I have £300 and need a GPU, Which one should I get?

[Gavolar]

Hey,

 

So I'm building a PC for my cousin and he want's a good GPU to use but only has £300 which is about $446, I was going to get a GTX 970 but then heard about the VRAM issue and got put off of it, I then started looking at R9 290's and to be totally honest I have no idea what to get now. He wants it to be able to run all the upcoming games for the next year at least but he is mainly worried about it running the new "Star Wars: Battlefront" and the upcoming "American Truck Simulator". I know that it's going to need 4GB of VRAM as that's the average that all the current game's ask for. So I was just wondering if anyone could help me here and also tell me if the 970 issues is as bad as it sounds?

 

Thank you for reading, any help would be much appreciated. 

 

 

Merry Christmas.

[ThinkWithPortals]

 

I reckon an R9 390 is your best bet, with budget to spare. Stick to MSI, Sapphire, XFX or Powercolor.

[MLG Doge]

R9 390 8GB

 

 

Whats your PSU?

[Patrick Bateman]

gtx 970 or 390

[Overkilled]

390x is £325 i think

[Hans Christian | Teri]

I reckon an R9 390 is your best bet, with budget to spare. Stick to MSI, Sapphire, XFX or Powercolor.

 

Let's put ASUS on that list and remove MSI for having the most unfriendly customer service in the world, shall we?

[pokechat8978]

Let's put ASUS on that list and remove MSI for having the most unfriendly customer service in the world, shall we?

AFAIK the Asus cooler doesn't cool VRMs properly on AMD cards.

[ThinkWithPortals]

Let's put ASUS on that list and remove MSI for having the most unfriendly customer service in the world, shall we?

Let's not. The ASUS cooler is pretty poor, while the MSI cooler is one of the best out there. I cannot comment on customer service, however.

[stealth80]

my 970 ran Battlefront without any issues. If you want raw performance get the 390, if you want almost the same performance with less heat, noise, power consumption, then grab a 970gtx, EVGA or MSI

 

However a little google search and I find a 390X for £295 (exdisplay /bothered)

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/721680-exdisplay-sapphire-nitro-r9-390x-tri-x-oc-8gb-gddr5-dual-link-dvi-ebr1-11241-00-20g?gclid=CL3putnJ8skCFcE_GwodPbMD9A#fo_c=951&fo_k=86bf52c48849f7ad1d29073350329f3f&fo_s=gplauk?mkwid=sWA3N2WiH_dc&pcrid=51630194939&pkw=&pmt=

 

 

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[Gavolar]

Thank's this has been quiet helpful, the PSU is a corsair RM-850W gold, I will have a look at these cards and the availability on them, I had been looking at the 390's and 290's 

 

 

The only problem is I'm not sure the 390x will fit in the case which is a Corsair SPEC 03, I was originally looking at but the size was my only worry.

 

Thank you.

[Patrick Bateman]

Thank's this has been quiet helpful, the PSU is a corsair RM-850W gold, I will have a look at these cards and the availability on them, I had been looking at the 390's and 290's 

 

 

The only problem is I'm not sure the 390x will fit in the case which is a Corsair SPEC 03, I was originally looking at but the size was my only worry.

 

Thank you.

the psu would be fine for all the options

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($398.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $458.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 13:31 EST-0500

 

No incompatibilies found, should fit

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[K0MP4CT]

Honestly, the VRAM issue with the 970 really isn't going to affect most games. Well, not for the average gamer, if your cousin is someone who's going to try and max out every single game then the AMD GPU would probably be a better option. Otherwise, I'd go for the 970.

[stealth80]

get the 390x, its on par with a 980 in some games and its £100 less there

[carguy86]

Xfx r9 390, xfx has Amazing customer support and their coolers perform quite well +they are whisper quiet. (Atleast thats the case with my 290, i had to rma it once and they responded within hours (took å week from sending out my old card untill i had my new card))

[Gavolar]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card  ($398.98 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $458.97

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-23 13:31 EST-0500

 

No incompatibilies found, should fit

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Ahh thank you, glad it fits.d

[Gavolar]

Yer I think I'm going to get the 390x with the 8GB as I know he wants to mod and max out games so if its on the same level as the 980 I 'll get it as I have the 980ti. Thank's everyone.

[AMDisTheBEST]

Your budget is enough for 390x I think

[TIM74UK]

go with a palit jetstream gtx970. 

[Coaxialgamer]

I would go for an r9 390(x) .

[-iSynthesis]

Let's put ASUS on that list and remove MSI for having the most unfriendly customer service in the world, shall we?

Let's not put ASUS and AMD in the same sentence ever again.

[djsoggy1234]

sapphire r9 390 nitro, sexy af(imho)

[AMDisTheBEST]

sapphire r9 390 nitro, sexy af(imho)

definitely get the nitro brand. +1