Just upgraded my rig

[Moonzi]

I'm asking this a couple places. I just upgraded my gaming rig to everything listed below and I was going to wait for Maxwell...the rumors I'm hearing are 2015 now so I think I want to buy a new card to replace my 570. Budget is 300-400 bucks and I'm assuming the GTX 770 is the way to go? Gaming on one monitor and at 1920 X 1200 I don't think I need more than 2GB of VRAM.

So I was thinking this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121770

This:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500311

or this:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8920010&CatId=7387

I'm extremely torn though and would love some guidance and/or better suggestions.

Thank you in advance!

 

[DooKey]

Since it appears you like Nvidia equipment I would recommend that you grab a GTX 780. More vram and more horsepower to push your 1200p monitor.

 

[Moonzi]

sorry fixed the last link for the amd card. was supposed to be the r9 290. I'm also looking to future proof my rig for around 3 years.

 

[dn7309]

you can't really future proof a pc, but of the choices you have, go the Windforce 290

 

[Moonzi]

yeah I guess future proof was the wrong term, I had my i7 860 til last week saw would like some longevity out of this build might have been better words, basically close it and not have to open it again

 

[Techhog]

What kinds of games do you normally play, and do you plan to overclock?

 

[Moonzi]

I was going to OC a little once the rig was all built and stable. The normal games are bf4, titanfall, eso, rust, dota 2 and csgo.

 

[Bubbleawsome]

I don't have much to help with, but I just upgraded my i7 870 to a 4670k too. Lynnfield held out well. I do like the r9 290 though.

 

[shady28]

yeah I guess future proof was the wrong term, I had my i7 860 til last week saw would like some longevity out of this build might have been better words, basically close it and not have to open it again

Honestly, a suggestion.

Spend the money on a 1440p monitor if you don't have one.

The 570 is still a fast card. On the vast majority of games you won't notice a major difference, certainly not at 1080p.

But you will notice the 1440p monitor - all the time.

 

[toyota]

Honestly, a suggestion.

Spend the money on a 1440p monitor if you don't have one.

The 570 is still a fast card. On the vast majority of games you won't notice a major difference, certainly not at 1080p.

But you will notice the 1440p monitor - all the time.

lol what? a 780 will most certainly be a noticeable upgrade. its twice as fast and its a completely different experience in demanding games. and the vast majority of games means nothing as many enthusiasts buy video cards to play ALL their games on nice settings. a 780 may be overkill for Dishonored, Call of Duty 4, and Resident Evil 5 but sure as hell is not for Far Cry 3, Crysis 3, Thief and many others.

 

[Techhog]

I was going to OC a little once the rig was all built and stable. The normal games are bf4, titanfall, eso, rust, dota 2 and csgo.

Hm. BF4 is the most demanding game there, so I would go for R9 290. That price makes it look even better.

 

[Moonzi]

I figure future games would be more demanding, not sure how it's going to pan out but games like The Division are ones I'm definitely going to play.

 

[shady28]

lol what? a 780 will most certainly be a noticeable upgrade. its twice as fast and its a completely different experience in demanding games. and the vast majority of games means nothing as many enthusiasts buy video cards to play ALL their games on nice settings. a 780 may be overkill for Dishonored, Call of Duty 4, and Resident Evil 5 but sure as hell is not for Far Cry 3, Crysis 3, Thief and many others.

On the games he listed, only BF4 and Titanfall would he really notice a difference.

Even then, the 570 can pump out 35-40FPS on those games at 1080p. I can play Dota 2, Prime Worlds, Stacraft 2, and LoL on my iMac with a 512MB 6770M just fine at 1440p.

To each their own I suppose, but I have a few "hardcore gamer" friends who come by every so often, and the thing their eyes always gravitate to is my iMac monitor, not the PC monitor.

At least if you had a 1440p monitor, you would then have a real reason to upgrade your video card.

 

[toyota]

On the games he listed, only BF4 and Titanfall would he really notice a difference.

Even then, the 570 can pump out 35-40FPS on those games at 1080p. I can play Dota 2, Prime Worlds, Stacraft 2, and LoL on my iMac with a 512MB 6770M just fine at 1440p.

To each their own I suppose, but I have a few "hardcore gamer" friends who come by every so often, and the thing their eyes always gravitate to is my iMac monitor, not the PC monitor.

At least if you had a 1440p monitor, you would then have a real reason to upgrade your video card.

what on earth would be the point in in getting a new platform to stick with an old gpu that gives 35-40 fps. he is upgrading all of his system here and I am sure he will play more than the games he has listed. if he does not get a new gpu then there was no reason at all to have even upgraded the rest of his pc since it was his gpu not his cpu that was the limitation.

 

[tweakboy]

Solid upgrade if you do it. GL let us know of any concerns, you seem keen on getting this gear. gl

 

[MentalIlness]

lol what? a 780 will most certainly be a noticeable upgrade. its twice as fast and its a completely different experience in demanding games. and the vast majority of games means nothing as many enthusiasts buy video cards to play ALL their games on nice settings. a 780 may be overkill for Dishonored, Call of Duty 4, and Resident Evil 5 but sure as hell is not for Far Cry 3, Crysis 3, Thief and many others.

lol. Indeed

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/831?vs=827

 

[VulgarDisplay]

Honestly, a suggestion.

Spend the money on a 1440p monitor if you don't have one.

The 570 is still a fast card. On the vast majority of games you won't notice a major difference, certainly not at 1080p.

But you will notice the 1440p monitor - all the time.

The 570 is still a fast card until you hook a 1440p monitor up to it and all your games become unplayable.

 

[RussianSensation]

Those Gigabyte R9 290s are getting some poor reviews. If you are looking for a good alternative in the $300-400 range, XFX R9 290 should do the job for only $370 if you purchase before end of May 12th with 7% off coupon and $30 MIR. At $370 for the R9 290, 770 2GB shouldn't even be a consideration unless all you do is play Blizzard games and must have PhysX. XFX also has lifetime warranty.

Overclocking is luck of the draw but at HWC, the XFX R9 290 overclocked like mad:

"Using MSI’s AfterBurner tool, we added .085V of extra voltage which allowed the core to hit a blistering 1277MHz while the memory finally plateaued at 5604MHz. The end results are nothing short of spectacular."

Source

Pretty awesome that a $370 card is delivery > Titan level of gaming performance slightly more than 1 year from its Titan's release.

 

[raghu78]

If you are looking for a good alternative in the $300-400 range, XFX R9 290 should do the job for only $370 if you purchase before end of May 12th with 7% off coupon and $30 MIR. At $370 for the R9 290, 770 2GB shouldn't even be a consideration unless all you do is play Blizzard games and must have PhysX. XFX also has lifetime warranty.

Pretty awesome that a $370 card is delivery > Titan level of gaming performance slightly more than 1 year from its Titan's release.

well said. :thumbsup:

 

[Moonzi]

yeah I noticed the reviews weren't so great....appreciate the alternative!

 

[CropDuster]

I would second the XFX 290 DD. I bought mine in February for $492 at the height of the mining craze and still think it was money well spent (upgraded from a GTX 460). I run it locked at 1000mhz core, -.75mv, and the default user fan curve in MSI Afterburner and it runs low 60*s in BF4.

 

[R0H1T]

yeah I noticed the reviews weren't so great....appreciate the alternative!

If you're looking to future proof your rig 3GB VRAM, 4GB ideally, is the bare minimum you should be looking at. With a high end GPU (280x/780) you'll get past the next two years(at ~1080p) without much of a hitch but as others have suggested the R9 290 seems the best choice for your budget & probably the best VFM option at the high end.

 

[TeknoBug]

Whaaaaaaaat... $370 for a 290? Holy crap

 

[Techhog]

Whaaaaaaaat... $370 for a 290? Holy crap

Yep. GPU mining is definitely dead.

 

[Moonzi]

appreciate all the help so far