Video card recommendation for new PC

Millet65 · Jul 23, 2014

Hey folks, I will be building my first PC and was wondering on some recommendations for a GPU. Was looking at a Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 but if I can get a lower card and still have all the settings cranked up with decent frame rates I will be happy. I would also kinda like to be able to handle games that will be coming in the future such as Tom Clanseys Division, ect.

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Deleted member 1300495 · Jul 23, 2014

Even the 270X can get BF4 on ultra at 40-60 FPS, so for your budget, anything higher than that card. Maybe a 280X as it is pretty close to the performance of the 290

R9 290: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-912v308002

R9 280X: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9280xgaming3g

R9 280: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9280dc2t3gd5

R9 270X: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9270xgaming2g

ak47jar3d · Jul 23, 2014

It really depends on how much you want to spend I would say:

900p: R9 270x ($170 USD)
1080p: R9 280x/gtx 770 ($300 USD)
1440p: R9 290/GTX 780 (380 USD/470 USD)

Deleted member 1300495 · Jul 23, 2014

ak47jar3d :

Well, all of those cards can play at 1080p on ultra above 40 FPS, especially the 270X, so I don't see the point of your post

ak47jar3d · Jul 23, 2014

That's true. Its for future proofing purposes, since more and more games keep pushing cards like 270x and 760 back in the average frame department. Oh, and the benchmarks you posted are on high, NOT Ultra.

Gaidax · Jul 23, 2014

I suggest you to bite the bullet and get 290. It is an excellent value and with custom cooler factory overclocked like 290 Tri-X it pretty much matches stock 290X while running REALLY cool (my 290X Tri-X goes like 72c at worst while gaming, it's awesome cooling).

280/270 (x or not) are actually rebranded Radeon HD 7970s and 7870s - are you sure you want to invest into 2 and half years old technology??

290s (and 260s, but you don't want these) are actually the only ones coming with updated GCN architecture, It's not amazing huge changes, but why get GCN 1.0 when you can get GCN 1.1 - more future proof imo that way.

ak47jar3d · Jul 23, 2014

Gaidax :

I would say yes. Considering getting a 290 for 1080p doesn't make too much sense at the moment, paying for new tech that you don't need is dumber, than paying for old tech the greats the job done and costs less.

Gaidax · Jul 23, 2014

I just think about the following chart: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-8.html

The jump in performance is substantial, while the jump in price is not that much. I believe it is worth taking 290, just because those extra ~15-20% performance will let the OP postpone future upgrade by a year.

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