Looking for a Compatible Graphics Card

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fmCooke

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I'm looking for a compatible graphics card for these components:

ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor


Earlier this year, someone recommended I get the PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo video card but it has since been discontinued. My purposes are heavy-duty graphics, video and audio editing using the Adobe Suite, AVID, and other media editing applications (as well as a few games on Origin and Steam).

My budget is between $150 and $300. What graphics card would be a viable alternative to suit my needs?

Thanks!
 
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That PSU is a quality unit and will run the cards I linked no problem be it GTX970 or R9 390. Those cards are very close in performance and the 970 may have the win at 1080P but the additional Vram on the 390 helps at higher resolution than that.
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If you're willing to go over your budget by $20, the GTX 970 is a great card.
 
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It's important to note what your power supply is. You need a PSU strong enough to handle a mid-range+ card. If $300 is your ceiling, then I'd recommend you look for an AMD card since they offer much better performance for the price over NVidia.

I did a quick check... I found an R9 390 at Newegg for $310. It is a few dollars more than your range.... however, it does come with a "rebate card".

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125805
 
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It'll depend on if you want to go for strict or general compatibility with your editing software. Strictly speaking, Avid supports the Quadro line of video cards from Nvidia, but those dont always have the best gaming performance since they're workstation cards. General compatibility, I'd still stick with the Nvidia line up since it'd still like to make use of cuda cores.
 
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The PSU's a XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX power supply.
 
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That PSU is a quality unit and will run the cards I linked no problem be it GTX970 or R9 390. Those cards are very close in performance and the 970 may have the win at 1080P but the additional Vram on the 390 helps at higher resolution than that.
 
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fmCooke

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The additional Vram for the price is a done deal, alongside the insurance of optimal performance, and since another person also recommended the R9 390 I looked into it and found compatibility with the motherboard so I'm sold.

Thanks!
 
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My answer wasn't picked.. :sad:
 
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