Hi, guys long time no see!
I need your advice on upgrading my old graphics cards. I plan to do the purchase in following two weeks, and I live in Argentina (low stock, not many manufacturers/models, overpriced components, low chances of import). My budget is around 3500ARS, which considering taxes, import, currency change, and sly vendors, is about 220USD.
My current system specs are (I know it's old, but it runs fine for most of my needs):
Motherboard: ASUS P5Q-E.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 (@2.66Ghz) + CoolerMaster Hyper 212+.
Memory: GSkill F2-8000CL5-2GBPI x 4 (8Gb DDR2 1000Mhz).
GPU: Sapphire ATI Radeon HD4670 1Gb DDR3.
PSU: PowerCooler Modular 550W.
Internal devices: 4 HDD's + 1 DVD-RW drive.
Case: Thermaltake Soprano RS (stock coolers).
Monitors: Samsung P2370MS DVI @1920x1080 + Philips 170C VGA (using DVI Adapter) @1280x1024.
OS (host): Windows Server 2012 R2.
This is a diversified PC, used by the whole family. Mostly for music/video playback, Internet browsing, developing and gaming. Some rendering and recoding. Usually one VM running the webserver.
I want to change the graphics card because is slowly dying (broken fan) and for some reason not compatible with any drivers anymore, and I'm getting BSOD on atikmpag.sys often.
And I want to change the manufacturer (Sapphire has let me down for the 3rd time). In Argentina I might choose from Sapphire (most cards), XFX (mid/high), Gigabyte (almost absent), MSI (high/extreme). Direct import is not an option since the situation is not great to do so, and I'm not willing to risk this amount of money.
So I was looking around, and I (sort of) narrowed it down to two: either the XFX R9 270x Double Dissipation Edition or the Zotac GTX 760 Amp! Edition.
What would you recommend? Is it wise to choose mid-range GPUs for my actual hardware? I'm honestly lost, but open to ideas.
Thanks in advance!
I need your advice on upgrading my old graphics cards. I plan to do the purchase in following two weeks, and I live in Argentina (low stock, not many manufacturers/models, overpriced components, low chances of import). My budget is around 3500ARS, which considering taxes, import, currency change, and sly vendors, is about 220USD.
My current system specs are (I know it's old, but it runs fine for most of my needs):
Motherboard: ASUS P5Q-E.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 (@2.66Ghz) + CoolerMaster Hyper 212+.
Memory: GSkill F2-8000CL5-2GBPI x 4 (8Gb DDR2 1000Mhz).
GPU: Sapphire ATI Radeon HD4670 1Gb DDR3.
PSU: PowerCooler Modular 550W.
Internal devices: 4 HDD's + 1 DVD-RW drive.
Case: Thermaltake Soprano RS (stock coolers).
Monitors: Samsung P2370MS DVI @1920x1080 + Philips 170C VGA (using DVI Adapter) @1280x1024.
OS (host): Windows Server 2012 R2.
This is a diversified PC, used by the whole family. Mostly for music/video playback, Internet browsing, developing and gaming. Some rendering and recoding. Usually one VM running the webserver.
I want to change the graphics card because is slowly dying (broken fan) and for some reason not compatible with any drivers anymore, and I'm getting BSOD on atikmpag.sys often.
And I want to change the manufacturer (Sapphire has let me down for the 3rd time). In Argentina I might choose from Sapphire (most cards), XFX (mid/high), Gigabyte (almost absent), MSI (high/extreme). Direct import is not an option since the situation is not great to do so, and I'm not willing to risk this amount of money.
So I was looking around, and I (sort of) narrowed it down to two: either the XFX R9 270x Double Dissipation Edition or the Zotac GTX 760 Amp! Edition.
What would you recommend? Is it wise to choose mid-range GPUs for my actual hardware? I'm honestly lost, but open to ideas.
Thanks in advance!