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GPU Upgrade

  • 16-08-2014 6:15pm
    #1
    flyingsnail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭


    I have been thinking about upgrading my gpu for better gaming performance but I can only really afford to spend about €150ish, the R9 270X seems to sit nicely at that price point but I was just wondering is there anything else I should look at before I pull the trigger?

    Current setup

    24” 1920x1080 Monitor
    5850 1gb
    Intel 2500K (stock)
    8gb DDR3
    Samsung evo SSD(Primary Drive)
    Corsair TX 850 PSU
    Asrock z68 pro 3 motherboard


Comments

  • #2
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    What kind of games/applications do you run? Some might benefit from nVidia's CUDA while others may run better on AMD hardware.


  • #3
    flyingsnail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭flyingsnail


    Its a mixed bag of everything gaming wise, the last week it has been Battlefield 4 and civ 5, Battlefield is kind of the one that pushed me to try and change up.

    Other than that I do a lot of photo editing in Lightroom / Photoshop but I am pretty happy with the performance there.


  • #4
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Ugh, Battlefield 4 pushed me to uninstall it.

    Well the R9 270X should run it on high at 1080p. There isn't a major difference in graphics between high and ultra TBH.


  • #5
    flyingsnail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭flyingsnail


    Currently I cant even play on medium without hiccups :(


  • #6
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    I'm running an overclocked i7 920 with a GTX760. I was getting about 50 to 60 fps on Ultra (various blurs disabled) at 1680x1050, it hit 100 on high.

    The R9 should match the 760 pretty well.


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  • #7
    Past_Pawn_99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭Past_Pawn_99


    I know you said 150ish but if you can push to 180 you can get an asus r9 280 and overclock it to the 280x with the software they give you.

    www(dot)hardwareversand(dot)de/en/3072+MB/164186/ASUS+R9280-DC2T-3GD5+mit+MANTLE+und+Gaming+Evolved+Client%2C+3GB+GDDR5%2C+2x+DVI%2CHDMI%2C+DisplayPort.article


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