What GPU is right for me?

[Will Barnard]

Hey guys,

 

First off, here's my setup:

 

               CPU Intel Core i7 4790k @ 4.00GHz

Motherboard MSI Z97 GAMING 7

              RAM 12GB (1x4GB+1x8GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz

              GPU EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB FTW SC

         Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB

               PSU Corsair AX760

 

So I've recently upgraded my CPU, now I need a GPU that can keep up with it 

 

I don't really want to spend more than £300 (which is roughly $450), so I'm looking for a card that can run the latest AAA titles on the best settings possible for the money.

 

I'd rather an NVIDIA card, but feel free to suggest AMD if you think its the best I can get for £300. Also, it has to have 4GB of VRAM.

 

Please help me, there's so many...

 

Thanks in advance 

 

[The Dragon]

Maybe a 280x

[Tedster]

Will you buy used?

[Guest]

R9 290 

Or R9 290x 

 

The 970 is £330 so you could always save a little more and buy one of them.

[Guest]

R9 290X or a GTX 970

[theghettosponge]

GTX 970 all the way

[thekeemo]

290 all the way

[Prastupok]

As much flak as it's gotten the 970 is still a solid 1080p card.

[Nup]

yep what the people have said! 290/x

[Nup]

As much flak as it's gotten the 970 is still a solid 1080p card.

 

This is very true ^^^ 

 

But in general its easier to find cheap 290s

[zappian]

The 290x is becoming a better and better deal its hard not to reccomend it.

[Prastupok]

This is very true ^^^ 

 

But in general its easier to find cheap 290s

Oh no doubt! But NVidia fans will enjoy going that route

[kylerjobe]

GTX 970 fits right in your budget! It will eat up all new AAA titles for awhile.

[L A]

-snip-

 

I'd actually grab a 970 at that price! You get to save $100.

 

But then again, you can also dish out $450 to grab a 780ti for $450... OR sell that 660 for $100 and grab a full 980.

[Whorax]

I highly recommend waiting until the 3xx from AMD is unveiled. If you absolutely can't wait I would recommend the R9 290/x as others have mentioned.

[Timopomer]

tbh,290x or wait a month or two. the price will drop and a new card mine peek out of AMD

[IAMSWIFT1]

GTX 970 fits right in your budget! It will eat up all new AAA titles for awhile.

Needs 4gb Of VRAM Lololol

[othertomperson]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#m=8,14,18,27,41&c=186,146&sort=a7

 

970 or 290X, either is well within your budget and will perform brilliantly.

 

 

This is very true ^^^ 

 

But in general its easier to find cheap 290s 

 

Actually no, the 970s have a considerably lower starting price, and for one with a decent cooler they are pretty much the same. See above.

 

EDIT: oh you said 290, not 290X. Never mind.

[zappian]

I will admit that the 970 is the finest 3.5 GB card on the market at least

 

Since the last 500 mb are 5 or 6 times slower.

[Zweihander]

it has to have 4GB of VRAM.

 

Well then, I suppose the 290x is up for recommendation.

[Hero7750]

I would wait a couple months for when amd's r9 300 series come out (they come out in quarter 2 of 2015). A bunch of people are recommending the r9 290 and gtx 970. The r9 290 and 290x run a little hot so personally I wouldn't get it, and the 970 is having VRAM problems when getting up to using 3.5 to 4.0 GB of VRAM.

[kylerjobe]

Needs 4gb Of VRAM Lololol

lol I'm sure 3.5gb will do fine for 1080p in the foreseeable future.

[The Dragon]

After research, definitely 290x

[Laputacake]

R9 290X or GTX 970

[Nup]

Oh no doubt! But NVidia fans will enjoy going that route

absolutely! I would have loved to see Nvidia drop the price on the 970 after the recent fiasco, it would have dominated the market!