Looking for help picking a new gpu.

[Joswi]

I don't know what to look for to make sure it will work with the rest of my pc. Also not sure what all you would need to know to help me out, so here are some of the specs.

I have an Alienware Aurora-R3 I got about 3 years ago. The power supply is 875W. The motherboard is an Alienware 046MHW. I'm currently running 2 Radeon HD 6870 in CrossfireX.

I want to use it mainly for gaming and streaming. I would like to be able to run 2 monitors as well. Not sure what else to put. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Littlesackninja]

Whats your budget?

 

[Joswi]

Whats your budget?

Around $250

 

[Littlesackninja]

Here: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n770tf2gd5oc
Its $40 more, But its the best there is, MSI Gefore GTX 770 2GB Twin Frozr.

 

[Talesseed]

A r9 280X at 260$:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FV10GF2/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=1407089108&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70

 

[Littlesackninja]

A r9 280X at 260$:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FV10GF2/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=1407089108&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70

The GTX 770 I linked is much faster.

 

[Talesseed]

No the gtx 770 and the r9 280x are performing the same
The r9 280x uses just a bit more energy

 

[Littlesackninja]

Ahh, I though the GTX 770 Performed a tad faster.

 

[illuminatuz]

GTX 760 or R9 280..

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-4.html

However, use the chart here to compare prices and pick the one that's highest in performance and that comes up to pretty good price..

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

Similarly performing cards are grouped into one.. so pick the one that costs lowest in the group..

 

[Talesseed]

Performance listed here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/charts/2014-vga-charts/01-3DMark-FireStrike,3593.html

Edit: Lol I linked the same link

 

[Joswi]

I didn't see the the VisionTek 280x on the comparison chart but it seems like all the 280x were a little better in comparison to the gtx 770. Still not entirely sure but it seems like the 280x is the better way to go.

 

[Littlesackninja]

Its more about what games you play, Also the R9 280x lets you chose 3 new AAA games for free, So R9 280x is probably the better card.

 

[Joswi]

Well one of the games I want to play is Final Fantasy XIV but it's really just gaming in general. You get 3 games with the 280x? I didn't see that but that definitely makes it seem like that's the way to go.

 

[illuminatuz]

The chart is not manufacturers specific.. it's card specific.. the industry is like this.. Nvidia & ATI are the research companies that give the design of the boards to the manufacturers (Asus, MSI, PowerColor etc..) and these people take those designs and mass manufacture the cards.. they just add custom coolers, over clock them, slap their own branding on it.. sell it.. so it doesn't matter whether the 280x is from visionTek or asus or any other brand.. they are all one and the same.. just the difference in coolers and clocking.. so you take a GTX 760, R9 270, these two are in the same league.. pick the one that costs less to you.. and from a company that offers best after sales support in your area.. and you should be good to go.. no issues there...

 

[Talesseed]

AMD Gaming Bundle : http://sites.amd.com/us/promo/never-settle/Pages/nsreloadedforever.aspx

 

[Littlesackninja]

Make sure to select the most useful answer

 

[Joswi]

The chart is not manufacturers specific.. it's card specific.. the industry is like this.. Nvidia & ATI are the research companies that give the design of the boards to the manufacturers (Asus, MSI, PowerColor etc..) and these people take those designs and mass manufacture the cards.. they just add custom coolers, over clock them, slap their own branding on it.. sell it.. so it doesn't matter whether the 280x is from visionTek or asus or any other brand.. they are all one and the same.. just the difference in coolers and clocking.. so you take a GTX 760, R9 270, these two are in the same league.. pick the one that costs less to you.. and from a company that offers best after sales support in your area.. and you should be good to go.. no issues there...

I'm a noob when it comes to pc hardware but I thought that might be the case.

One last thing, does anyone have a link to a good guide for actually switching out the gpu?

 

[Littlesackninja]

Just ondo the screw on the back panel of the old one, And firmly lift it out

 

[Talesseed]

The chart is not manufacturers specific.. it's card specific.. the industry is like this.. Nvidia & ATI are the research companies that give the design of the boards to the manufacturers (Asus, MSI, PowerColor etc..) and these people take those designs and mass manufacture the cards.. they just add custom coolers, over clock them, slap their own branding on it.. sell it.. so it doesn't matter whether the 280x is from visionTek or asus or any other brand.. they are all one and the same.. just the difference in coolers and clocking.. so you take a GTX 760, R9 270, these two are in the same league.. pick the one that costs less to you.. and from a company that offers best after sales support in your area.. and you should be good to go.. no issues there...

I'm a noob when it comes to pc hardware but I thought that might be the case.

One last thing, does anyone have a link to a good guide for actually switching out the gpu?

http://m.wikihow.com/Change-a-Graphics-Card

You're welcome

 

[Joswi]

Thanks guys.