What should I Upgrade My GPU to?

[Gubs125]

My Specs are -
HDD - 500Gb Hitatchi
Monitor - 1440x900
Ram - 8Gb DDr3 1600 Mhz (1 stick)
GPU - Powercolor AMD Radeon HD 7770 Ghz Edition
CPU - AMD FX 6300 Black Edition (Clock Speed) (Stock Fan)
PSU - 650watts

I will have £70 in a few days and am selling my GPU for £60 so i will have about £130 for a new GPU what is a good options for new games at medium settings.
(Far Cry 4)

 

[RazerZ]

What exact PSU model do you have? Some of the cheaper units can't output the wattage they listed.

I would recommend the R9 270x as the best card within your price range. It requires a decent 500W PSU that has at a minimum 24A on the 12V rail.

 

[Jdogz427]

the best you could get is the 270x or 750ti

 

[LilTwist]

I have the EVGA GTX 750 ti 2Gb I bought it about 8 months ago or so and it has performed very well with all graphics heavy games like FarCry3 BF4 Assassins Creed Black Flag both DeadIslands Metro Last Light Call of Duty Ghost with 8Gb of GSkil ram all of thoughs can be at there highest of settings with great frame rates the only thing I havn't been able to play at max is wow the shadows have to be turned down to good but everything else is at there max settings as of my experience with the EVGA GTX 750ti has been absolutely wonderful very solid card stays under 57 degrees centigrade even at 20% overclock it will not go over 60 degrees centigrade very low power consumption for its great performance the only con is the fan can get a little loud when gaming but other than that I am impressed with it all around great GPU to have on a budget

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487028

 

[KrissT]

Im guessing a gtx 760 r9 270x or if you could scavenge a r9 280
Far cry 4 is hard to handle bruh

 

[RazerZ]

The 270x is much better than the 750ti. There's no reason not to get it if your power supply can handle the upgrade.

 

[Jdogz427]

The 270x is much better than the 750ti. There's no reason not to get it if you're power supply can handle the upgrade.

completely agree, i was just giving him another option incase he does not like AMD

 

[Gubs125]

What exact PSU model do you have? Some of the cheaper units can't output the wattage they listed.

I would recommend the R9 270x as the best card within your price range. It requires a decent 500W PSU that has at a minimum 24A on the 12V rail.

My PSU Is an Evolabs Model

 

[Jdogz427]

please upgrade that PSU to something better. pick from tier 1 or 2 of this list to be sure you will get reliable power and not a potential fire hazard/
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

 

[Gubs125]

please upgrade that PSU to something better. pick from tier 1 or 2 of this list to be sure you will get reliable power and not a potential fire hazard/
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

Could you reccommend a decent PSU for about £30-£40

 

[RazerZ]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£41.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £41.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-28 02:06 GMT+0000

 

[Jdogz427]

no, there are not any good ones for that cheap. for 10-20 USD more you can get a nice one like these

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12g450 (Seasonic)
that is about it in the price range

 

[Gubs125]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Zalman 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£41.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £41.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-28 02:06 GMT+0000

I will get this delivered and then buy a r9 270x thanks for the help guys

 

[RazerZ]

No problem.

@Jdogz427 When choosing a PSU look at the OEM, not the brand. The Zalman Gold Rock uses Enhance Electronics and their PSU is quite decent for the price.

The Seasonic you listed is good but it's out of his price range. The EVGA is mediocre quality. Its OEM is FSP and their cheaper units are not that great. The EVGA PSUs made by Seasonic (coming soon) or Super Flower are excellent.

 

[Jdogz427]

No problem.

@Jdogz427 When choosing a PSU look at the OEM, not the brand. The Zalman Gold Rock uses Enhance Electronics and their PSU is quite decent for the price.

The Seasonic you listed is good but it's out of his price range. The EVGA is mediocre quality. Its OEM is FSP and their cheaper units are not that great. The EVGA PSUs made by Seasonic (coming soon) or Super Flower are excellent.

yeah. i said for a little more money he could get the seasonic. but you are correct.