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    new graphics card needed/wanted

    Hi i currently have an nvidia zotac 275amp edition card installed and am looking for a healthy upgrade as its starting to get a little slow
    I mostly play fps games so what can you recomend i go for?
    The last few cards i've had have been nvidia but have had ati i the past so i'm not brand loyal what do you surgest sub £350

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    In that budget range, I would go for a 7970 (probably the gigabyte windforce or Asus DirecCU) with the bundle of games.
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    Re: new graphics card needed/wanted

    Another option would be to drop to a 7950 (225ish + free games) and invest the savings in an SSD

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    Re: new graphics card needed/wanted

    Do you even need to spend that much?
    What games are you playing?

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    Re: new graphics card needed/wanted

    £350 is a good budget you could also get a pretty decent GTX770 if you wanted to keep with nvidia

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    On second thought, Like others have said I'd rather go for a 7970, even a 7950
    Last edited by Lil-Diabo; 11-07-2013 at 12:12 PM.

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    Re: new graphics card needed/wanted

    pretty much all first person shooters blacklight retribution has me hooked at the moment but also the crysis,cod & battlefield franchises as well plus a few others i'm going to replace my tv/monitor for something more suitable just don't know what to get!

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    Re: new graphics card needed/wanted

    If you want to play Crysis 3 and the like, the 7970. ocuk has an offer with 8 games included, which is pretty impressive.

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    Re: new graphics card needed/wanted

    for that money a 7970 ghz edition would be a good buy.

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    Re: new graphics card needed/wanted

    Quote Originally Posted by Noggsy View Post
    for that money a 7970 ghz edition would be a good buy.
    I wouldn't bother with the GHz edition. With a half-decent after-market cooler, you can overclock to those levels easily, and save a few quid in the process.

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    Re: new graphics card needed/wanted

    With the recent drop in the 670 price bracket you can pick up a. MSI 670 Twin Frozr for £200...I'm seriously tempted to get one again. I hear they trump the 7xxx's in performance and only got debated about because of the price point. Which is now moot.

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    Re: new graphics card needed/wanted

    770 is the best performing card sub £350 IMO.
    The 7970 though is less powerful but offers more bang for the buck, especially with AMD's generous game bundles (although the 8 game one is now expired).

    Down to you really.
    Last edited by Notorious544d; 07-08-2013 at 04:59 AM.

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