current machine:
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming - mostly online. Destiny 2, Path of Exile, swtor, mass effect andromeda. xcom 2. warframe. goals: star war battlefront 2018, futureproofish
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY:
GPU - gigabyte 650ti OC
Power supply- be Quiet 630W
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: i5 4670k cpu @3.4ghz. 4 sata hard drives, no optical drives, 8gb system ram
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: amazon uk (santa dropped some vouchers as loot)
BUDGET: ~£150-200
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1080p (Philips 227E4LHAB)
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so, advice. i've found a lot of conflicting Information but i've narrowed it down to for the money, an amd rx 570 or 580. sapphire appear to be the manufacturer of choice for amd? (i have always had nvidia cards until now, but for the equivalent cost/power, amd seem to be better priced rn...)
will 4gb do me okay for video card memory? i'm not running AAA releases by any stretch, prob the closest is stuff like destiny or me:a, though i plan to pick up swbf2k18 at some stage
current decision is between 570 4gb and 580 4gb - do i gain anything by going up to the next step? or is it not worth it at 1080p/without also going up to 8gb of vram? or is 8gb of vram pointless at 1080p? (i am limited by my monitor, which has a max resolution of 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz)
thank you all!!
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming - mostly online. Destiny 2, Path of Exile, swtor, mass effect andromeda. xcom 2. warframe. goals: star war battlefront 2018, futureproofish
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY:
GPU - gigabyte 650ti OC
Power supply- be Quiet 630W
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: i5 4670k cpu @3.4ghz. 4 sata hard drives, no optical drives, 8gb system ram
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: amazon uk (santa dropped some vouchers as loot)
BUDGET: ~£150-200
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1080p (Philips 227E4LHAB)
-
so, advice. i've found a lot of conflicting Information but i've narrowed it down to for the money, an amd rx 570 or 580. sapphire appear to be the manufacturer of choice for amd? (i have always had nvidia cards until now, but for the equivalent cost/power, amd seem to be better priced rn...)
will 4gb do me okay for video card memory? i'm not running AAA releases by any stretch, prob the closest is stuff like destiny or me:a, though i plan to pick up swbf2k18 at some stage
current decision is between 570 4gb and 580 4gb - do i gain anything by going up to the next step? or is it not worth it at 1080p/without also going up to 8gb of vram? or is 8gb of vram pointless at 1080p? (i am limited by my monitor, which has a max resolution of 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz)
thank you all!!