Upgrading My GPU?

ARMRoc · Oct 13, 2014

I brought a gaming desktop and now am looking to get a better GPU so that I can get my game settings into the high marks

I have a:

AMD FX 4300 Quad-Core 3.8GHz
8GB Ram
MSI GeForce GT 730
350W Power Supply
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Motherboard

I know that I'll need a GTX model for better gaming performance and was looking into the 700 series

MeteorsRaining · Oct 13, 2014

GTX 750 Ti is the highest you can squeeze in the build w/o changing the PSU, its a great value for money and performance wise its a sweet GPU.

tambeshakunt · Oct 13, 2014

I know that I'll need a GTX model for better gaming performance and was looking into the 700 series

That is completely wrong. Who told you that?? :pfff:

What is your budget and needs (resolution, games you play, desired fps etc). Also, what PSU do you have - very important for high end GPUs??

ARMRoc · Oct 13, 2014

I read that GT is entry level gaming and that a GTX is for high end gaming

tambeshakunt · Oct 13, 2014

Yes thats right, but what about AMD cards such as the R7 260 or 260x?

MeteorsRaining · Oct 13, 2014

350W can not really take the R7 260 or 260X. GTX 750 or the Ti version will be the max I'd look at w/o changing the PSU.

ARMRoc · Oct 13, 2014

I've had Nvidia cards since I started gaming and have researched the crap out of them...I don't know much about Radeon

WildCard999 · Oct 13, 2014

EVGA's 750Ti FTW is the 2nd highest clocked 750ti out there (And its on sale!) and you wont have to upgrade your PSU. I have one in my mini-itx system paired with a i5 4590 and I run BF4 on ultra @1080P running at least 40 FPS to give you an idea on how good the card is.

***Update- 2nd fasted 750ti next to the Gigabyte 750 ti (But still the evga is significantly cheaper)***

ARMRoc · Oct 13, 2014

MeteorsRaining :

So what PSU Watts would you recommend for my computer?

tambeshakunt · Oct 13, 2014

MeteorsRaining :

Yes I meant in general, in terms of AMD cards against the 750ti.

tambeshakunt · Oct 13, 2014

ARMRoc :

At Least a good quality 500W to be able to run most cards.

MeteorsRaining · Oct 13, 2014

I'd for a 500W or higher PSU, like XFX Pro 550W, and get a R9 270X or 280 for GPU upgrade, not much bottlenecks and good performance boost compared to 750 Ti as well. Will most likely push your spending to $200+ range though.

tambeshakunt · Oct 13, 2014

How about this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card (£119.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£30.18 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £149.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-13 19:10 BST+0100

Not the best PSU on the market but I think it should be fine if you aren't overclocking.

Avinoam73 · Oct 13, 2014

1+ tambeshakunt
defiantly go with an AMD card. the newest cards AMD has to offer (especially "budget ones") are very very good. just make sure you're not getting a bottleneck out of that CPU. i might even go with the 270 instead of the 270x just to be safe.

tambeshakunt · Oct 13, 2014

270x with the fx4300 just should be ok.

MeteorsRaining · Oct 14, 2014

FX 4300 ~ Athlon x4 ~ Pentium, and unless we go over R9 280 or GTX 760, it won't be any visible bottleneck.

ARMRoc · Oct 15, 2014

I was looking into these GPUs

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-N750-2GD5-OC-G-SYNC-Support-GeForce-GTX-750-2GB-128-Bit-GDDR5-PCI-Expre-/380951379639?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item58b278beb7

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-Twin-Frozr-Nvidia-GeForce-GTX-750-TI-2GB-GDDR5-PCI-E-3-0-DX11-/221562744643?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item33962b2f43

MeteorsRaining · Oct 15, 2014

Go with the Ti version.

ARMRoc · Oct 15, 2014

Should I get one with more memory? These are 2GB

MeteorsRaining · Oct 15, 2014

There's no 3 or 4GB versions, and the card is not powerful enough to utilize the extra memory in first place.

ARMRoc · Oct 15, 2014

Yeah, not this one but here's other kinds with 3GB or 4GB Is it worth it to look for one with more memory?

MeteorsRaining · Oct 15, 2014

R9 280 for eg has 3GB VRAM which's useful in many titles Skyrim, BF4, Crysis 3, and is only good if GPU is powerful enough, the 4GB versions of 270X are no better than 2GB as the card is not powerful enough.

ARMRoc · Oct 15, 2014

Do you know about Nvidia?

MeteorsRaining · Oct 15, 2014

Only gtx 780 is the card with 3gb of memory by default which it can utilize. But it's an old card, gtx 970 is the one with 4gb of memory.

ARMRoc · Oct 20, 2014

I went ahead and got this one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/201175481579?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

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