Graphic card selection

[Dalis]

I'm possibly in need of a new graphic card. I have a ASUS GeForce GTX 650. I use my PC for games, mainly Skyrim. Recommendations on specs? I.E. Radeon vs GeForce. I have space for up to a triple slot space (ASUS SaberTooth Z97 Mk. 1).

Edit. $400-500 max.

[Br3tt96]

A budget would be nice?

[Goldensapling]

~$150 | Used R9 280(x)

~$200 | R9 380

~$250 | R9 380x

~$300 | R9 390

~$450 | GTX 980

~$500 | R9 Fury

~$650 | GTX 980ti

 

This is pretty much the GPU buyer's guide at the moment

[Sakkura]

~$150 | Used R9 280(x)

~$200 | R9 380

~$250 | R9 380x

~$300 | R9 390

~$450 | GTX 980

~$650 | GTX 980ti

 

This is pretty much the GPU buyer's guide at the moment

 

+ R9 Fury at ~$500

[Goldensapling]

+ R9 Fury at ~$500

Oh yeah, forgot that exists

[IP man]

new year new cards i would wait and buy the new ones!

[Sionji]

In my experience, it comes down to a few things. AMD cards run much hotter than Nvidia cards do, in general, and use a lot more power. So part of this might be looking at seeing what sort of power draw you can pull from your power supply. I don't know if your board supports 3 way SLI, Crossfire, or both but if you plan on using that feature, make sure it's supported. Some Nvidia cards have features that AMD cards do not have and vice versa, so I'd take a look at both and pick the one that has all of the features you want. Good luck!

[Sakkura]

In my experience, it comes down to a few things. AMD cards run much hotter than Nvidia cards do, in general, and use a lot more power.

 

They do use some more power, though it's rarely a big deal. And they don't run hotter in general. Depends entirely on the particular card and cooler you get.

[App4that]

~$150 | Used R9 280(x)

~$200 | R9 380

~$250 | R9 380x

~$300 | R9 390

~$450 | GTX 980

~$500 | R9 Fury

~$650 | GTX 980ti

 

This is pretty much the GPU buyer's guide at the moment

Your guide might work for you, but plenty of people will miss out depending on the games they play. And the resolution they game at.

[Goldensapling]

Your guide might work for you, but plenty of people will miss out depending on the games they play. And the resolution they game at.

This is just a 1080p gaming guide. Obviously certain people will need different cards depending on what they do, their resolution, etc.

[App4that]

This is just a 1080p gaming guide. Obviously certain people will need different cards depending on what they do, their resolution, etc.

You have a 1080p guide that advises a Fury? :huh: The Fury trips over it's own feet at 1080p.

[Goldensapling]

You have a 1080p guide that advises a Fury? :huh: The Fury trips over it's own feet at 1080

Just needed to fit something into the price point. It has a 980ti as well. The point is, it's important to have the price point filled with something

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

One question, are you pushing heavy graphical mods on your skyrim?

[Dalis]

One question, are you pushing heavy graphical mods on your skyrim?

Not as of now. I probably will later

[don_svetlio]

~$150 | Used R9 280(x)

~$200 | R9 380

~$250 | R9 380x

~$300 | R9 390

~$450 | GTX 980

~$500 | R9 Fury

~$650 | GTX 980ti

 

This is pretty much the GPU buyer's guide at the moment

This is correct.