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These are my specs:
PSU: 750W Antec True Power Classic - 80 Plus Gold
CPU: i7 4790
Motherboard: GA-Z97-HD3
RAM: 16GB DDR3
I'm willing to spend around 400-500 AUD on a graphics card, which one should I buy?
Thanks
PSU: 750W Antec True Power Classic - 80 Plus Gold
CPU: i7 4790
Motherboard: GA-Z97-HD3
RAM: 16GB DDR3
I'm willing to spend around 400-500 AUD on a graphics card, which one should I buy?
Thanks
Hectic123 said:
Eduello said:
The Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE should do pretty well on your system.This or Geforce GTX 780
I prefer Nvidia slightly more... :3
Well the GTX 780 may be slightly more powerful, but it's not worth the 100 AUD more in my opinion.
Hectic123
June 30, 2014 7:04:50 AM
Eduello said:
The Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE should do pretty well on your system.This or Geforce GTX 780
I prefer Nvidia slightly more... :3
pcbuilder1997
June 30, 2014 5:45:35 AM
Eduello said:
Hectic123 said:
Eduello said:
The Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE should do pretty well on your system.I've heard there have been heat problems with this card?
Those are with the reference model (the blower type cooler from AMD is absolutely horrible). The Gigabyte Windforce cooler should be able to cool that card easily.
This guy knows his stuff
titanHUNTER
June 30, 2014 5:41:15 AM
Hectic123 said:
Eduello said:
The Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE should do pretty well on your system.I've heard there have been heat problems with this card?
I've read about similar issues the the r9-280x Windforce edition. The secret to keeping GPUs cool is a case with a VGA side panel fan. Without that, your high-end GPU will run hot regardless!!
I personally would go with a SAPPHIRE TRI-X OC 100361-2SR Radeon R9 290X 4GB. And yes, you will literally max out all settings with your CPU and a r9-290x GPU. I mean all settings, 8x MSAA and x16 AF included! Happy gaming!
Hectic123 said:
Eduello said:
The Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE should do pretty well on your system.I've heard there have been heat problems with this card?
Those are with the reference model (the blower type cooler from AMD is absolutely horrible). The Gigabyte Windforce cooler should be able to cool that card easily.
Hectic123
June 30, 2014 5:39:10 AM
pcbuilder1997
June 30, 2014 5:38:35 AM
Hectic123
June 30, 2014 5:35:03 AM
Eduello said:
The Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE should do pretty well on your system.I've heard there have been heat problems with this card?
pcbuilder1997
June 30, 2014 5:32:55 AM
Hectic123 said:
pcbuilder1997 said:
Eduello said:
The Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE should do pretty well on your system.Running this card pretty much in the same machine (more ram, and different PSU)
He's right. it's a nice card (Go for the 290X version if you can
)~J
Do you think I'd be able to run games like Farcry 4 on high-ish settings with that card?
you must be jesting
OF COURSE! you will be able to max the game out with that card with no issues.
best of luck,
~J
Hectic123
June 30, 2014 5:27:08 AM
pcbuilder1997 said:
Eduello said:
The Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE should do pretty well on your system.Running this card pretty much in the same machine (more ram, and different PSU)
He's right. it's a nice card (Go for the 290X version if you can
)~J
Do you think I'd be able to run games like Farcry 4 on high-ish settings with that card?
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