What graphics card to use?

[Timmyethy123]

Hello Everybody,

 

My video card just died and now I have to buy a new one but I want one that doesn't bottleneck under my CPU. In my system is a AMD A10-5800K. My max price will be around 350 USD.

 

Would like to hear something from you guys.

 

Greetings, Timmyethy123

[TheRandomness]

Doesn't bottleneck? R9 380/GTX 960 MAX. Also, what PSU?

[alexhelvetica]

R9 290 is probably going to be your best bet.

There maybe a slight bottle neck though.

[Fictionvl]

I'd highly recommend you upgrade your CPU first

[Goldensapling]

R9 380

 

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[Jacktastic-Mofo]

R9 290 is probably going to be your best bet.

There maybe a slight bottle neck though.

There will be a major bottleneck.

[Timmyethy123]

Doesn't bottleneck? R9 380/GTX 960 MAX. Also, what PSU?

It's an really overkill 700W PSU

[alexhelvetica]

There will be a major bottleneck.

Not Major, but yes there will probably be a bottle neck.

If he buys a new CPU 6 months down the track, the extra $50 was well spent.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Not Major, but yes there will probably be a bottle neck.

If he buys a new CPU 6 months down the track, the extra $50 was well spent.

You also have to take into consideration the cooling and power supply in the system, as if it's not powerful enough or good enough a cooling then its going to hot box and die.

[afyeung]

R9 290 is probably going to be your best bet.

There maybe a slight bottle neck though.

"Slight". 

[Timmyethy123]

I'd highly recommend you upgrade your CPU first

Problem then is that I will need a different motherboard too. Because it's the highest end on the FM2 platform as far as my knowledge goes. And I just don't have that money at the moment

[afyeung]

Hello Everybody,

 

My video card just died and now I have to buy a new one but I want one that doesn't bottleneck under my CPU. In my system is a AMD A10-5800K. My max price will be around 350 USD.

 

Would like to hear something from you guys.

 

Greetings, Timmyethy123

Depends on the game. In CPU intensive ones your system still won't stand a chance. 

[alexhelvetica]

You also have to take into consideration the cooling and power supply in the system, as if it's not powerful enough or good enough a cooling then its going to hot box and die.

He did say, he had a 700w PSU, cooling is mostly irrelevant anyway, modern cases will be fine.

[Timmyethy123]

Went with the MSI GTX960-4GD5T OC. Thanks everybody for your help! This is why I love the LTT forums!

[TheRandomness]

It's an really overkill 700W PSU

Which one specifically?

Went with the MSI GTX960-4GD5T OC. Thanks everybody for your help! This is why I love the LTT forums!

Did you know the R9 380 performs up to 15% better yet it costs less

[jaffacakes]

Went with the MSI GTX960-4GD5T OC. Thanks everybody for your help! This is why I love the LTT forums!

Did you buy it already?

If not get an MSI/Sapphire r9 380

[ShiroArikawa]

Doesn't bottleneck? R9 380/GTX 960 MAX. Also, what PSU?

I would know, I had a 6800k and a gtx 970, it didn't work well, It's such a bad combo here is the fps on gta 5 and settings; Low: 35 Fps; Max: 35 Fps; I3 6100; Low: 45 Fps; Max: 40 Fps.

[ShiroArikawa]

Which one specifically?

Did you know the R9 380 performs up to 15% better yet it costs less

Shadowplay maybe?