Choosing a graphics card (intel Sytem)

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Sapphire R9 270X 4GB 1020MHz GDDR 5 PCI Express Graphics Card

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EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 4GB GDDR5 FTW with ACX Cooling Graphics Card (HDMI, DVI-I, DVI-D, Display Port, 256 Bit, 3D Vision Ready, SLI Ready)

The EVGA is the one i would get if i wanted to spend the money it is £100 more than the Sapphire!
But i want to save some cash, it will NOT be used for gaming!
 
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I have a Sapphire R9 290x card and it is awesome (The R9 290x though costlier does CAD really well for a gaming card compared to other top tier gaming cards so I could use it as a CAD card if I ever need to use the graphics horsepower). Sapphire offer only 2 year warranty however and you could find different companies that may provide 3 years instead but Sapphire is definitely one of the top tier aftermarket manufacturers...
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If it will not be used for gaming, then what will you be using it for really?

4GB will be overkill unless you have a specific reason why you need 4GB VRAM which I'm guessing you want to run multiple displays (3+ Displays) for a workstation? Is that right?

I would go with the cheaper option, the GTX 760 is a bit faster than the R9 270x but I think the R9 270x is probably a more suited card only because of better OpenCL performance.
 
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# yep spot on 3 monitors, hoping to run Autocad possibly in the future and Adobe photoshop, probably potoshop and VS, I would like to think i could have four monitors but well see!

 
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■ Its just to swap out my old 2 gb and recycle it into my smaller computer and have something worth replacing it!

There is a Plait 4 gb option but it's too heavy on the power! And still a bit expensive!

Thanks for the info do you have actual experience with the card (sapphic) or know people who have used 1?
 
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I would suggest the R9 270x then for sure, it's probably a better CAD card than the GTX 760 though not as good as the real workstation CAD Cards but it will be alright though unless you cannot find a decent CAD card for around the same price and same VRAM as a R9 270x, If you cannot, then the R9 270x will do.
 
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I have a Sapphire R9 290x card and it is awesome (The R9 290x though costlier does CAD really well for a gaming card compared to other top tier gaming cards so I could use it as a CAD card if I ever need to use the graphics horsepower). Sapphire offer only 2 year warranty however and you could find different companies that may provide 3 years instead but Sapphire is definitely one of the top tier aftermarket manufacturers for AMD graphics card.

Sapphire is a good choice. Just make sure to go for a nice cooler though to keep the card cooler instead of those reference coolers if that is the kind of cards you are eyeing on.
 
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Ok sounds good, I'll look Into after market cooling and probably put another case fan in it and look into upgrading my CPU stock cooler! If needs be!

 
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