Need help from experienced person buying GPU

[PhysicsMathMan]

Hello,

I am looking to buy a <= $500 grahpics card that can seamlessly use video editing software (e.g. cyberlink powerdirector 12), run games at maximum setting and high fps (e.g. dota 2), and have the ability to connect 4 monitors (I'd be ok with 3 if need be).

My current graphics card is:

XFX Double D HD-687A-ZDFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

The motherboard is:

GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

My CPU is:

Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I72600K

If someone who is experienced with such matters could advise me, I'd be very grateful.

Best regards,

Matt

 

[dave_the_nerd]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133489

:shrug:

The crypto coin rush makes AMD cards not worth it at the moment. $500 puts you nose-on to a GTX 780. You already have a nice system otherwise. The 6870 working means you probably have a reasonably beefy PSU and so on.

So it seems like a simple problem to me.

 

[coffeejunkee]

Your current card can already do all this? Unless you mean much more intensive games than dota2...

You will probably need some adapters for 3/4 monitors though: https://www.sapphireforum.com/showt...e-3-or-More-Monitors-Eyefinity-Setups-and-You

You will probably need them too when buying a new card, but also depends on your monitors.

 

[tareqjj]

a GTX 780 would fit the bill well.