What graphics card should I get that would provide the biggest difference without breaking the bank?

sneakishmonk

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I currently have an R9 270x 2GB.
What upgrade can I get for my graphics card that would give the biggest difference without costing too much?

Here's the rest of my build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: EVGA Z97 Classified EATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $797.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-22 11:23 EDT-0400
 
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Mikel_4

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In term of decent to smooth gaming experience your 270X should give decent experience at QHD monitor or smooth experience with Free-Sync full HD monitor. However, 4790K will be best paired to flagship GPU (nVidia Titan X pascal or AMD Radeon Pro Duo) for UHD 4K gaming, smooth experience with 4K G-Sync monitor if you plan nVidia or 4K FreeSync for AMD.
 
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