeon-Powercolor-R9-290-OC-4GB-GDDR5-Dual-DVI-HDMI-PCI-E-Graphics-Card-/181419489690?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item2a3d71b99a

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That link shows a £100 increase? Are you sure you read that right?

Regards,

Matthew Stratford

CPU: Intel i7 4770K  | RAM: 4X 8GB Patriot Viper @ 2133MHz | GFX: Zotac GTX 970 (ZT-90101-10P) | MB: Asrock Z97M Pro4 | PSU: Corsair CX500M

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Here are my options in a table :) I think I will go for the R9 280X :)

 

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Regards,

Matthew Stratford

CPU: Intel i7 4770K  | RAM: 4X 8GB Patriot Viper @ 2133MHz | GFX: Zotac GTX 970 (ZT-90101-10P) | MB: Asrock Z97M Pro4 | PSU: Corsair CX500M

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