Need Graphics Card Help

[cHuCk_TaMu]

Hello everyone,

Sadly my graphics card of the last 3.5 years has died. I have had a 7970, and it has done wonders for me over that period of time. It died while I was playing The Division with some friends. I have a back up card that is ancient, and it can't support DX 11. Now originally I had planned to upgrade with Pascal or Polaris, but now I am without a card to play any of my modern games. So I am forced to upgrade. I play at 1080p currently, but I would like to go to 1440p in the next year. With that in mind, what would you recommend me do? I have a budget of around $450 USD, but I could save another 50 dollars or so. I will also attach my current PC specs as well:

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX S40 54.2 CFM CPU Cooler 
Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard 
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory 
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive 
Case: Silverstone SG10B MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply 


Thank you all for your time!

[shadowbyte]

if you are patient, wait for the next gen of GPUs from both AMD and NVIDIA.

If you're not patient, go for an R9 FURY or GTX 980m or a 980ti if you can swing it

[Enderman]

how about buying a used cheap GPU for now and save up for pascal

then sell the used card you got

[ltguy]

4 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

if you are patient, wait for the next gen of GPUs from both AMD and NVIDIA.

If you're not patient, go for an R9 FURY or GTX 980m or a 980ti if you can swing it

I second the 980m recommendation. Mobile graphics on desktop motherboards are the hidden secret.............

[pithball]

3 minutes ago, Enderman said:

how about buying a used cheap GPU for now and save up for pascal

then sell the used card you got

You could buy a GTX 760 or 770 for now, they should be able to suit your uses for now, they are still pretty powerful. (for $200)

[shadowbyte]

Just now, ltguy said:

I second the 980m recommendation. Mobile graphics on desktop motherboards are the hidden secret.............

you need at least an r9 295x2m for over 9000fps

or maybe a titan xm

[ltguy]

3 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

you need at least an r9 295x2m for over 9000fps

Once your try a 14,400 hz monitor, you can never go back to 9000 fps. 

[shadowbyte]

Just now, ltguy said:

Once your try a 14,400 hz monitor, you can never go back to 9000 fps. 

then you can quickskope 8 year old skrebs on the latest call of duty or some shit

ayyy m89

[Beeeyeee]

15 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

if you are patient, wait for the next gen of GPUs from both AMD and NVIDIA.

If you're not patient, go for an R9 FURY or GTX 980m or a 980ti if you can swing it

980m is a mobile GPU dude.

[Emeryy]

just get a 750 ti for now and deal with having to turn the settings down, then sell it for a loss of $20 or so when pascal gets here

[BurblingBarbacoa]

I really do encourage you to wait, even if it mean sacrificing gaming for a while. Maybe find the cheapest capable second hand card you can and use that until the next ten of cards come out. 

 

If if you can't wait I reccomend the 380x as a bare minimum for the 1440p upgrade you plan on. If you want to turn up the settings a bit and want some more room to breathe, considering you are willing to pay the extra look at the 970 and 390. They are neck and neck in preformance. 

 

Hope i helped  

[BurblingBarbacoa]

21 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

if you are patient, wait for the next gen of GPUs from both AMD and NVIDIA.

If you're not patient, go for an R9 FURY or GTX 980m or a 980ti if you can swing it

Everybody know about the secret of mobile graphics processors. M.2 slots actually work with mobile gpus and give infinite fps. Go for it