Graphics Card Upgrade For Current Build

[Gr0egercesg]

Hi everyone,

 

Below is my build, i'm gonna get a new graphics card for christmas and i'm wondering what is the best card i can run without changing anything else. No particular preference on team red/green, thinking around 250£ mark. But if can do it i would love to go 980/980 ti, if my build can handle it.

 

i5 4430

Intel Stock Cooler

Asus H81M-A

16gb Hyperx Kingston ram

Samsung 120GB 850, 3TB WD Green

AMD 7870 Ghz Edition

Aerocool 500W 80+ PSU

Fractal Core 1000 Case

 

 

[App4that]

What games do you play? How fast is your ram?

[TheRandomness]

I'd say upgrade PSU first... I wouldn't trust it with anything tbh.

[Sir_Chicken]

First, get a better PSU and for 250£ get gtx 970 r9 390, and also, what games do you play? Because you might not need a card like this.

[DarkBlade2117]

Get a 650-850w EVGA GS or G2 or any SeaSonic or XFX.

Then get a R9 390x unless you can afford a GTX 980Ti

[App4that]

I think it's a bit of paranoia to replace that PSU, it would run a 390 just fine. And a 390x barely beats a 390 in performance but costs a lot more money.

[Gr0egercesg]

I think it's a bit of paranoia to replace that PSU, it would run a 390 just fine. And a 390x barely beats a 390 in performance but costs a lot more money.

Would it run a 970? (Or anything higher?)

[App4that]

Would it run a 970? (Or anything higher?)

It would, my question would be why? You'll get an edge in Gameworks games but everywhere else the 390 will kill a 970. And that advantage in gameworks games can be erased by upping to some fast ram that helps with all games. Or simply finding the resource heavy Gameworks feature and lowering it or disabling it.

[Gr0egercesg]

It would, my question would be why? You'll get an edge in Gameworks games but everywhere else the 390 will kill a 970. And that advantage in gameworks games can be erased by upping to some fast ram that helps with all games. Or simply finding the resource heavy Gameworks feature and lowering it or disabling it.

True, i had a good deal on a used 970 lined up, the seller sold tho,

Would, for example 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Radeon-Graphics-Card-GDDR5/dp/B00ZCBDUXQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1447619060&sr=8-2&keywords=390

be compatible with my mobo (Asus H81M-A)??

[App4that]

True, i had a good deal on a used 970 lined up, the seller sold tho,

Would, for example 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-Radeon-Graphics-Card-GDDR5/dp/B00ZCBDUXQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1447619060&sr=8-2&keywords=390

be compatible with my mobo (Asus H81M-A)??

I'm not an XFX fan, but it should work.