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4-year old PC - GPU Upgrade Advice Needed
About four years ago, with the help of this community, I built my first PC. It has been a great machine, but I think its time to upgrade the video card. Last night, I tried to install Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, but my twin 4850's don't support the DirectX 11 needed to play the game.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This weekend
BUDGET RANGE: $100-200 Before Rebates

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Playing the latest games like Shadow of Mordor,
every day usage, Watching HD Videos, Maybe some video capture and editing to create youtube videos.

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY:
2 in Crossfire - 1 x SAPPHIRE 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-Bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
PSU - Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
CPU (4th core unlocked) - AMD Athlon II X3 440 Rana Triple-Core 3.0GHz Socket AM3 95W Desktop Processor ADX440WFGIBOX
MoBo - ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
Memory (2 sets, 4 sticks total) - 1 x G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg, Amazon, really anywhere
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

PARTS PREFERENCES: I've been a fan of AMD, but will go with anything that gives good performance for the money.

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe in the future

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080, I have 3 screens I'd like to use. My main monitor (23 inch monitor), an old VGA flat panel, and occasionally my 40 inch HD TV a few feet from the PC.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
1) I'd like something at least as powerful as the cards I am replacing.
2) I'm concerned the CPU will bottle neck the card/system.
3) Can I have the both monitors and the TV all working at once (i.e., three screens)?
4) A thin card that I could fit two of would be great in case I want to do crossfire in the future, but not super important.

POTENTIAL CARDS
I'm open to any cards you think will be a good fit. After reading the September's Best Graphics cards for the money article, I think I am leaning towards a Radeon R7 265. I'm just concerned that it might be overkill with my older system.

Thank you for any help you can provide.

-EnderYeah
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October 21, 2014 11:54:16 AM

great...the r7 260x is a good card and XFX is a very decent brand.
October 21, 2014 9:47:53 AM

Everything is working smoothly.
October 17, 2014 12:21:48 PM

Just ended up picking up an XFX R7 260X at best buy for $135 after tax. Hopefully everything works fine.
October 17, 2014 1:42:07 AM

i think the R9 270x will be a suitable upgrade for you, especially that you gonna play at 1080p ..its better not to get less than the R9 270x ..or atleast R9 270

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