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imeugenetan
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with the current rig that i have, what would be a suitable gpu i can look at?

 

that is reali due to the fact i dont have the funds to overhaul my entire rig. =(

| cpu: i5 4460 | cpu cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO | MOBO: MSI H97 Gaming 3 | ram: Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz (4GBx2) CL9 | GPU: SAPPHIRE NITRO R9 390 8G D5 | Case: Shar Koon T28 | Storage: Samsung Evo 120GB SSD + WD 1TB blue 64mb sata3 | psu: Seasonic S12II non modular 620w | 

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I'd recommend a strix or twin frozr V GTX 970

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Id grab a 390/390x, some of the best cards for your money right now, especially if your gaming at 1440p 

 

1080p? Grab a 380/380x depending on your budget

 

Either would fit in perfectly with your rig as well, you won't need to add anything 

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with the current rig that i have, what would be a suitable gpu i can look at?

 

that is reali due to the fact i dont have the funds to overhaul my entire rig. =(

GTX 970 or 390 are both great. 380X if you want to save some scratch, I'd take it or the 380 over the GTX 960 in most cases personally.

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right, thanks guys.

 

as im pretty new to all these, i have heard that r390 > gtx 970. how does that work? would be the first time i wont be with a nvidia card, will it be a huge dif? and lastly, any difference between the brands for r390? 

| cpu: i5 4460 | cpu cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO | MOBO: MSI H97 Gaming 3 | ram: Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz (4GBx2) CL9 | GPU: SAPPHIRE NITRO R9 390 8G D5 | Case: Shar Koon T28 | Storage: Samsung Evo 120GB SSD + WD 1TB blue 64mb sata3 | psu: Seasonic S12II non modular 620w | 

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i need some help pls. so i tried installing the r9 390, but i couldnt get power to it? the fans was spinning, im sure i have installed it right..

| cpu: i5 4460 | cpu cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO | MOBO: MSI H97 Gaming 3 | ram: Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz (4GBx2) CL9 | GPU: SAPPHIRE NITRO R9 390 8G D5 | Case: Shar Koon T28 | Storage: Samsung Evo 120GB SSD + WD 1TB blue 64mb sata3 | psu: Seasonic S12II non modular 620w | 

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tried booting up my pc connected to motherboard graphics. went into bios, it showed that my motherboard do not detect the gpu.. any1 has any ideas?

| cpu: i5 4460 | cpu cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO | MOBO: MSI H97 Gaming 3 | ram: Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz (4GBx2) CL9 | GPU: SAPPHIRE NITRO R9 390 8G D5 | Case: Shar Koon T28 | Storage: Samsung Evo 120GB SSD + WD 1TB blue 64mb sata3 | psu: Seasonic S12II non modular 620w | 

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