£400ish To spend on a new GPU Sound advice needed please.
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hearmenow
May 10, 2014 1:39:19 PM
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+Card...
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
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+Card...
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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I suggest to add a little bit extra and to go with Asus DirectCU II 290x it is slightly faster
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Radeon-DirectCU-Graphics-GDDR5-...
http://www.hwcompare.com/16021/geforce-gtx-780-vs-radeo...
http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1056?vs=1036
But if you prefer nvidia than go ofc with 780 great choice anyways
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Radeon-DirectCU-Graphics-GDDR5-...
http://www.hwcompare.com/16021/geforce-gtx-780-vs-radeo...
http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1056?vs=1036
But if you prefer nvidia than go ofc with 780 great choice anyways
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hearmenow
May 10, 2014 1:50:25 PM
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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hearmenow
May 10, 2014 1:51:45 PM
hearmenow
May 10, 2014 1:54:18 PM
trawetSluaP said:
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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hearmenow
May 10, 2014 2:04:05 PM
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-w...(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.
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-w...(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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hearmenow
May 10, 2014 2:14:04 PM
hearmenow
May 10, 2014 2:21:42 PM
Just seen this...
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-zotac-gtx-780-ti-ove...
Any difference between that and the EVGA one? other then £60... still bit of a newb when it comes to cards xD
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-zotac-gtx-780-ti-ove...
Any difference between that and the EVGA one? other then £60... still bit of a newb when it comes to cards xD
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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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hearmenow
May 10, 2014 3:49:06 PM
hearmenow
May 10, 2014 4:30:53 PM
Oh, you manged to delete your post about the http://www.ebuyer.com/620516-evga-gtx-780-ti-sc-acx-3gb...
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hearmenow
May 10, 2014 6:04:00 PM
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!
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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coozie7 said:
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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hearmenow
May 11, 2014 11:55:41 AM
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...
http://www.ebuyer.com/462121-corsair-hydro-series-h110-...
http://www.ebuyer.com/584217-corsair-cs750m-modular-750...
http://www.ebuyer.com/579579-corsair-af120-led-red-quie...
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
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...
http://www.ebuyer.com/462121-corsair-hydro-series-h110-...
http://www.ebuyer.com/584217-corsair-cs750m-modular-750...
http://www.ebuyer.com/579579-corsair-af120-led-red-quie...
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
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hearmenow
May 11, 2014 1:49:15 PM
So you would reccomend grabbing a monitor as well?
at the moment I have http://www.asus.com/Monitors_Projectors/VE278Q/ and a couple of other 22" that are quite old now.
at the moment I have http://www.asus.com/Monitors_Projectors/VE278Q/ and a couple of other 22" that are quite old now.
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hearmenow
May 11, 2014 1:51:41 PM
So, if you had say £800 to spend at the moment. Then in the near future say £200-300 a month for a few months what would you splash out on. I think I'd like the 780ti as it's so much more powerful it seems and going to future proof longer and just spend some more money to build around that card, just not sure what yet xD
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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 on, or just last for a long time on a single screen.
On the actual expenditure, your current 4 item shopping list is as much as I'd advise you spend for now until you make a decision on the display/s the Corsair liquid cooler should enable a good OC of the current CPU putting it very close to a high end Haswell i5 and I'll not recommend switching to the newer platform, it's just too much cash for too little gain. Actually' I'd not change the PSU just 'coz it looks untidy, but it IS you system.
Oh yes, and in reply to your original question: Top card for about £400 would be the R9 290X.
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 on, or just last for a long time on a single screen.
On the actual expenditure, your current 4 item shopping list is as much as I'd advise you spend for now until you make a decision on the display/s the Corsair liquid cooler should enable a good OC of the current CPU putting it very close to a high end Haswell i5 and I'll not recommend switching to the newer platform, it's just too much cash for too little gain. Actually' I'd not change the PSU just 'coz it looks untidy, but it IS you system.
Oh yes, and in reply to your original question: Top card for about £400 would be the R9 290X.
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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 on, or just last for a long time on a single screen.
On the actual expenditure, your current 4 item shopping list is as much as I'd advise you spend for now until you make a decision on the display/s the Corsair liquid cooler should enable a good OC of the current CPU putting it very close to a high end Haswell i5 and I'll not recommend switching to the newer platform, it's just too much cash for too little gain. Actually' I'd not change the PSU just 'coz it looks untidy, but it IS you system.
Oh yes, and in reply to your original question: Top card for about £400 would be the R9 290X.
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