R9 280x

[CalumGiff]

Right im currently making a new system that will run on a 60hz 1080p monitor from ben q, at this resolution will the r9 280x be a sufficient card to play on ultra with good fps?

[79wjd]

It depends on the game, but right now, a 280x will max out most games (At least high) at 1080p 60fps. 

 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1041

[Fate]

Yup, 280x is a great 1080p card. 

I'm not sure about the prices in Scotland but you may want to look into the R9 290, it's generally not too much more expensive and quite a bit better.

[SeanBond]

Right im currently making a new system that will run on a 60hz 1080p monitor from ben q, at this resolution will the r9 280x be a sufficient card to play on ultra with good fps?

Most games will do fine. Some you will have to either reduce AA or lighting quality to get a good 60fps.

[Prastupok]

Right im currently making a new system that will run on a 60hz 1080p monitor from ben q, at this resolution will the r9 280x be a sufficient card to play on ultra with good fps?

 

With the exception of some poorly optimized games, it will max out 9 out of 10 games at 1080p

[CalumGiff]

its sitting around £70 dearer for the r9 290 unfortunately, otherwise i would have picked that up. The asus one was on a deal just there but the directcuII cooler on r9 series cards sucks and it still sits £40 dearer than the 280x

[CalumGiff]

I dont need 60fps constant that wont upset me and dialing down AA wont kill me either, ill be upgrading the gpu in 2 or 3 years anyway and im happy to dial down settings until then

[Stardar1]

I dont need 60fps constant that wont upset me and dialing down AA wont kill me either, ill be upgrading the gpu in 2 or 3 years anyway and im happy to dial down settings until then

if you are upgrading in 2 or 3 years then dont go for anything too expensive.

[CalumGiff]

So the 280x will be a good buy in your opinion

[Shaqo_Wyn]

Right im currently making a new system that will run on a 60hz 1080p monitor from ben q, at this resolution will the r9 280x be a sufficient card to play on ultra with good fps?

 

The 280X is only the most well balanced 1080p GPU ever. So yes.

[CalumGiff]

lol you dont half know how to get your point across

[Prastupok]

So the 280x will be a good buy in your opinion

 

280/280x/290/290x are all worthwhile buys.

[CalumGiff]

One more question, im buying my new system in parts just so its less financially upsetting. If i buy the gpu the now would it even be worthwhile putting it in a pcie 1.0 slot until i get my new mobo and cpu just so i can be rid of the gt 9500 i currently have?

[79wjd]

One more question, im buying my new system in parts just so its less financially upsetting. If i buy the gpu the now would it even be worthwhile putting it in a pcie 1.0 slot until i get my new mobo and cpu just so i can be rid of the gt 9500 i currently have?

A 1.0x16 slot won't bottleneck any current card....however any cpu running on that board will. You should really just wait until you get upgrade everything all at once -- as it will be cheaper/yield better performance in the long run.

[CalumGiff]

I dont have the income to buy everything at once that was my point, the current cpu is a core 2 quad duo clockd at 2.4ghz per core it hurts my soul

[79wjd]

I dont have the income to buy everything at once that was my point, the current cpu is a core 2 quad duo clockd at 2.4ghz per core it hurts my soul

And my point is that you should just wait then. If you by a new gpu now then your cpu will just hold you back severely. And by the time you can afford a cpu that won't hold you back, the R9 290 will have likely dropped to the price of the R9 280x.

[CalumGiff]

i see so buy less important crap first eg psu, case, ram etc

[79wjd]

i see so buy less important crap first eg psu, case, ram etc

No, you're better off just waiting as prices all come down over time.

 

A case/psu would be the only stable thing....but you'd still be much better off buying everything all at once as only then will you know EXACTLY what you need. 

[Tacitus]

its sitting around £70 dearer for the r9 290 unfortunately, otherwise i would have picked that up. The asus one was on a deal just there but the directcuII cooler on r9 series cards sucks and it still sits £40 dearer than the 280x

 

Don't buy your PC in parts, with a couple of exceptions (what I did). I bought my PSU, RAM, CD drive and case a few months before I got everything else. That stuff doesn't really get outdated, at least not quickly.

 

However, where are you buying your 280x from, at what price, and what is your budget?

 

Amazon have stock of the PowerColour r9 290 PCS+ for £200.

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00I0K670E/ref=sr_1_15_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1423524549&sr=8-15&keywords=r9+290&condition=new

[CalumGiff]

Thanks for letting me know that mate, is the powercolor version a good one to go for>
 

[CalumGiff]

Ill buy the case, the psu, the ram, the storage, the monitor and then buy the cpu and mob with the gpu being last.

Cpu and motherboard are pretty much decided anyway i5 4690k and either an msi gaming 3 or gigabbyte gaming 3