Replacement for 7870 to game at 1440p

[Mitchellblu3]

Hello everyone.

I plan on doing a major overhaul to my setup here in the near future. I currently have a 32" tv that is use as a monitor. I plan on upgrading to a 27" 1440p monitor within the next few months. I'm concerned that my 7870 will not be enough to game at this new resolution.

My system specs are
- Intel Core i5-2500k (cooled by corsair h50)
- 8 Gigabytes of RAM
- 4 500 Gigabyte hard drives in raid 0
- MSI 7870 Ghz edition 2Gb of VRAM
- 650 watt Ultra PSU (I also plan on upgrading this as well)

I plan on upgrading my graphics card but with my current PSU i'm only limited to 2 6 pin connectors. I want to future proof my system and upgrade my PSU as well and i have a 750 watt EVGA PSU picked our that will get the job done.

With all that information out of the way my budget is roughtly 350-400$ leftover to purchase a graphics card. What is recommended in my budget to game at 1440p? Or should i continue to save more and buy a more expensive card?

 

[ak47jar3d]

For that price point, you can get a gtx 970 or r9 390. Both cards are fairly even with 390 having 8 gb while the gtx 970 being able to deliver similar perfromance at a much lower tdp.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming GDDR5 Pcie Video Graphics Card, 4GB https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NH5T1MS/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_VX61vb4E19EQK

Sapphire Radeon NITRO R9 390 8GB GDDR5 DVI-D / HDMI / TRIPLE DP Tri-X OC Version (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card 11244-00-20G https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZGL8CYY/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_NY61vb82560XY