recommend me a graphics card please?

shiftyape · Sep 2, 2014

i want it for games like:
BF4
Shadow of Mordor
Dying light
COD: Ghosts
MW3
Borderlands 2
Far Cry 3
Skyrim

my resolution is 1920 x 1080

as of now, im seeing about 1gb -- 2.1gb of video ram being used in my games, so do you think 2 gb will ok or should i go for 3? thanks guys

nikoli707 · Sep 2, 2014

if your modding skyrim you will likely want at least 3gb.

you should wait for nvidia to give us the full details of the new maxwell cards that are going to be available soon.

otherwise on the budget end i would say an r9-280 3gb for right about $200 is the best bang for buck. or you can find a decent model r9-290 for right around $400(+/- $25). though the latter is really meant for 1440p or 120hz@1080p.

tsuneo6 · Sep 2, 2014

how much are you willing to spend?

I can sugest you the r9 280 or r9 280x
then there are some options like the gtx 770 which is pricier and only a bit better then the r9280x.
the gtx 760 is about the same price as the r9 280 but the r9 280 is better.
to be more future proof I'd go for 3 gigs of VRAM, this will also be more beneficial if you decide to SLI/crossfire at some point

shiftyape · Sep 2, 2014

tsuneo6 :

thanks for the reply. i am willing to spend a max of $200. i dont want some totally beast gaming machine, i just want to not have to take a break and make a sandwich in between frames.
hoping for 30-60 fps in all games.

here are the rest of my specs:
fx-6300 @3.5GHz
650watt psu bronze certified
msi mobo worth 80 bucks, not sure which one
8gb ram
1tb hdd
radeon hd 7790 1gb

tsuneo6 · Sep 2, 2014

I think the r9 280 is a little bit above 200 but it's well worth it
the 3GB will help out aswell

Kingston Deva-1288830 · Sep 2, 2014

I have an amd fx 6300 paired with Sapphire AMD RADEON R9 270X and i max out them at 1080p including watch dogs.

mobo asus m5a97 r2.0

nikoli707 · Sep 2, 2014

i had the 7950(r9-280) before i got my 780, but it played ultra modded skyrim even at 1440p resolution. it will be fine for 1080p gaming and will near max out every game out there, just need to cut down the AA levels if you want to keep 60fps but not a big deal.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $199.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 22:22 EDT-0400

Kingston Deva-1288830 · Sep 2, 2014

Exact name is Sapphire Amd Radeon R9 270X Dual-x OC edition althought you can go for a bit costlier vapor-x blablabla editions

tsuneo6 · Sep 2, 2014

I doubt the r9 270x will max out everything

T3PShooter · Sep 2, 2014

nikoli707 :

i had the 7950(r9-280) before i got my 780, but it played ultra modded skyrim even at 1440p resolution. it will be fine for 1080p gaming and will near max out every game out there, just need to cut down the AA levels if you want to keep 60fps but not a big deal.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $199.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 22:22 EDT-0400

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17seconds · Sep 3, 2014

Skyrim (DirectX 9, HBAO+), COD: Ghosts (PhysX), Borderlands 2 (PhysX) will look nicer on an Nvidia card. You won't need more than 2GB of VRAM on any of those.

tsuneo6 · Sep 3, 2014

it's modded skyrim which eats memory

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