Best Value 4GB video Card...

[Anomaly1964]

Right now I have a GTX 570 - I need a VALUE 3GB card so I can play Arkham Knight at full resolution...

Suggestions please...

I prefer Nvidia...thanks!

 

[n0x1ous]

for nvidia 970 (3.5gb)

overall - 290/390

 

[Anomaly1964]

This one any good?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...VPw0DDcWXPYn0zsSoDsfjRoCLdLw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[NTMBK]

This one any good?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...VPw0DDcWXPYn0zsSoDsfjRoCLdLw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

You can get a 960 much cheaper than that: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500374

 

[n0x1ous]

960 is horrible value - STAY AWAY.

 

[LTC8K6]

R9-380 might fit in there. It's GCN1.2

 

[aaksheytalwar]

If you're willing to spend 250 usd then a 290 for intensive situations is nearly twice as fast as a 960.

 

[Anomaly1964]

You can get a 960 much cheaper than that: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500374

I should be faster than my GTX 570...right?

 

[Anomaly1964]

If you're willing to spend 250 usd then a 290 for intensive situations is nearly twice as fast as a 960.

290 by WHO?

 

[NTMBK]

I should be faster than my GTX 570...right?

Should be quite a bit faster, yeah.

 

[Geforce man]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202143&cm_re=r9_290-_-14-202-143-_-Product

One of the best r9 290's at a pretty reasonable price. I've seen them under 250$ on sale.

 

[n0x1ous]

I should be faster than my GTX 570...right?

yes buts its a terrible value compared to what else is on the market right now

 

[NTMBK]

yes buts its a terrible value compared to what else is on the market right now

Hey, the guy says he wants NVidia. Why keep trying to force a 290 on him?

 

[Headfoot]

Hey, the guy says he wants NVidia. Why keep trying to force a 290 on him?

Because it's twice as fast as a 960 with 4GB for the same money, and there's literally no reason to buy something that's half as fast just because of a brand name.

OP: just get a 290. Don't get a 960.

 

[Anomaly1964]

Hey, the guy says he wants NVidia. Why keep trying to force a 290 on him?

Thanks! 😀

 

[Anomaly1964]

Because it's twice as fast as a 960 with 4GB for the same money, and there's literally no reason to buy something that's half as fast just because of a brand name.

OP: just get a 290. Don't get a 960.

Twice as fast, really?

 

[Headfoot]

R9 290 is indisputably the best value 4GB card. And yes, it's twice as fast (sometimes more sometimes less depending on the game)

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gta_v_pc_graphics_performance_review,5.html. For example.

Aftermarket 290s like the one linked above perform as well as stock 290x in these graphs, so take note of that.

 

[n0x1ous]

Hey, the guy says he wants NVidia. Why keep trying to force a 290 on him?

Thanks! 😀

Twice as fast, really?

OP said he "preferred" nvidia. he did not say he wouldn't consider AMD at all.

I prefer not to give advice that wastes the OP's money. Unless there is some nvidia features he can't live without, buying a 960 is just like lighting money on fire.

 

[Anomaly1964]

R9 290 is indisputably the best value 4GB card. And yes, it's twice as fast

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gta_v_pc_graphics_performance_review,5.html. For example.

Aftermarket 290s like the one linked above perform as well as stock 290x in these graphs, so take note of that.

I just know the ONE time I got an AMD card (and yes it was probably 10 yrs ago) I had driver issues...

I'm guessing they are better now?

 

[Headfoot]

Yeah, very much so. Single GPU for both nVidia and AMD is basically indistinguishable. Where the drivers are meaningfully different today is when you use 2 or more cards.

 

[Headfoot]

If you do end up getting the 290, make sure to uninstall the nVidia driver first, then run driver sweeper to clean up the remains, then install AMD drivers.

http://www.guru3d.com/content-page/guru3d-driver-sweeper.html

It's also looking like Arkham Knight is an absolute train wreck on PC. This upgrade might not even help that much since the port is so sloppy. It'll be a massive upgrade generally speaking though

 

[Anomaly1964]

If you do end up getting the 290, make sure to uninstall the nVidia driver first, then run driver sweeper to clean up the remains, then install AMD drivers.

http://www.guru3d.com/content-page/guru3d-driver-sweeper.html

It's also looking like Arkham Knight is an absolute train wreck on PC. This upgrade might not even help that much since the port is so sloppy. It'll be a massive upgrade generally speaking though

I know JUST enough about building my own PC to be dangerous so...

What is the difference in this one and the other one posted?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...Index-_-DesktopGraphicsCards-_-14202137-S1A3A

vs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...tm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-Skimlinks

 

[n0x1ous]

The blue vapor x is a 280x. A much smaller and slower chip than the 290 which is why its much cheaper

 

[Headfoot]

So the first one (blue VaporX) is the 280x, that is a different chip that is slower. You don't want that one.

The second one (yellow Tri-X) is the 290, that is the best 290 and cooler in my opinion, that is a very good deal.

 

[Anomaly1964]

So the first one (blue VaporX) is the 280x, that is a different chip that is slower. You don't want that one.

The second one (yellow Tri-X) is the 290, that is the best 290 and cooler in my opinion, that is a very good deal.

Could the rest of my PC be bottle necking any where?

From what I have read the i5-2500k is still a good gaming processor...