Looking to Upgrade Graphics Card

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atomicbs

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So I am Looking to upgrade graphics card. Mostly to run Video games, Stream Them/record them.

I currently have

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948&Tpk=14-102-948 GPU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519&Tpk=13-128-519 Mother Board

and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727&Tpk=19-103-727 CPU

I am looking to stay under 200 dollars, BUt would go higher if they is a bigger increase in performance. Like I said, IT's for Video games, Recording and Streaming them. I would greatly appreciate any Information That someone can give me, Or suggestions. Thank you all! (also this is all for a Desktop)
 
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MeteorsRaining

MeteorsRaining

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Hello, the first I'd like to know is the PSU Brand/ Wattage. Also, Nvidia GPUs have ShadowPlay which's certainly an excellent feature for recording gameplay. Sadly, anything higher than GTX 760 or 280 would be highly bottlenecked by the CPU. Also, Nvidia will be releasing their 900 series sometime soon, so why not wait for what GTX 950/60 brings for us and the prices of 700 series will automatically go down.

I'm stressing on Nvidia as it has some really useful features for recording/ streaming gameplay. Also, the current GPU is more like 27 260X so the least I'd upgrade to will be 270X and preferably to 760, if you're short of time. Wait for 900 series to release, if nothing else, it'll put the prices down by a bit. MoBo wil pose no issue for any GPU but the CPU will, to high end GPUs, as will the PSU if its <500W.
 
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Brunostako

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200 USD? More than enough.

Just the R7 265 for about 150 USD is already 50% faster than the 6870:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150719&ignorebbr=1

Or if you want to go cheaper, go with a HD 7850 (the R7 265 is a rebadge of this one):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131547&ignorebbr=1

Also the GTX 750 Ti, it about the same performance (sometimes better others a bit lower):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487024&ignorebbr=1

Or if want to use all your budget, you can reach up to the R9 270X:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125476&ignorebbr=1

ALERT!
Your CPU may cause bottlenecks in some games.
 
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atomicbs

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My PSU is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020&Tpk=17-139-020, and thank you Brunostako. I might try to go with the last option. Is there a better CPU I should get? (Just suggestion, I can get that later. price can vary, with a Seperate 200$ range
 
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