Inexperienced In graphics cards, wanting to upgrade with cyber monday.

[lux314]

I can sped up to $400 NZD on a new graphics card. im very inept at the variants though. And some of the higher end models will not be compatible with my older(ish) PC I will list my specs below if that helps. And any and all recommendations of cards under $400 would be appreciated.

PC Specs:
Currently have:

Graphic Card: AMD Radeon HD 6450(1GB)

RAM: 16Gb DDR3 RAM

CPU: i5-2400 3.1GHz.

Motherboard, 2AB6 AMI PCI-Express Max Supported x16


I want to run 3 1080p Monitors with my new step up, and can provide more information if needed(not entirely sure what to provide)

Was looking at this: http://www.newegg.com/global/nz/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814131694

But im worried its somehow to powerful for my PC etc. but i want a semi future proofed Graphics card and being VR ready would be useful

 

[Vangar]

Get a GTX 1060, best value for money card on the market now, and it fits in your budget perfectly.
Don't bother with AMD unless you have a really good power supply 😉

 

[Tom72468]

I can sped up to $400 NZD on a new graphics card. im very inept at the variants though. And some of the higher end models will not be compatible with my older(ish) PC I will list my specs below if that helps. And any and all recommendations of cards under $400 would be appreciated.

PC Specs:
Currently have:

Graphic Card: AMD Radeon HD 6450(1GB)

RAM: 16Gb DDR3 RAM

CPU: i5-2400 3.1GHz.

Motherboard, 2AB6 AMI PCI-Express Max Supported x16


I want to run 3 1080p Monitors with my new step up, and can provide more information if needed(not entirely sure what to provide)

Was looking at this: http://www.newegg.com/global/nz/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814131694

But im worried its somehow to powerful for my PC etc. but i want a semi future proofed Graphics card and being VR ready would be useful

 

[Tom72468]

What PSU do you have. The GPU you have now draws very little power. Also, the MB you have is PCI-E 2.0, and newer cards are 3.0...Though you won't notice very much difference. Also, not a lot of difference right now, the 4GB & the 8 GB RX480, but why not it you can afford it. One last thing, prices in the US for the RX480 8GB are $250.00. Are the prices in NZ that much more? I like the RX 480 over the GTX 1060 since you can Crossfire the 480 in the future (With a different MB). No so with the 1060.