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Chairdolf_Sitler
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Hello. I have R9 270 from MSI in my computer, and I was thinking about upgrading it. What should I buy?

 

- Radeon R9 380

- GeForce GTX 960

- buy another R9 270 to use in CrossFire

- or save money and buy GTX 970 (I'm from Sweden, so what will be a few bucks for you might be a lot of money for me, for example 970 from MSI is 350$ on Amazon and around 460$ (3900 kr) in stores here)

 

What would you recommend? I know that I will probably have to upgrade my PSU as well, but I'll handle that myself.

 

My specs:

CPU: Core i5 4460

RAM: Kingston DDR3 8 GB

MoBo: Gigabyte H81-D3

PSU: Corsair VS 450W

GPU: MSI R9 270

Case: Zalamn Z3 Plus

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380.

 

390 if you can save up.

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Hello. I have R9 270 from MSI in my computer, and I was thinking about upgrading it. What should I buy?

 

- Radeon R9 380

- GeForce GTX 960

- buy another R9 270 to use in CrossFire

- or save money and buy GTX 970 (I'm from Sweden, so what will be a few bucks for you might be a lot of money for me, for example 970 from MSI is 350$ on Amazon and around 460$ (3900 kr) in stores here)

 

What would you recommend? I know that I will probably have to upgrade my PSU as well, but I'll handle that myself.

 

My specs:

CPU: Core i5 4460

RAM: Kingston DDR3 8 GB

MoBo: Gigabyte H81-D3

PSU: Corsair VS 450W

GPU: MSI R9 270

Case: Zalamn Z3 Plus

Might be able to find a 290.  Otherwise 380 is good too.

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spara till ett 390 eller kör på 380n båda är bra men 390n slår 970n

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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I LIVE in Sweden, but I'm from Poland. I'm not that good in Swedish, but I understood it.

awww too bad well save up for a 390 or get the 380 the 970 is only if you need the NVIDA features like shadow play and game stream, good luck with swedish, its a bitch

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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