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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next week or in 2 weeks.
BUDGET RANGE: 200-350$
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Mostly gaming like Witcher 3, Crysis 3 etc. Play a lot of MMos as well, but those seem to be running as of now.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: GPU 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 - 2GB - EVGA Superclocked - Single Card
PSU - 1 x 850 Watt - AZZA Dynamo 850W
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Processor 1 x Intel® Core™ i7-4770K Processor (4x 3.50GHz/8MB L3 Cache) - Intel® Core™ i7-4770K
Processor Cooling 1 x Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System [SOCKET-1155] - Standard 120mm Fan
Memory 1 x 16 GB [8 GB x2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - FREE Upgrade to DDR3-1866 ADATA XPG V2
Motherboard 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 -- 2x PCIe 3.0 x16, 4x USB 3.0, 6x SATA-III 6Gb/s

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg and amazon

PARTS PREFERENCES: I've always done business with Nvidia, thats about it...

OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I want a very decent card for the buck, I can go over my limit only if the next best card is amazing and will live long. But my ideal card would be in the range of 350$

Thanks for reading, hope you guys can help out. I think I provided all of the information I could.
 
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It's not a gopod quality PSU. I'd get a btetter one - as insurance for a better PC.

For $350 you have to get a GTX970. Preferably The MSI Gaming version per http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-review/14

"That brings us to the MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G, and of the three it's this one that stands out as the best. At £282, it's the cheapest on test and only £20 more than reference pricing. Despite this, its solid boosting credentials means it matches the EVGA for speed in most tests. The slightly lower than dual slot height of the cooler also makes it a good choice for those looking to run two GTX 970 cards in SLI. Furthermore, it has the beefiest power delivery system of all three cards, and with this...
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It's not a gopod quality PSU. I'd get a btetter one - as insurance for a better PC.

For $350 you have to get a GTX970. Preferably The MSI Gaming version per http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-review/14

"That brings us to the MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G, and of the three it's this one that stands out as the best. At £282, it's the cheapest on test and only £20 more than reference pricing. Despite this, its solid boosting credentials means it matches the EVGA for speed in most tests. The slightly lower than dual slot height of the cooler also makes it a good choice for those looking to run two GTX 970 cards in SLI. Furthermore, it has the beefiest power delivery system of all three cards, and with this we managed to overclock it to a level that actually surpassed the GTX 980 at stock speeds. Your mileage may vary, of course, but this is undeniably a fantastic result. Add in the super quiet operation and semi-passive cooling mode, and you've got yourself a truly awesome graphics card."

See http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g - $330 on amazon.
 
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I would probably go for a gtx 970 or an r9 290x. Your best option is probably to wait for the AMD R9 3XX cards to come out so you can see what they offer. And just a side note that power supply may have enough power for your pc but its a cheap low quality unit and i wouldn't trust it in my system.
 
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can my motherboard support 2 of msi 970s? I've been told in the previous thread that my motherboard is not SLI
 
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Your motherboard does not support SLI, only crossfire but do not think about putting 2x R9 290Xs in crossfire with that PSU.

The GTX 970 is your better bet, especially with that PSU you have since the GTX 970 does not eat up a lot of power (TDP of 145W). Although I would be scared to use any quality GPU with that PSU.

If I were in your shoes, I would probably just upgrade my PSU for now with an 80+ Gold rating and save up for a couple of months when the new AMD R9 3XX gpus come out. Even if you don't want an AMD, the release will force Nvidia to drop the price of their GTX 970 and your GTX 760 is decent enough to hold you off for a while.

Plus from what I heard, the new soon to be released AMDs will require less power than the current ones so a crossfire setup will be more attainable.
 
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You're right, I guess I'll buy a corsair PSU and replace mine, and just wait for later GPUs to come out. What in your opinion is the best pick?
 
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Which corsair psu? A lot of them are crap as well. Stay away from the CX and RM psu's if you want to sli they aren't very good.

This is what i would recommend: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438018
 
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Why stay away from CX I thought they were one of the bests no ? And yea I really like the one you linked, thanks.
Here's what I'm guessing im going to do: Upgrade my PSU, wait till radeon pushes out new cards and after see what radeon I want to get. And later on I should be able to buy another one of those to crossfire.
 
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No where did you here that? The CX is okay for like an office pc but not very good for a high end gaming pc with two graphics cards in it. The cx is made by channel well and uses cheap Chinese capacitors, has lackluster ripple suppression, and voltage regulation those features are especially important if you live in an area with a poor or very old power grid that supply's dirty or fluctuating power to your house, the CX will not handle this as well as the evga and if its bad enough it can shorten the life of every part hooked up to your power supply or straight up kill them. The EVGA has very good voltage regulation, ripple suppression and capacitors which will ensure all your parts last as long as possible and get supplied with the proper amount of well controlled power. And with the EVGA you get a 10 year warranty with the corsair cx you get a 3 year warranty, that alone should tell you which company has more faith in their product.
 
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