£300 to spend on a card today!
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skyscraper7
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At this price point the R9 290 will serve you nicely.
http://www.ebuyer.com/618538-msi-radeon-r9-290-4gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-r9-290-gaming-4g?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=CL2cgue4jb0CFeXKtAodhUcAcQ
Great card. With msi you can't go wrong. I would pick one up now if I had the money
http://www.ebuyer.com/618538-msi-radeon-r9-290-4gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-r9-290-gaming-4g?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=CL2cgue4jb0CFeXKtAodhUcAcQ
Great card. With msi you can't go wrong. I would pick one up now if I had the money
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Currently, the R9 cards are overpriced because of the bitcoin miners.
I might suggest a GTX770 superclock. It will be a big jump over your current GTX560ti.
In addition, since it will use the same drivers, you should be able to simply swap cards.
http://www.ebuyer.com/538372-evga-nvidia-gtx-770-sc-1137mhz-7010mhz-2048mb-256-bit-ddr5-fan-dp-02g-p4-2771-kr
You will want about a 575w psu.
I might suggest a GTX770 superclock. It will be a big jump over your current GTX560ti.
In addition, since it will use the same drivers, you should be able to simply swap cards.
http://www.ebuyer.com/538372-evga-nvidia-gtx-770-sc-1137mhz-7010mhz-2048mb-256-bit-ddr5-fan-dp-02g-p4-2771-kr
You will want about a 575w psu.
Healthy 700W, I assume you mean a good quality unit then XFX,antec,Corsair(one of their better models) or Seasonic. Of course other units can be good quality too.
I might advise you to not spend all of your money solely on a GPU, you may see a benefit upgrading mobo/CPU/Ram, especially RAM to DDR3.
Your GPU isn't too bad and there may be a bottleneck is you stick an expensive card in like the GTX 770.
I might advise you to not spend all of your money solely on a GPU, you may see a benefit upgrading mobo/CPU/Ram, especially RAM to DDR3.
Your GPU isn't too bad and there may be a bottleneck is you stick an expensive card in like the GTX 770.
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On the contrary, bitcoin mining has only severely hit America. R9 290 still performs at or over GTX 780's standard:
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/msi_r9_290_gaming_review/8
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/msi_r9_290_gaming_review/11
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2013/11/05/amd-radeon-r9-290-review/5
They are especially good for high resolution screens, if you were planning to go 1440p or 4k
skyscraper7
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The custom cooled r9 290s (such as the msi one) are very quiet. Mantle is a very big project but shouldn't be a deciding factor. Still the r9 290 trades blows with the more expensive GTX 780 without mantle, so think about what will happen if and when mantle comes.
EDIT: also I agree, don't spend all your money on a GPU. If you are ok with GTX 770 speeds, get that and buy an SSD as well (unless you already have one)
skyscraper7
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If you are upgrading in a few months get the i7-4790 (when it comes out in Q2). Same price as i7-4770 but better spec
Okay, So Here's the deal.
At £300 you're in a curious price point because none of the £300 cards are particularly worth buying.
Reasons?
You've got a choice between expensive 4gb verions of the GTX 770 or Cheap HOT reference cooled 290s.
So, naturally you ignore both of those options and either choose to get a 770 for around £250 or a 290 for around £330-£350(which won't have a heat issue)
At £300 you're in a curious price point because none of the £300 cards are particularly worth buying.
Reasons?
You've got a choice between expensive 4gb verions of the GTX 770 or Cheap HOT reference cooled 290s.
So, naturally you ignore both of those options and either choose to get a 770 for around £250 or a 290 for around £330-£350(which won't have a heat issue)
I'd be apprehensive to purchase that 290 as it has no picture, it could merely be a hot running reference cooled mess as are all the 290s in that range.
Edit - Further research leads me to believe it's a reference cooled card and will run hot/loud.
Edit - Further research leads me to believe it's a reference cooled card and will run hot/loud.
skyscraper7
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Yep thats a reference card.
This is actually quite simple. If you have a 1080p screen go with the gtx 770. If you have a 1440p screen or are going to upgrade to 1440p, 1600p or 4k then go with r9 290.
reference cooler 
you can see how all cards LOOk the same that they are reference, I'll suggest cheapest non-reference.
Something like this is what you want to look for, notice how they all look different (non-reference coolers)
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9290dc2oc4gd5
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290aedfd
There's also a gigabyte available at a similar price.
you can see how all cards LOOk the same that they are reference, I'll suggest cheapest non-reference.Something like this is what you want to look for, notice how they all look different (non-reference coolers)
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9290dc2oc4gd5
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9290aedfd
There's also a gigabyte available at a similar price.
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