£400ish To spend on a new GPU :) :) :) Sound advice needed please.

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Hey everyone,

Would just love some final feedback before a spend quite a bit on a new GPU!

I'm looking to buy the best graphics card I can buy at the moment for around £400 from UK seller. I like the look of this:

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/NVIDIA+GeForce/GeForce+GTX+780/Gigabyte+GeForce+GTX+780+WindForce+3x+%22GHz+Edition%22+3072MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+%2B+Watchdogs+Game+FREE%21+?productId=60636

What are your thoughts and if I should go for something else.

Prefer to stay away from AMD drivers have always been terrible in my experience.

many thanks in advance,


Aaron
 
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For now, why not try using the displays you have in different configurations? Even if the older ones are 1680x1050 res you'll get a good feel for the layout and can make a better informed decision on what works for you and your uses of the system.
I suggest you start another thread on the display question, though...single, dual or triple screens? 60, 120 or 144Hz refresh rate? want 3D? What about size? a pair of 27" displays sounds great but if you're sitting too close they're wasted. And so on. ;)

Yes, the GTX 780Ti is an monster card but then again if you're playing the 'long game' it's a good choice, it'll decimate anything out there right now and has the muscle to drive larger/more screens if you decide that's what you want later...

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I know it's more powerful and more bang for buck, but after having a bad experience with AMD drivers before I just really want to avoid them. I've had only good experiences with Nvidia drivers xD. I'm really thinking of going for the 290 but just don't want to face driver problems or game comparability issues as they seem to be a lot more compatible with nvidia cards.
 

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Well if you can increase you budget you can get a 780 Ti for around £500 which would be the best card to go for, however at £400 I think the 780 would be best. I agree about the drivers, had so many issues with AMD.
 

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On the reference cooler it runs at 95 degrees or so, for the Non reference cooler it is supposed to get around 75ish degrees or so.

 

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If I install the new drivers for my secondary PC with a HD 7750 it will not even boot, lol.

 

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Yeah, AMD drivers make me cry. I heard they are better now and you can update automatically through steam. Still seems like hassle though.

Would you guys recommend this over anything then if I push my budget out a bit then.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-gigabyte-gtx-780ti-windforce-3x-pcie-30-(x16)-7000mhz-gddr5-gpu-1020mhz-boost-1085mhz-cores-2880?utm_source=google+shopping&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=COvRq96for4CFc6WtAoddx8ADg

always been a fan of gigabyte currently have a 560ti that's been amazing.
 

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Yeah, could get the EVGA one it's only another £20, £120 over budget though. Just dont want the card to stumble in price after I buy it. A lot of money to spend on one component!
 

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Isn't clocked as high, and I haven't really heard much about Zotac. You'd have to look them up. EVGA is my number one recommendation, and they have amazing customer service too. If you order from Scan you'll also get a free copy of Watch_Dogs via a code that you could try to sell which would help recoup some your budget.
 

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Yeah, i might go for the EVGA one then, could pick up a couple of other bits. Seems scan have quite a good finance with that buy now pay 9 months later seems like Zero interest and just a £20 fee.
 
ER, this is a long thread and I'm just butting in but when did anyone ask Hearmenow to list his/her full specs?
It's all fair and good to drop over five hundred quid on a card but it'll be a poor purchase if he/she is using a single 1080 monitor or an old base system.
Also bear in mind, these cards can be very large, it's important to check it'll fit the case!
 

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I guess that would be a good idea, but they did ask what a good GPU upgrade is for 400 Euros.

 

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Thanks guys, well my current build is as follows. Just recieved my new 760t Case, rather huge so need something pretty inside.

I'm also going to purchase a new PSU, as at the moment, although I have a good PSU it's not modular and it's just horrible having cables all over the place.

Motherboard - Asus P8Z68-V PRO Z68 Socket 1155 8 Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard
BluRayDrive - Samsung SH-B123L 12x BD-ROM DVD±RW DL & RAM Lightscribe SATA Optical Drive - OEM Black
PSU - Corsair 950W TX Series PSU - 78A 12V Rail
Graphics Card - MSI GTX 560Ti TWIN FROZR II 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/255699
CASE - Corsair Graphite 760T
RAM - x2 - 8GB Mushkin Enhanced BlackLine Frostbyte
CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandy Bridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
SSD - Seagate 600 Series 480GB 2.5inch SATA-III SSD
Slave Drive – 1TB Samsung


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http://www.ebuyer.com/620516-evga-gtx-780-ti-sc-acx-3gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-03g-p4-2884-kr

http://www.ebuyer.com/462121-corsair-hydro-series-h110-280mm-high-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler-cw-9060014-ww

http://www.ebuyer.com/584217-corsair-cs750m-modular-750w-atx-psu-cp-9020078-uk

http://www.ebuyer.com/579579-corsair-af120-led-red-quiet-edition-high-airflow-120mm-fan-twin-co-9050016-rled

This is my current shopping basket. £722... Setting me back a bit, but guess I'll just have to take the hit and try build a second system for my brother to have xD