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Hey everyone. Need some really quick answers to this question, it's for a friend. Normally would do the research myself but it's quite late and I'm worried I would make a mistake while researching. Any suggestion welcome. Thanks in advance bruvs :P

 

I'm on a similar budget and I'm looking at the R9 380/280X, be about £160/170 the R9 380 is generally cheaper though

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CHEERS GUYS! THANKS FOR ALL THE QUICK RESPONSES! A WINNER HAS BEEN CHOSEN: R9 380 :D

 

 

Hey everyone. Need some really quick answers to this question, it's for a friend. Normally would do the research myself but it's quite late and I'm worried I would make a mistake while researching. Any suggestion welcome. Thanks in advance bruvs :P

#RIPTopGear  This is the best thread ever: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/53190-i-can-not-get-hard/ " French meetings are just people sitting in a semi-circle shouting at each other" -Dom Jolly  :lol:

My rig: 

   CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz | GPU: GTX 760 reference | PSU: Corsair RM750 | Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V | Motherboard: Gigabyte B85M D3H | Case: NZXT S340 White | RAM: 8GB EVO Potenza @ 1600MHz | Storage: 3TB Seagate HDD, 60GB OCZ SSD, 620GB Toshiba HDD | Mouse: Steelseries Rival @1000 CPi |  OS: Windows 10 Pro | Phone: iPhone 6S 16GB  
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/439354-why-nvidia/
 
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Hey everyone. Need some really quick answers to this question, it's for a friend. Normally would do the research myself but it's quite late and I'm worried I would make a mistake while researching. Any suggestion welcome. Thanks in advance bruvs :P

 

I'm on a similar budget and I'm looking at the R9 380/280X, be about £160/170 the R9 380 is generally cheaper though

CPU: FX-6300 GPU: Sapphire R9 380X MOBO: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB PSU: XFX XTR 550W CASE: Zalman Z11 Plus SSD: Samsung 840 Evo

17 years old, PC Enthusiast for 3. Be gentle with me, I'm only young.

 

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-Graphics-PCI-E-GDDR5-DVI-I/dp/B00YXSL3O2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1439768306&sr=8-4&keywords=r9+380

 

@Ronnie76 sugested R9 280x, its also great, but in the UK is more expensive then 150 pounds.

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I'm on a similar budget and I'm looking at the R9 380/280X, be about £160/170 the R9 380 is generally cheaper though

The R9 380 is quite a good suggestion actually. I just found it for £151 so that's definitely an option!

#RIPTopGear  This is the best thread ever: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/53190-i-can-not-get-hard/ " French meetings are just people sitting in a semi-circle shouting at each other" -Dom Jolly  :lol:

My rig: 

   CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz | GPU: GTX 760 reference | PSU: Corsair RM750 | Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V | Motherboard: Gigabyte B85M D3H | Case: NZXT S340 White | RAM: 8GB EVO Potenza @ 1600MHz | Storage: 3TB Seagate HDD, 60GB OCZ SSD, 620GB Toshiba HDD | Mouse: Steelseries Rival @1000 CPi |  OS: Windows 10 Pro | Phone: iPhone 6S 16GB  
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/439354-why-nvidia/
 
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The R9 380 is quite a good suggestion actually. I just found it for £151 so that's definitely an option!

 

I'm planning on getting this one: http://www.ebuyer.com/714727-msi-radeon-r9-380-gaming-4gb-gddr5-dual-link-dvi-d-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-r9-380-gaming-4g It is a little bit more expensive but more worthwhile

CPU: FX-6300 GPU: Sapphire R9 380X MOBO: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB PSU: XFX XTR 550W CASE: Zalman Z11 Plus SSD: Samsung 840 Evo

17 years old, PC Enthusiast for 3. Be gentle with me, I'm only young.

 

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I'm planning on getting this one: http://www.ebuyer.com/714727-msi-radeon-r9-380-gaming-4gb-gddr5-dual-link-dvi-d-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-r9-380-gaming-4g It is a little bit more expensive but more worthwhile

Dude... that's quite expensive.. Check out this one: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-sapphire-radeon-r9-380-dual-x-oc-28nm-pcie-30-(x16)-5600mhz-gddr5-985mhz-gpu-1792-streams-dp-hdm

#RIPTopGear  This is the best thread ever: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/53190-i-can-not-get-hard/ " French meetings are just people sitting in a semi-circle shouting at each other" -Dom Jolly  :lol:

My rig: 

   CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz | GPU: GTX 760 reference | PSU: Corsair RM750 | Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V | Motherboard: Gigabyte B85M D3H | Case: NZXT S340 White | RAM: 8GB EVO Potenza @ 1600MHz | Storage: 3TB Seagate HDD, 60GB OCZ SSD, 620GB Toshiba HDD | Mouse: Steelseries Rival @1000 CPi |  OS: Windows 10 Pro | Phone: iPhone 6S 16GB  
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/439354-why-nvidia/
 
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The one I linked is the 4GB version, the card is able to make the most of it unlike the GTX 960.

If you can afford it try to get the 4GB if not the 2GB version will still be good

CPU: FX-6300 GPU: Sapphire R9 380X MOBO: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB PSU: XFX XTR 550W CASE: Zalman Z11 Plus SSD: Samsung 840 Evo

17 years old, PC Enthusiast for 3. Be gentle with me, I'm only young.

 

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The one I linked is the 4GB version, the card is able to make the most of it unlike the GTX 960.

If you can afford it try to get the 4GB if not the 2GB version will still be good

Yeah I have a 4GB version and I have no regrets

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CPU: i3 4160|Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE|RAM: Kingston HyperX Blue 8GB(2x4GB)|GPU: Sapphire Nitro R9 380 4GB|PSU: Seasonic M12II EVO 620W Modular|Storage: 1TB WD Blue|Case: NZXT S340 Black|PCIe devices: TP-Link WDN4800| Montior: ASUS VE247H| Others: PS3/PS4

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The one I linked is the 4GB version, the card is able to make the most of it unlike the GTX 960.

If you can afford it try to get the 4GB if not the 2GB version will still be good

Ah ok. Nah, my friend's budget won't allow him to get the 4gb version lol

#RIPTopGear  This is the best thread ever: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/53190-i-can-not-get-hard/ " French meetings are just people sitting in a semi-circle shouting at each other" -Dom Jolly  :lol:

My rig: 

   CPU: Pentium G3258 @ 4.5GHz | GPU: GTX 760 reference | PSU: Corsair RM750 | Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V | Motherboard: Gigabyte B85M D3H | Case: NZXT S340 White | RAM: 8GB EVO Potenza @ 1600MHz | Storage: 3TB Seagate HDD, 60GB OCZ SSD, 620GB Toshiba HDD | Mouse: Steelseries Rival @1000 CPi |  OS: Windows 10 Pro | Phone: iPhone 6S 16GB  
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/439354-why-nvidia/
 
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Ah ok. Nah, my friend's budget won't allow him to get the 4gb version lol

 

Then the 2GB version will be plenty anyway, won't get any better for that price

CPU: FX-6300 GPU: Sapphire R9 380X MOBO: Gigabyte 970A-DS3P RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB PSU: XFX XTR 550W CASE: Zalman Z11 Plus SSD: Samsung 840 Evo

17 years old, PC Enthusiast for 3. Be gentle with me, I'm only young.

 

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