Upgrade graphics card

PandaButtonFTW · Jan 5, 2014

Hello! Currently i have 2 GTX 580 1.5gb and i would like to upgrade

my budget is ~600-700 and i live in australia... any suggesstions? because i really dont know what to buy.

mhedas · Jan 5, 2014

I would recommend the 780 Ti (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127770).
It's almost 3 times as fast as a single 580.

PandaButtonFTW · Jan 5, 2014

mhedas :

unfortunately newegg doesnt ship to australia

and they are more expensive here

ramalpan · Jan 5, 2014

Are you planning to SLI?

If you want to get one card. I recommend an nvidia gtx 780 or gtx 780ti

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-Graphics-03G-P4-2881-KR/dp/B00GDIIIPW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1388946541&sr=8-3&keywords=gtx+780+ti

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-GTX780-SuperClocked-03G-P4-2784-KR/dp/B00CUIVSNS/?tag=logicaincrem-20

A radeon r9 290x is great too
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-RADEON-1000MHz-Graphics-R9290XENFC/dp/B00G2OTRMA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1388946591&sr=1-1&keywords=r9+290x

If you plan on doing sli, you could run 2 gtx 770
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-RADEON-1000MHz-Graphics-R9290XENFC/dp/B00G2OTRMA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1388946591&sr=1-1&keywords=r9+290x

gamerkila57 · Jan 5, 2014

Your only options for a worthwhile upgrade are

GTX 780
R9 290
R9 290X
GTX 780 Ti ( This being the best option @$699)

mhedas · Jan 5, 2014

If you haven't had any issues with SLI you could also buy two 770's. They would be even faster than one 780 ti

PandaButtonFTW · Jan 5, 2014

Id personaly prefer a single card... had a couple of issues with sli.... also cards are about 100 bucks more expensive here so 780 ti and 770 sli are a bit pricey, im kinda thinking of an r9 290, how bad is the stock cooler? really as bad as people say?

gamerkila57 · Jan 5, 2014

PandaButtonFTW :

What are the prices and no the reference cooler isn't as bad as ppl make it

mhedas · Jan 5, 2014

Well, it gets pretty loud under load, but there are 290's with custom coolers now, for example by asus or sapphire

PandaButtonFTW · Jan 5, 2014

prices are pretty much just 100 higher than newegg on most cards... i like to buy from PCCG http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index

ramalpan · Jan 5, 2014

On amazon australia I found a
gtx 780 at $519
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-GTX780-SuperClocked-03G-P4-2784-KR/dp/B00CUIVSNS/ref=cm_srch_res_rpli_1
and a titan at $750
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperClocked-Dual-Link-Graphics-06G-P4-2791-KR/dp/B00BL8BX7O/ref=cm_srch_res_rpli_1

PandaButtonFTW · Jan 5, 2014

how big of an upgrade would a 780 be over 2 580?

mhedas · Jan 5, 2014

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1483&products_id=23837
or
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1575&products_id=26373

mhedas · Jan 5, 2014

PandaButtonFTW :

About 25% better performance

PandaButtonFTW · Jan 5, 2014

hmmm a good upgrade... what about a R9 290 vs a 780? which is more powerfull?

mhedas · Jan 5, 2014

They are equally good in games, the 290 score slightly better scores in benchmarks like 3dmark firestrike

PandaButtonFTW · Jan 5, 2014

hmm i think i will go with a 290 then... ill order in a few weeks, see if any new custom cards come in stock

thanks mhedas and ramalpan and gamerkila57 for your suggestions

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