Big Bang for price (GPU)

[zavrocK]

Hello everybody

I'm new to computer building and I'm looking for a good move to update my GPU. Actually I'm not looking for the best but a good price deal that can show a big difference in game and enjoy pretty every game on max settings and run them very smooth. (End games; crysis3, bf3, skyrim, etc.) I was looking for a 7970 to fit with amd CPU but I'm not sure if my PSU is enough. I got extra money from work and I want to spend it right

Don't bother on my ram, looking for a drop to get my hands on 2x8(16gb)1866mhz +

My spec are;
CPU: FX-8350 4.0ghz (4.2 turbo)
GPU: MSI GTX 560 TI OC
RAM: 2x4(8G) G SKILL 1333mhz
PSU: Antec Green Hearthwatt 750 watt bronze 80 PLUS
CASE: CoolerMaster CM690
HD: Samsung 840 250gb+1TB WB Green for stockage
Motherboard: ASUS m5a99x evo R2.0
CPU COOLER: CoolerMaster Hyper 212
(PS; Only using one monitor)

[Phage]

The PSU is fine for the largest of cards. However your CPU may prove the limiting factor in playing with all possible eye-candy turned on. Bearing in mind that no single card can play Crysis 3 on Ultra settings. What sort of budget were you thinking of ?

[MrJim]

The PSU is fine for the largest of cards. However your CPU may prove the limiting factor in playing with all possible eye-candy turned on. Bearing in mind that no single card can play Crysis 3 on Ultra settings. What sort of budget were you thinking of ?

Looking at benchmarks, the FX-8350 isn't actually all that bad; it beats the Intel 3570K in a lot of productivity benches, but does fall behind it by between 25-30% in games:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/697?vs=701

Given that you're probably more likely to be GPU limited (depending on the type of game & the resolution you play at), my advice is to go with the best graphics card you can afford. Below shows a comparison of you current card (albeit not an OC one) against the 7970 Gigahertz edition:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/547?vs=618

Quite a healthy upgrade I think

[big_hairy_rob]

Personally I wouldn't upgrade at all. I have never to this day understood why people feel the need to do this every generation. Ok there will be a performance increase, but unless you are attempting to play something at top quality, there is rarely a point, especially when this upgrade is going to cost you the equivalent of a games console.

for me however the best card/buck is the ati 7950. I couldn't justify the extra cost to the 7970 for the small performance increase.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Actually in Crysis 3 the FX8350 does very well:

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Crysis...hmark-1056578/

http://i.imgur.com/qQpVGOc.jpg

http://pctuning.tyden.cz/multimedia/...snosti?start=6

I would say an HD7950 3GB if you want value for money:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-m...port-plus-free
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-g...-i-hdmi-2x-min

If you want speed,this HD7970 is around £100 more expensive but seems to have a decent pre-overclock of 1100MHZ for the GPU core:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-g...-mdp-plus-free

[zavrocK]

Thank you guys, I'll keep my eyes on those but I heard the nvidia cards cost less and do better on games than the 7950/7970 in fram rates. (PLUS;Do you know if amd cpu realy works better with amd GPU or it doesn't even bother ?)

[zavrocK]

The PSU is fine for the largest of cards. However your CPU may prove the limiting factor in playing with all possible eye-candy turned on. Bearing in mind that no single card can play Crysis 3 on Ultra settings. What sort of budget were you thinking of ?

I have around 300-350 but I'm looking for best move to go for a GPU even if it cost more than what i got. I'll just wait for the right drop to buy it.