New graphics card or new system?

[Miniman005]

Hey, guys this is like my 4th top posting on linus, and loving the community.

So in the near future I am planning to get 2 more 1080p monitors. Which means I will have 3 1080p monitors in total and I want to play on one monitor and do other stuff on the other 2 monitors, like chrome, after burner and other non intensive stuff.

 

However I do want to record the gameplay sometimes, the games I play are all the new stuff, like hardline, far cry 4, gta v, bf4, and anything good that is coming out in the future.

 

My specs at the moment:

• AMD FX6300
• CORSAIR H60 ALL IN ONE WATER COOLER
• MSI R9 270
• GIGABYTE 78LMT-S2P rev5.1
• 8GB CORSAIR MEMORY 
• CORSAIR 750W
• FRACTAL NODE 804

I wanted to know if I can just get a new graphics card, and it will be fine, to play at 60+ fps most of the time or if I have to change the system. I would rather just change the GPU since less money spent, but if i have to, i have to.

 

Thanks Miniman005

[Dannykins]

Hey, guys this is like my 4th top posting on linus, and loving the community.

So in the near future I am planning to get 2 more 1080p monitors. Which means I will have 3 1080p monitors in total and I want to play on one monitor and do other stuff on the other 2 monitors, like chrome, after burner and other non intensive stuff.

you should post your current specs otherwise nobody can answer your question sir 

[ili199]

What is your system now?

I would say get three Titan X cards

[VincentiusIV]

Your R9 270 is more then fine for triple A title's. I would suggest upgrading your cpu first to an intel i5/i7 in the future.

[SonoDanshi]

If only 1 of the screens will be used for gaming then running 3 monitors won't tax your system much more than just running a single screen. Upgrades are needed when trying to render games across multiple screens.

[GeneralBear]

id say pick up a used r9 290 for like 200$ and get a 8320 to uprade ur 6300

[c0d0ps]

What is your system now?

I would say get three Titan X cards

I am pretty sure you are joking/trolling but just to make it clear for op: Not a single Titan X is needed to achieve 60+ fps on ultra on 1920x1080p monitor.

Edit: I realize that he didn't say ultra but since they are such high end cards I might as well throw it in there. 

[Emkryan]

I say cpu first. then when you get your extra monitors would be the time to get that new gpu

[Samppa221]

If you're thinking of upgrading to a R9 290 or a GTX 970/80 the FX 6300 will come to a bottleneck

[c0d0ps]

Your R9 270 is more then fine for triple A title's. I would suggest upgrading your cpu first to an intel i5/i7 in the future.

It's fine for medium-high settings, yes.

[Dannykins]

What is your system now?

I would say get three Titan X cards

Damn he would be poor after that, that's complete overkill lol.

[c0d0ps]

If you're thinking of upgrading to a R9 290 or a GTX 970/80 the FX 6300 will come to a bottleneck

Yes, but not by a big enough margin that it will matter.

He will still be able to max out games at 60+ fps.

(I have seen the benchmarks for it)

[Miniman005]

Yes, but not by a big enough margin that it will matter.

He will still be able to max out games at 60+ fps.

(I have seen the benchmarks for it)

 

 

Damn he would be poor after that, that's complete overkill lol.

 

 

I say cpu first. then when you get your extra monitors would be the time to get that new gpu

 

 

id say pick up a used r9 290 for like 200$ and get a 8320 to uprade ur 6300

 

 

If only 1 of the screens will be used for gaming then running 3 monitors won't tax your system much more than just running a single screen. Upgrades are needed when trying to render games across multiple screens.

 

 

Your R9 270 is more then fine for triple A title's. I would suggest upgrading your cpu first to an intel i5/i7 in the future.

So if upgrade my pc to this:

 

• i5 4690K
• gigabyte ga-z97m-ds3h
• msi r9 290x

Would that be the better option?

[Samppa221]

So if upgrade my pc to this:

 

• i5 4690K
• gigabyte ga-z97m-ds3h
• msi r9 290x

Would that be the better option?

Yes 

[VincentiusIV]

So if upgrade my pc to this:

 

• i5 4690K
• gigabyte ga-z97m-ds3h
• msi r9 290x

Would that be the better option?

Dont upgrade from an r9 270 to 290x.

 

Currently, the sweetspot for 1080p gaming is the GTX960/970. Depending on your budget i would suggest picking one of these.

 

Concerning the i5, are you going to overclock? You can save a little bit of money going for a non-k version, and an h97 motherboard.

That way you can put that money into your GPU.

[Dannykins]

So if upgrade my pc to this:

 

• i5 4690K
• gigabyte ga-z97m-ds3h
• msi r9 290x

Would that be the better option?

i would say put most of your budget into your GPU 

[Miniman005]

Dont upgrade from an r9 270 to 290x.

 

Currently, the sweetspot for 1080p gaming is the GTX960/970. Depending on your budget i would suggest picking one of these.

 

Concerning the i5, are you going to overclock? You can save a little bit of money going for a non-k version, and an h97 motherboard.

That way you can put that money into your GPU.

 

 

i would say put most of your budget into your GPU 

 

 

Yes 

 

What if I just bought a gtx 980,

then upgrade my cpu in the future

 

would that work out????

[Dannykins]

What if I just bought a gtx 980,

then upgrade my cpu in the future

 

would that work out????

i am not sure if that card is compatible or not you would have to make sure it fits into your motherboard and case since it is quite a large card, maybe somebody else could confirm if it would or not, but if it is possible then yes that would be good idea.

[c0d0ps]

So if upgrade my pc to this:

 

• i5 4690K
• gigabyte ga-z97m-ds3h
• msi r9 290x

Would that be the better option?

That is a bit overkill for 1920x1080 and it will cost a bit more but it certainly is better.

[c0d0ps]

What if I just bought a gtx 980,

then upgrade my cpu in the future

 

would that work out????

It's enough to buy 1 gtx 970 for 1920x1080.

980 is totally overkill.

[Miniman005]

i am not sure if that card is compatible or not you would have to make sure it fits into your motherboard and case since it is quite a large card, maybe somebody else could confirm if it would or not, but if it is possible then yes that would be good idea.

 

Just checked and yes the motherboard and the gpu will work fine together 

[Dannykins]

Just checked and yes the motherboard and the gpu will work fine together 

Well then i would go for that and uprage your cpu in future.

[Miniman005]

Well then i would go for that and uprage your cpu in future.

 

Thanks for all the advice

[Fgtfv567]

I'd get a new CPU, GPU, and mobo

[Miniman005]

I'd get a new CPU, GPU, and mobo

 

Do not have enough money for all of them at once

If not I would have