I need a new Graphics Card! What on Earth shall i get?

[lil-rhys123]

My spec:

CPU = AMD FX-4100 quad core 3.60 GHz
RAM = 8.00GB
Graphics = 1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series (bit old am i right?)
Power Supply = Storm 600w
Hardisks = x2 500gb HDD's

I have not overclocked my system.

I have a 1920x1080 resolution.

I want to play GTAV to a decent quality.

I want to spend up to about £200 probably. So far I've been told the

"Asus GeForce GTX 960 DirectCU2 OC Strix 2048MB GDDR5"

(£191)

is a good choice, whats your opinions?

Thanks very much.

 

[RobCrezz]

The 960 is a good choice.

 

[Robert Cook]

You can get a full blown R9 290X for sub $300 now, get that if it is that cheap in Britain too. you can certainly get a 290 which is also very good.

 

[maxalge]

My spec:

CPU = AMD FX-4100 quad core 3.60 GHz
RAM = 8.00GB
Graphics = 1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series (bit old am i right?)
Power Supply = Storm 600w
Hardisks = x2 500gb HDD's

I have not overclocked my system.

I have a 1920x1080 resolution.

I want to play GTAV to a decent quality.

I want to spend up to about £200 probably. So far I've been told the

"Asus GeForce GTX 960 DirectCU2 OC Strix 2048MB GDDR5"

(£191)

is a good choice, whats your opinions?

Thanks very much.

Nice card, high/very high settings no msaa.

However if you don't overclock that cpu you will be disappointed.

Nasty fps drops.

 

[RobCrezz]

You can get a full blown R9 290X for sub $300 now, get that if it is that cheap in Britain too. you can certainly get a 290 which is also very good.

With his PSU, I wouldnt recommend it.

 

[Robert Cook]

^ good catch I am sorry I missed that. yeah then get the 960.

 

[jerdle]

A radeon r9 285 or gtx 960 are your best options

Edit: Finger hit wrong number on phone

 

[Robert Cook]

^ yes but a good 970 is often over the 200 pound mark.

 

[lil-rhys123]

Ok chaps thanks for the help so far, i've took your advice on a few and narrowed down a few that i have found.
Whats the best one of the following, i should also mention that i am using 2 monitors.

A Asus GTX 960 Strix 2GB GDDR5 DVI HDMI 3 x DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card (£174)
B MSI Nvidia Gtx 960 Gaming 2 GB PCI-E Graphics Card (£164)
C EVGA Nvidia Gtx 960 128-Bit PCI-E Graphics Card (£167)
D EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Graphics Card 4 GB, GDDR5, PCI Express 3.0, HDMI, DVI-I, 3 x Display Port (£217) Is it worth going over my target price?
E Palit Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 Jetstream Graphics Card (4GB GDDR5, PCI Express 3.0, HDMI, DVI-I, DVI-D, Display Port, 256-Bit, NVIDIA CUDA Technology) (£200)

Again my PSU is a poor make but is 600w, i want to play at 1080p and have two monitors, what are you thinking?

 

[maddogfargo]

I would look at a GTX 960 + decent air cooler so you can OC that 4100.

It will still be a decent gaming CPU if you kick it up a notch. Something like a Cooler Master Hyer 212 EVO should be plenty of cooling for a quad core. 4.2-4.5GHz may be reachable depending on how much voltage you need.

Read a good OC guide first.

 

[Esaelias187]

970

 

[jerdle]

The r9 285 becomes a better choice than the gtx 960 if you will be using 2 monitor, it scales better with resolution.

 

[Robert Cook]

^ that or a 970 is needed for dual monitors, a single 960 would be worse.