Need a graphics card upgrade

[Willir]

I was thinking the same, all the cards must all be fairly stable and reliable.

Is there any ideas of how much the RX580 will be on launch?

 

[mickyflinn]

It really is a guessing game trying to price gpu's if there overpriced compared to performance then im gonna grab a 480.

This is the way i look at things for example, the Asus rx 480 is £30/17.5% cheaper than the powercolor for simmlar performance but the powercolor is very quiet so is it worth the extra spend ?

Your choice.

 

[Willir]

Maybe the 480s will lower in price when the 580s launch, if the 580s don't meet performance then I will probably stick with getting a 480 as I have read that the performance always increases with driver updates.

Hard decision picking graphics cards haha.

 

[icey_haj]

I wouldn't go for the Asus Dual, seems a fair few are having problems with it...
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/asus-rx480-dual-problems.18773368/

I would want to wait for the 580s to release if I were you. Not too long now.

 

[mickyflinn]

Hard decision picking graphics cards haha.

Yes i would have to agree ive been contemplating for ages but my gtx 670 still shocks me how good it performs. When the rx580 are relesed lets pick up the discusion again.

 

[Willir]

I wouldn't go for the Asus Dual, seems a fair few are having problems with it...
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/asus-rx480-dual-problems.18773368/

I would want to wait for the 580s to release if I were you. Not too long now.

Ahhh right, thanks for the heads up. I will probably hang around to see how much the RX580s will be in price.

 

[Willir]

Yes i would have to agree ive been contemplating for ages but my gtx 670 still shocks me how good it performs. When the rx580 are relesed lets pick up the discusion again.

I'm only rocking an XFX Radeon HD 6850 and I'm way over due a new card. Been away from PC gaming for too long.

 

[mickyflinn]

I'm only rocking an XFX Radeon HD 6850 and I'm way over due a new card. Been away from PC gaming for too long.

wow well the rx 480 is twice as powerful as my 670 but at least 3 times aspowerful as the 6850.

 

[Willir]

My 6850 runs GTA V on normal at a decent FPS but it looks awful, software and games have become so demanding.

 

[Willir]

*Update*

Finally made my mind up and decided to go for the PowerColor Radeon RX 480 Devil with the FREE Doom code, I also added in a Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED Air CPU Cooler because my current stock cooler is not very good. Thanks Overclockers looking forward to receiving my order tomorrow.

Thanks again everyone for the advice!

 

[mickyflinn]

Good choice make sure it will fit in your case as its 310mm long.

 

[arc@css]

A good choice; let us know what you think of it.

 

[Willir]

Yeah my case has enough room for it (I think) as I knew before hand its a large card. Will keep you all updated once I fit it tomorrow.

 

[Willir]

*Update* - Received my RX480 Red Devil today with a Hyper 212 Cooler to replace my stock cpu fan. Crd was easy enough to install, updated to the latest drivers and boom card is up and running in my current build, probably gonna spend the night testing a few games and software.

Thanks again Overclockers, spot on service and happy with my products. The Haribo went down a treat.

 

[arc@css]

Ahh, lovely.

It's always nice to try out loads of games, old and new, when you get some fresh hardware. I envy you.

Superb choice of CPU cooler, btw.

 

[Willir]

Yeah going to start testing DOOM, GTA V and some 3D Mark and Heaven benchmarks. Then I will probably check out how quick it renders 3D models in 3Ds MAX.

And thanks, did not realize how big the cooler was until I opened the box haha