I need some GPU suggestions for my PC.

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Euphroc

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I need some GPU suggestions for my current PC. It's pretty old and I'm planning to play some E-Sports titles on it; League of Legends, Dota 2, Overwatch.

Specs:
1000 Watt Antec PSU
8 Gigs of DDR3 RAM
Crosshair IV Formula Mobo
AMD Phenom II X4 965
CURRENT GPU(s): Dual Sapphire 6990s

I want to get rid of the dual 6990s because of how much energy it uses. I also want a bit of an upgrade to play Overwatch at 60 frames at reasonable settings. Current budget is around 200 dollars. Any comments along with some suggestions are welcomed.
 
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Waaait. I misread your original post. You have 2 6990s (each with a single Cayman GPU)? So you're running quad GPUs?

Assuming solid scaling (which will rarely, if ever happen!), you'd be hovering somewhere in the ballpark of cards like the GTX 970, GTX 1060 and RX 480. The potential peak performance of your GPUs can't be matched for $200. *If they were scaling decently* they'd have no problem managing 60fps in overwatch. Just like an RX 460 would have can manage 60fps + in Overwatch at Ultra: http://www.techspot.com/review/1221-amd-radeon-rx-460/page5.html
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I would recommend the AMD RX 460 or GTX 1050 ti, both really good new budget cards. Take a look at the benchmarks and decide what you think you need, the next level up would be the AMD RX 470 or GTX 1060. Happy gaming!
 
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rhysiam

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Unless you want to play more demanding games than the ones you listed, and assuming you have a standard 1080P 60hz display, then I'm with @eman, a 460 or 1050ti are all you need. They're great little cards which will have no problems sustaining 60fps on any esport title, usually with maxed out graphics. Even with Overwatch (which is more demanding compared to other e-sports titles like SC2, Dota2, LoL and CSGo), the lowly GTX 750ti can manage >60fps minimums on Ultra @ 1080P: http://www.techspot.com/review/1180-overwatch-benchmarks/page2.html

Spending more might make it possible to play some other more demanding titles, but they also could start to expose some limitations of your older x4 965. It's still a solid CPU considering its age - but if esports are you main focus, maybe the cheaper GPU and putting the extra cash aside for a future full system upgrade would be a better idea.
 
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He already has two 6990s. Even a single 6990 would be faster than an RX 460 or GTX 1050. : P

Like koreanoverlord said, an RX 480 or GTX 1060 would be the current cards around $200 to be looking at. They would only be a bit faster than a single 6990 though, and would likely be slower in something that made full use of your existing crossfire setup. They would undoubtedly be a lot less power-hungry and quieter though.

It's also possible that you are being CPU limited in some games though, so perhaps a CPU upgrade would be another option.
 
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Euphroc

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Thank you for your answer, however I don't really know if a RX 460 would be able to outperform dual 6990s. Keep in mind I also want a little bit of an upgrade as well.

 
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Euphroc

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I don't play games that utilize crossfire much as I used to, so giving that up wouldn't be that hard. I use the dual graphics cards just for dual monitors these days.
 
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Euphroc

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I'm afraid to get the RX 480 because of my old CPU. Wouldn't this be a problem?
 
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rhysiam

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Waaait. I misread your original post. You have 2 6990s (each with a single Cayman GPU)? So you're running quad GPUs?

Assuming solid scaling (which will rarely, if ever happen!), you'd be hovering somewhere in the ballpark of cards like the GTX 970, GTX 1060 and RX 480. The potential peak performance of your GPUs can't be matched for $200. *If they were scaling decently* they'd have no problem managing 60fps in overwatch. Just like an RX 460 would have can manage 60fps + in Overwatch at Ultra: http://www.techspot.com/review/1221-amd-radeon-rx-460/page5.html
More than 60fps is pointless unless your monitor (and your CPU) can display those extra frames.

RX 460s start at $84, and would save $100+ of your budget for a future upgrade.

BUT, if you want to pay more...

If you can make use of mail-in rebates, there are some fairly aggressively priced RX 470s and 480s at the moment, which make the GTX 1060s a lesser value proposition.

If you do want something more capable though, RX 470s start at $160 ($150 after MIR): http://pcpartpicker.com/product/Hz648d/sapphire-radeon-rx-470-4gb-video-card-11256-00
Or this open air cooled unit for $4 more (after MIR -> worth it IF you can use the MIR): http://pcpartpicker.com/product/rLbkcf/powercolor-radeon-rx-470-4gb-red-dragon-video-card-axrx470-4gbd5-3dhdv2oc
Or a 480 for a bargain at $165 (including $20 MIR): http://pcpartpicker.com/product/nxVBD3/powercolor-radeon-rx-480-4gb-red-dragon-video-card-axrx-480-4gbd5-3dhdv2

Here's the Partpicker list if you're interested: http://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=380,378,373,377,376,370&sort=a8&page=1
If the MIRs are no good to you, you can untick that option on the left of screen and get priced sorted without the MIR included.
 
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lakimens

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There will definitely be a bottleneck, but the RX480 is your only upgrade, the others aren't much of an upgrade.
 
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