Recommend me a GPU

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I have a 1000W power supply, and an AMD board that has PCI 2.0 x16, but I have a fairly poor GPU that I wouldn't classify as a Gaming GPU.So i decided to get one for x-mas.

My max spending limit is $450, and it needs to be 3GB with 2000+ resolution (I'd prefer a 3.0 x16 over a 2.0 x16.) and it needs to be AMD.

I'll also adjust my RAM accordingly, Thanks for reading/suggesting!
 
Well, if you can stretch it out a bit to $500, the R9 290 is the best GPU you can buy for that money. But if you're sticking with the 450 budget, the GTX 770 and the R9 280X are the best cards for that price range.
 
My personal preference are usually cards with custom cooling, as they tend to give better temps. In EVGA's case, the ACX version of the 770 provides better cooling than it's reference counterpart. For AMD, I don't like HIS that much. Again, that's another personal preference. I prefer ASUS and MSI as an all-arounder (they make both AMD and Nvidia-based cards), Sapphire and Powercolor for AMD-based cards only, then EVGA for Nvidia-based cards.

Also, you haven't mentioned the processor in your current system. The last thing you want to happen is not getting the most out of your new videocard. Remember, you'll already be plugging it into a PCIE 2.0 slot. Add a slightly outdated processor, and you might be disappointed.
 


I have an 8-core AM3 processor thats 4.0 GHz