new GPU = not satisfied

[Andrei-Florin Gogan]

Hello guys so I bought recently a new GPU which is an Asus GeForce GTX 750 OC Edition 4gb DDR5. I bought it at a reduced price which I was happy with. I have upgraded from a Sapphire Radeon R7 260x OC 1gb DDR5. My concern is that I could not find any reviews on my new GPU and the ones that I found were not very good. I can still send it back for a refund through Amazon but should I do it or is it a good GPU ?

 

[thehutti]

Well the Asus Strix is not a bad GTX750ti and has almost too much Memory for the chip, but the performance boost compared to your R7 260x is not big either. I would only go for a GTX750Ti if you have to because of low-profile-space restrictions or power restrictions, but if you buy a full profile card anyways i would go with the GTX950 instead.

 

[RobCrezz]

Simply put, the regular gtx 750 is NOT an upgrade from the 260x. Hence you not seeing any benefit. Get a refund, its not a better gpu than your current one.

You would need to go to a GTX 950 to upgrade from your 260x.

 

[Andrei-Florin Gogan]

What about an R9 280X ? I have a Corsair CX750M PSU a gigabyte 970a-ud3p and a AMD FX 6350

 

[michaelnrn]

What about an R9 280X ? I have a Corsair CX750M PSU a gigabyte 970a-ud3p and a AMD FX 6350

That is definitely a solid card and a significant upgrade. You could also consider the GTX 960, but the 280x is better. I would base it off the price tag at that point.

 

[RobCrezz]

Yeah the 280x is a significant upgrade.

 

[Andrei-Florin Gogan]

I have found on Ebay a use HD 7970 in great condition and a great price. Is the R9 280x really the same as the HD 7970 ?

 

[RobCrezz]

I have found on Ebay a use HD 7970 in great condition and a great price. Is the R9 280x really the same as the HD 7970 ?

Yep, its exactly the same. Just make sure it has a good cooler and not the blower style cooler (which are loud and run hot).

 

[Andrei-Florin Gogan]

I have found 3 actualy at the same price. XFX, Gigabyte and AMD. any difference between them aside the aspect?

 

[RobCrezz]

I have found 3 actualy at the same price. XFX, Gigabyte and AMD. any difference between them aside the aspect?

Check specifically what versions for the cooler type. Each brand will have done multiple versions.

 

[Andrei-Florin Gogan]

I am a bit affraid of the R9 280x after I red about the artifacts happening for most owners 🙁

 

[RobCrezz]

Im sure most are fine, but look at used gtx 770/680 if you want similar performance from Nvidia.

 

[Andrei-Florin Gogan]

I'm looking at the moment at an MSI Radeon R9 380 GAMING AMD Graphics Card 2GB. Looks preety legit to be honest

 

[Anarkie13]

What's your budget and where are you from?

 

[Andrei-Florin Gogan]

UK and my budget is aroun 150£