Looking for Graphics Card advice

Mysticeyez

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I have been slowly putting together a new rig for gaming. And the last part I really need is a new graphics card. I am looking at a budget of $200 or less. The games I play most frequently are Ark Survival Evolved, Rust, Subnautica, and World of Warcraft.

My build is http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j4zt23 (ignore the graphics card in there. That is one of the ones I am considering and is a placeholder). I tend to buy my parts off www.newegg.com or Amazon.com

The cards I have been considering are:

MSI Radeon R7 370 4gig
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127884

MSI Radeon R9 380 2gig
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127876&cm_re=msi_r9_380-_-14-127-876-_-Product

I would love any other suggestions on what card(s) may suit my needs and budget. Let me know if there is any other information I need to provide.
 
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The 380 has far better performance than the 370. Those 4gig don't account for nothing, because the card speed and architecture can't keep up:

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_radeon_r9_380_strix_review,1.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_radeon_r7_370_strix_review,1.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-r9-390x-r9-380-r7-370,4178-6.html (the 370 here has 2GB, but on previous benchmark you can see the +2GB don't make difference)

go with the 380. best card for that price on the market. (~200$)


Edit: check this thread, with the same question as you. They also talk about the 960 as previous poster refered.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2711017/strix-960-370-4gb-380.html

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The 380 has far better performance than the 370. Those 4gig don't account for nothing, because the card speed and architecture can't keep up:

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_radeon_r9_380_strix_review,1.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_radeon_r7_370_strix_review,1.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-r9-390x-r9-380-r7-370,4178-6.html (the 370 here has 2GB, but on previous benchmark you can see the +2GB don't make difference)

go with the 380. best card for that price on the market. (~200$)


Edit: check this thread, with the same question as you. They also talk about the 960 as previous poster refered.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2711017/strix-960-370-4gb-380.html
 
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