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Hi, I am looking to buy a new graphics card for playing games like Arma 3 on max settings at 1440p. At 1080p, I was able to play Arma 3 on mostly max settings at 1080p. I have a Intel core i5 3470 and a AMD Radeon HD 7870. I also have 8gb of ram. Arma 3 barely stays above 20fps at 1440p unless I reduce the settings and view distance. Would buying a new graphics card help performance? Or is it the CPU that is the bottleneck? Thanks.

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Hi, I am looking to buy a new graphics card for playing games like Arma 3 on max settings at 1440p. At 1080p, I was able to play Arma 3 on mostly max settings at 1080p. I have a Intel core i5 3470 and a AMD Radeon HD 7870. I also have 8gb of ram. Arma 3 barely stays above 20fps at 1440p unless I reduce the settings and view distance. Would buying a new graphics card help performance? Or is it the CPU that is the bottleneck? Thanks.

its not worth to upgrade now, even if you can only run 1080p. I would still use this setup for a while. The gpu is still like 200€ or so, its not worth

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780, r9 290, r9 290x, maybe even a 770. Pretty much all of those would work for 1440p.

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290(x) or if you cant pay that much 280x

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its not worth to upgrade now, even if you can only run 1080p. I would still use this setup for a while. The gpu is still like 200€ or so, its not worth

I think he's already bought the 1440p monitor though.

 

Personally I'd sell 7870 and splash on a R9 290, another option would be X-Fire with 270(X) but ARMA3 probably isn't optimized.

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i'd say stick with what you got and compromise. If that's ABSOLUTELY not an option, the GTX 780, 4GB GTX 770, or R9 290/290x are GREAT cards for 1440P. you also might look into crossfireing your 7870 with another one/R9 280X

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Hi, I am looking to buy a new graphics card for playing games like Arma 3 on max settings at 1440p. At 1080p, I was able to play Arma 3 on mostly max settings at 1080p. I have a Intel core i5 3470 and a AMD Radeon HD 7870. I also have 8gb of ram. Arma 3 barely stays above 20fps at 1440p unless I reduce the settings and view distance. Would buying a new graphics card help performance? Or is it the CPU that is the bottleneck? Thanks.

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Thanks for the responses. Most of you recommended 780 or 290 so would either of these cards be good or should I find a different one?

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130918

 

Also for anyone who said crossfire I would need to buy a new motherboard and case because I currently have a mini-ITX build.

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i'd say stick with what you got and compromise. If that's ABSOLUTELY not an option, the GTX 780, 4GB GTX 770, or R9 290/290x are GREAT cards for 1440P. you also might look into crossfireing your 7870 with another one/R9 280X

The 7870 won't CF with the r9 280x. a 7970 would.

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The 7870 won't CF with the r9 280x. a 7970 would.

perhaps i got the cards mixed up then :)

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Thanks for the responses. Most of you recommended 780 or 290 so would either of these cards be good or should I find a different one?

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=93753&vpn=R9-290X-EDFD&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1264

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130918

 

Also for anyone who said crossfire I would need to buy a new motherboard and case because I currently have a mini-ITX build.

Both are fine. It depends more on your case, budget, and preference for AMD/Nvidia. If your case will accommodate either card, get the cheaper one unless you favour one side or another

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If your power supply and case can handle it .. consider another 7870 in crossfire .. 

 

Otherwise, wait few months and get 8xx series from nVidia .. anything you buy today will be outdated in few months .. 

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290 or 780 will be just fine. If the monitor has gsync obv get 780

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