- Oct 27, 2015
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My current build is:
I've been looking around and have decided to get a 1440p monitor to replace my current 1080p one, however I'm not sure what graphics card to get.
My GPU budget is ￡280 but I have a friend offering me another ￡100 for my 580 (so ￡380 total). I was planning on getting a 970, but I'm not sure if it's enough for 1440p (especially concerning the 3.5GB issue).
Black friday is about to happen so if a 980 goes into my price range should I get it?
Will a 970 last as long for 1440p as my 580 has for 1080p or should I look at a 980? (580 came out in 2010)
What brands should I look for?
Is my processor too outdated to keep up with a 970 or 980? (I'm not sure if throttling will be an issue...)
Any help would be very much appreciated.
>Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
>CPU: i5-2500K @ 4.8GHz (Water Cooled)
>GPU: GTX 580 (Reference Cooler)
>Monitor: BenQ 1080p 60Hz
>RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengeance
>PSU: Corsair TX850 ? 80 PLUS (850Watts)
I've been looking around and have decided to get a 1440p monitor to replace my current 1080p one, however I'm not sure what graphics card to get.
My GPU budget is ￡280 but I have a friend offering me another ￡100 for my 580 (so ￡380 total). I was planning on getting a 970, but I'm not sure if it's enough for 1440p (especially concerning the 3.5GB issue).
Black friday is about to happen so if a 980 goes into my price range should I get it?
Will a 970 last as long for 1440p as my 580 has for 1080p or should I look at a 980? (580 came out in 2010)
What brands should I look for?
Is my processor too outdated to keep up with a 970 or 980? (I'm not sure if throttling will be an issue...)
Any help would be very much appreciated.
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