Buy r9 280x or stay with Ati 7870 2gb double d black edition..?

nogomet

Honorable
Aug 19, 2013
49
0
10,530
Hi guys... Sorry for my bad English.. Anyway I have one year ati 7870 gpu.. I played a lot of games, expeccialy new games.. So yesterday i try Watch Dogs with my current gpu and on ULTA settings is very very laggy.. With fraps I have only 15-20 when is "action" in the game .. the anti-aliasing is turned OFF of course.. So if I buy like r9 280x will I get a good boost for this game and of course other game? I dont have money to buy more expensive GPU..

i5 4670k
seasonic m12ii evo 520w is the PSU..
 

Vic 40

Titan
Ambassador
Have you tried the game on somewhat lesser settings? Did it really make such a hughe difference?

Anyway the r9 280X will be better and will fitt the rest of the system.Found this one and if you want to be over 60fps (@1920x1200) should you already look at the r9 290 according to them.
http://kotaku.com/watch-dogs-benchmarked-how-does-your-pc-stack-up-1581917595
the hd 7870->r9 280X should give "only" a 9fps boost for a lot of money,can you wonder if that's a good deal.

Which motherboard?
Maybe that crossfire and a new psu would be a better choice.
 

nogomet

Honorable
Aug 19, 2013
49
0
10,530
Thank you for the link.. But no.. I dont like CF.. I like just one stronger card if you know what I mean :) My native resolution is 1680x1050 and just like I say the anti-aliasing is turned off.. When i put all settings on the LOW ( resultion no) then I have 60 fps with no problem.. But when I max the game ( once again anti-aliasing is OFF) I have only 25-30 fps in the game and when is action in the game a lot of police etc.. I have maybe 20 fps and is laggy.. I download the game from torrent maybe is that a problem? Is the reepack from R.G. Mechanics maybe is that problem or? I dont know.. :(
 

Vic 40

Titan
Ambassador
Something else to read,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2014/05/26/why-watch-dogs-is-bad-news-for-amd-users-and-potentially-the-entire-pc-gaming-ecosystem/
maybe that explains why it doesn't do well.

By torrent you mean without paying?
 

nogomet

Honorable
Aug 19, 2013
49
0
10,530
Wait a minute isnt a gtx 770 a little weaker then r9 280x? Btw I see that on the ulta setting on watch dogs game need 3gb video memory.. So I dont know the link of Vic 40 is good..? Because on his link my current gpu is very good on 1680x1050 resolution.... But on my system is wery laggy.. :(