Graphics Upgrade time!

[chrisbradshaw]

It's pay day next week and I'll therefore have some liquid cash to burn on a new graphics card to replace my ageing GTX 760 in my z87 i5 build.

I'm going to be willing to spend anything from £250 to £400 (GBP) on a new card, and have no preference between team red or green, although I am already slightly invested in team green with my shield tablet, but gamestream capability is not a big priority.

The new card is going to accompany my new 1440p monitor (only 60Hz, so I don't need anything extremely powerful, but I don't want to be looking at an upgrade before 2 years time).

I don't mind overclocking my card but not for at least a year, I don't want to have to give it an overclock just to be able to run games smoothly out of the box.

Thanks in advance for the suggestions everyone.

 

[TechyInAZ]

GTX 970 is a great option. Perfect for your needs.

 

[CreativeBlitz]

The GTX 970 would be an excellent upgrade, you can go higher sure, but you will be paying a premium (Around $175) for about 10% more performance than a GTX 980

You can compare a GTX 760 to a GTX 970 at GPUBoss. It looks to be about %40 percent better than an average 760.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-970-vs-GeForce-GTX-760

 

[introsounds]

A GTX 970 would handle itself decently at 1440p, don't get me wrong, but to play at max settings and keep everything silky smooth, I'd recommend a 980Ti. While I realize it's not quite in your price range, you might want to consider saving up some extra money for go for the big dog which, despite being a very high-end card, is actually a pretty good value itself.

 

[chrisbradshaw]

So it seems that the overwhelming majority seem to recommend the 970, which from what I have read, is a fantastic card. Thanks everyone! 😀