Upgrade from a 6850

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First post here(forgot my old account) so; Hello everybody :)

 

I'm currently using some stone age graphics card I that goes by the number 6850 o.O, in all seriousness it's a very capable card but it is starting to bottleneck me in modern titles, I'll be upgrading my CPU from a Pentium G860 to an i5 2500k(if you think this is a bad idea I'm open to opinions) and so I'll be upgrading my card too, I've not kept track of graphics cards since the 780ti hit a while ago and now I see this r9 and r7 thing from AMD I'm a bit confused, so I look to the great minds of the Tek Syndicate community for your assistance.

My budget is around the price of a 770, (about £200ish), I just need to run new and upcoming games(such as GTA V, Watch_Dogs, BF4 etc.) on decent settings without lag, I'm tired of stuttering and never managing a stable 50+ FPS on any settings.

 

Fancy features are nice but that is what I want mainly out of my gaming computer, If anyone can give me an idea or a rundown of the latest cards in that price range then that would be brilliant, I'm sorry if I'm asking quite a lot, but any help on the subject would be hugely appreciated. :)

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Well I dont know the exact prices in the UK, but if you can find a R9 280X within your price range, that has good reviews in terms of cooling and sound, you should be pretty good as the 280X beats the 770 in most games.

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Dont think you will find a 770 for £200 (not a good one anyway) R9 280's are going for £185 (rebranded HD7950's) and R9 280X's are going for £240 ish (rebranded 7970's) here in the UK both are great cards.

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Good news, I broke the bank and bought a r9 290 from Sapphire for £283 on sale! :D

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Well have fun with you R9 290 =D that's one beast of a card ! Does your PSU support it ?

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Late reply but, yes, I didn't check but I have an XFX Pro 550w PSU and it's been running fine for over a week, max settings BF4 for hours etc., no issues