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Upgrading my gpu for christmas

Bandizooie
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hello everyone. ok so with christmas coming around the corner i need to get some things figured out. so to be quick. im going to up upgrading my low end pc to medium range. im going to be upgrading ram psu and gpu. i mainly need some help with the gpu.

 

3 questions

 

1: what gpu should i get from the 200-300 price range

 

2: if im in australia where everything is so expensive where should i go to get the cheapest gpu

 

3: will a $200-$300 gpu run on a psu of 500w

 

thanks in advance. everything is a help

 

here is my build if anyone needs it 

http://gyazo.com/543d1589bce45727f0d01dcb70a7ae18

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200-300 with shipping from the US?

USD or AUD?

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A 260x in dual-graphics mode is probably the highest I'd go with that CPU[APU]. Although I haven't seen real benchmarks with anything higher than a 260x, I'd be afraid of potential bottlenecks leading to possible stuttering & bad price/performance. 

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200-300 with shipping from the US?

USD or AUD?

aud and yeah. whats the better deal

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I would 280x 3GB Vram is needed now.

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im just looking at all the price ranges. i dont want to go over 300 tho

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Perfect.
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I think something like a R9 280 will be a good upgrade. Yes it might be a bit bottlenecked in some particular cases, when the CPU is needed a lot, but overall, you should experience a nice FPS bump.

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I think something like a R9 280 will be a good upgrade. Yes it might be a bit bottlenecked in some particular cases, when the CPU is needed a lot, but overall, you should experience a nice FPS bump.

would this be good? 

 

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-RADEON-1000MHz-Graphics-R9-280X-TDFD/dp/B00FSC5N66/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417660185&sr=8-1&keywords=280x+graphics+card

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its a good card yes...a bit overpowered for your cpu though...you should look for an r9 280 and save some more...

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its a good card yes...a bit overpowered for your cpu though...you should look for an r9 280 and save some more...

i want somthing that will last. and i may upgrade my cpu later down the track.

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i want somthing that will last. and i may upgrade my cpu later down the track.

then yes defenetly look for r9 280x and r9 290 you will find good deals there.

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1080p medium 60fps i would say...not high.

 

EDIT: i see you are running 1440x900 so yes at that resolution high settings should be no problem.

an r9 280 would be worth it though...3gb of vram, more powerful...would last you longer.

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which one should you suggest for longest performance and little need to upgrade for a couple years? i can afford both

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1080p medium 60fps i would say...not high.

 

EDIT: i see you are running 1440x900 so yes at that resolution high settings should be no problem.

an r9 280 would be worth it though...3gb of vram, more powerful...would last you longer.

which one should you suggest for longest performance and little need to upgrade for a couple years? i can afford both

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which one should you suggest for longest performance and little need to upgrade for a couple years? i can afford both

R9 280 is worth it as i've mentionned already mate, go with that.

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| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  |  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
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