Help me upgrade!

[Jeremy White]

I currently have a holiday special from CyberPowerPc that was sold a couple years ago. I'm looking to upgrade to a high end videocard, and may take suggestions on other upgrades. Any help guys?


Specs:
Motherboard - Z87-G43
Processor - Intel Core i5-4670k @ 3.4GHz
Videocards - NVIDIA GeForce GT 740/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
RAM - 16GB RAM DDR3

 

[Trafalgar747]

What is your budget for the high end video card?
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/tcbkcf/evga-video-card-08gp46180kr
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YpH48d/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-g1-gaming-video-card-gv-n1070g1-gaming-8gd

The 1080 and 1070 are the best high end video cards, your processor can easily handle them, choose whichever is in your budget.

 

[Jeremy White]

Hmm I wouldn't want to spend that much. Maybe $200-300

 

[Trafalgar747]

The RX 480 would probably be the best card for that price range, however it would be better to wait for a few weeks for the non reference version to come out. The GTX 1060 will also be hitting stores in 1-2 weeks, it should be better than the RX 480 and within your budget.

 

[Jeremy White]

How about this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127874

 

[WildCard999]

What is your PSU make/model? For your budget I would wait for the aftermarket versions of the RX 480.

 

[Jeremy White]

I believe I have an 800w psu. The thing I'm worried about is finding a videocard that I can still use both of my monitors with. Can you use 2 monitors both on DVI like the Radeon R9 has 2?

 

[WildCard999]

The RX 480 uses DisplayPort if your monitor supports that. The R9 390 requires a good quality 650W PSU but if your unit is low quality there might be issue even if it is 800W.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

 

[Jeremy White]

I have an XTreme Gear XG-H800 800W Gaming Silent Fan 20+4 pin ATX Power Supply btw

Also worried about the length of the R9.
This is my case size and room with my 2 cards in it (Thermaltake S21 midtower)

 

[WildCard999]

That's a very low end unit, you should replace it before getting a graphics card or you could end up destroying your GPU or even your entire system.

This is why you don't want to use cheap PSU's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezk9OA7aKOE

I know this is going well above your budget but its worth it to have a high quality PSU.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($259.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $334.98

If your monitors do support DisplayPort I would recommend going with the RX 480 with aftermarket cooling (non reference).

 

[Jeremy White]

What do you mean by support DisplayPort?

Oh okay I looked it up. And no my monitors don't, only VGA and DVI

 

[WildCard999]

Ok, so yea you could just get the R9 390 but I would still highly recommend replacing that power supply you currently have as its low quality.

 

[Jeremy White]

Can I run 2 monitors both off DVI off the same videocard?

 

[WildCard999]

Yes.