Hey guys, As I said in the title, my GPU is taking a crap. I'm 90% sure it's on its last legs, and while I could probably go about fixing it I don't feel it's entirely worth it at this point. It's been a lovely old beast, but what can you do? I'm a bit on the skint side at the moment due to family commitments and a couple of other problems, so my max budget is £250. I'm leaning toward a 970 in this range, although any other suggestions which perform on par or better in the price range are welcome. Thanks in advance! PS: I'm in the UK.
You have a store or stores you will be shopping from, I don`t want to suggest something out of budget due to not knowing prices outside the USA.
OCUK, Ebuyer, Amazon UK, Computer Orbit UK. Nothing specific really, I can wait a few days to get the card.
I had a 970 in my main rig before upgrading to 980ti and it was awesome at everything 1080p it is now in my office PC 1280x1024 runs excel really well:bang: the 970 is a nice GPU I have the EVGA GTX970 SCC it stays nice and cool fans are fine below 60% but above you can hear them. SCAN.co.uk There are a few around £250 This is the one I have and can recomend http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-...010mhz-gddr5-gpu-1190mhz-boost-1342mhz-cores-
Amazon UK and OCUK have MSi GTX 970's for 269.99 pounds each. http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-GTX-970...e=UTF8&qid=1442779290&sr=8-1&keywords=GTx+970 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-259-MS Newegg UK has the cheapest of them all by 225 pound. http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Pro...14127832&cm_re=GTX_970-_-14-127-832-_-Product
Appears so. Some cheaper than that. http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Pro...And&SpeTabStoreType=1&Order=PRICE&PageSize=30 You can see the vat and shipping cost in the cart, may or may not be cheaper than in the UK. 390 is well within budget. http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Pro...And&SpeTabStoreType=1&Order=PRICE&PageSize=30 Gigabyte 390x http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125804 Saphire 290x http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202145
Don't worry about my PSU, I've more than what's listed in my specs. Thanks for the consideration though.
Bump: I'm hard pressed to see a 390 as better than a 970 at this point for cost. Convince or offer suggestion!
True enough, but by the point I'd be in need of an upgrade Pascal should be out tbh. Most of the games I play aren't super demanding at the moment.
Pretty much everything I linked would do the job, custom 970 would likely get to 1500ish on the boost. If your going to be overclocking I would get the 970.
I find 390 better option. Staying with AMD would not a be bad thing. You know your 7950 was a good performer and overclocker, still fast. Think about this, i honestly think 390 will last you longer.