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dMw Chit Chat => The Beer Bar => Technology Section => Topic started by: Method-Man on November 17, 2015, 09:05:26 PM

Title: need a new gfx
Post by: Method-Man on November 17, 2015, 09:05:26 PM
need a new graphics but not sure what to get these are me specs if needed,, any recommendations??


Processor   AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor
Manufacturer   AMD
Speed   3.5 GHz
Number of Cores   6
Video Card   AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
Manufacturer   ATI
Chipset   AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
Dedicated Memory   2.0 GB
Total Memory   4.0 GB
Memory   8.2 GB
Operating System   Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
Service Pack   1
Size   64 Bit
Edition   Professional
Display Maximum Resolution   1920 x 1080
Title: need a new gfx
Post by: TeaLeaf on November 17, 2015, 09:25:23 PM
What's your budget?  At 1920x1080 you'll have quite a wide range of options.   Something like an AMD R9 Nitro 380 4GB (https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapphire-radeon-r9-nitro-380-4096mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-with-backplate-11242-13-20g-gx-374-sp.html) (not the 2GB) would do nicely, available for roughly £160-170.  It's more than capable of running most games at that resolution with the knobs turned up to close to (if not at) maximum.  

Keep in mind that whilst you can get way better graphics cards by spending a bunch more money, the performance of some games will be limited by your CPU, so I'd not plan to spend much more than £160-170 unless you were going to also upgrade the CPU/mobo as well.

The R9 380 4GB is a nice combo of performance and value imo.  I've got a couple of 380's in different systems and they do really well (both running at x1440, so x1080 should be even better).

If you prefer nVidia then look at the GeForce GTX 960 range.   4GB versions are about the same price and perform at about the same level generally.  The 960 has a slightly better memory clock and pixel rendering rate, but loses out to the 380 in Shader performance, floating point and texture mapping.  I've got no direct experience of the 960 though, so can't really comment beyond that comparison.

Hope this helps.
Title: need a new gfx
Post by: Tutonic on November 17, 2015, 11:30:23 PM
With those specs and that screen I'd go for either the R9 380 or the GTX 960. There really is nothing to choose between them, the 380 has (very!) slightly better raw performance but the 960 draws less power and is quieter as a result - so go with your preference.