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I currently have the Zotac 760 3gb graphics card and i am looking to upgrade it as the card is very old and its overheating.

I have i7-4790k. What would be a good upgrade that will improve my gaming experience?

Budget is around £300
 
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Well if the fans aren't working right. You can always go for a cheap and dirty option. Get a couple high static pressure fans, remove the fan shroud and original fans from the GPU heatsink (Arctic F series PWM are a good budget option. Then plaster the new ones against the heatsink and duct tape them on. Perhaps use aluminum duct tape so they look a little nicer. Do the seal so the tape runs with the heatsink fins and leaves the air channels open. Wiring may be a bit of a pain. Be sure to set them to push air into the heatsink not pull...
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What monitor do you have?

Best card for that budget is the rx 580 8gb. Its a huge upgrade from the 760
 
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Most likely depends on your monitor resolution/refresh rate. However, replacing the GTX 760 with the GTX 1060 (6GB model) or the RX 480/580 (8GB models) would be a solid step up, as all of those cards are 3 tiers up from your current GPU (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html), & easily fit in your budget. Of those, the RX 580 is currently Tom's pick for "Best at 1080p/Good at 1440p" GPUs (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gpus,4380.html), so I would maybe lean towards that one...but if you choose the GTX 1060, you won't regret it.
 
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60hz gaming monitor but i am going to purchase a 144hz one after i purchase my new gpu. Will this card fit into my pc though? I have MSI Z97-G43 ATX
 
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It will fit your motherboard. A better question is if it will fit your case, and PSU.

 
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For that budget the best are the Radeon Rx 580 8GB and GeForce GTX 1070 8GB. The GTX 1070 8GB is faster by far. However, you are limited to a single fan card for your budget.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_radeon_rx_580_gaming_x_review,1.html

If your case is big and roomy look at dual and triple fan models. They normally run the coolest and quietest. Normally they overclock the best.
If you have a small case which can handle a full-length card. Such as mini-ITX or cube style gamer cases. Get a blower style card. The reason being you don't have room to recirculate air. So, you need a high static pressure blower which will take cool air from the case and push the hot exhaust air out the rear. They aren't as cool and are louder than multi-fan cards. So, you should only look at them when circumstances dictate.
Single fan cards also run louder and hotter. I'd only consider them if your case doesn't allow full length cards or if they have a considerably price advantage.

Any of these should do. As far as GTX 580 8GB are concerned. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#X=19445,35741&r=32768,24576,16384,12288,11264,8192,6144&sort=a8&c=391

The absolute fastest you can buy is the GeForce GTX 1070 8GB. Which has a big performance advantage. Personally, I would likely end up buying the 1070. Since it is such a substantial improvement. You just have to live with some extra noise.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/8fgPxr/msi-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-video-card-gtx-1070-aero-itx-8g-oc
 
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I am so sorry it is the zotac 780 3gb that i have not the 760! I made a mistake!
 
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I am so sorry it is the zotac 780 3gb that i have not the 760! I made a mistake!
 
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Hmmm...that paints a slightly different picture.

Technically, Tom's lists the GTX 780 on the same tier as the GTX 1060 & RX 480/580. Theoretically, you would expect similar performance from it...in practice, however, you could potentially see some major improvements, depending on the game:

  • ■ For Honor (http://www.techspot.com/review/1333-for-honor-benchmarks/): ~25% better performance
    ■ Battlefield 1 (http://www.techspot.com/review/1267-battlefield-1-benchmarks/page2.html): ~35% better performance
    ■ Titanfall 2 (http://www.techspot.com/review/1271-titanfall-2-pc-benchmarks/): ~40% better performance
    ■ Dark Souls III (http://www.techspot.com/review/1162-dark-souls-3-benchmarks/page3.html): wouldn't see much of an improvement unless you go up to 1440p resolution, but that's because of the hardcoded 60FPS cap on the game.

Of course, for most games you probably won't even see much of a difference unless your monitor refresh rate is over 60Hz, & (at least in these games) the GTX 780 is easily able to hit 60FPS.
 
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As you already have a 780. I'd save up some more. For most games the GTX 1060/Rx 580 will offer little improvement. For DX12/Vulkan the improvement will be a bit more noticeable. Certainly not enough to justify the cost.

If it is overheating. Try cleaning it, if it is clogged with dust. Then look at applying fresh thermal paste. Perhaps a high grade option. Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut is quite good. Be sure to use it very sparingly.
 
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Since you have the 780, spending so much money on an rx580 is not a good choise. Its not gonna be a big difference from what you already have.

Also, if you wanna upgrade to 144hz in the future, you should wait and save some money to get the gtx 1070. This is gonna be a significant improvement over the 780 and will give you over 100fps @1080p with high image quality with any modern game.
 
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The fans in the card are really slow and the card gets hot really fast. I tried cleaning it multiple times but it did not help
 
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Right so I should get a new gpu before getting a new 144hz monitor? Will i not be able to play games with my current gpu and a 144hz monitor?
 
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That's not what he said, he said that if you get a 144hz monitor, to save up for the 1070, as the 780 will work until you get the 1070.

 
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Well if the fans aren't working right. You can always go for a cheap and dirty option. Get a couple high static pressure fans, remove the fan shroud and original fans from the GPU heatsink (Arctic F series PWM are a good budget option. Then plaster the new ones against the heatsink and duct tape them on. Perhaps use aluminum duct tape so they look a little nicer. Do the seal so the tape runs with the heatsink fins and leaves the air channels open. Wiring may be a bit of a pain. Be sure to set them to push air into the heatsink not pull.
https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-F9-PWM-PST-Controlled/dp/B002QVLBPO/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1494442983&sr=1-3&keywords=arctic+f9+pwm

You can also do the same removal of old fans and shrouds. Then mount a dual 120mm GPU fan to blow on the heatsink. It looks nicer but probably won't be as effective as it doesn't have a good seal. Be sure your case has the width to handle this tall card. There is also a mount only option on Amazon. Where you will have to buy your own 92mm fans but it won't have the same clearance issues. Use the above Arctic F12 for this option.
with fans: https://www.amazon.com/GeLid-SL-PCI-02-Slot-120mm-Cooler/dp/B00OXHOQVU/ref=pd_sbs_147_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00OXHOQVU&pd_rd_r=ZBWTXVZEQCQYPW5C0AE5&pd_rd_w=Bc64M&pd_rd_wg=e9UMj&psc=1&refRID=ZBWTXVZEQCQYPW5C0AE5
Mount only: https://www.amazon.com/Evercool-Titan-TTC-SC07TZ-Dual-Holder/dp/B009D4Y78A/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1494442829&sr=8-5&keywords=evercool+fan+vga
 
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the 780 will do fine @1080p with any modern game. You ll just to play with the image quality setting in order to get the desired fps.

Concerning the fans, you can always tweak the graphics card fan speed depending on the gpu temprature. You can do that either from the bios or by using the appropriate app.
 
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