Which GPU to buy

Sapphire is the go to for AMD cards, they have been since the days of ATI.
 
Chevron said:
Sapphire is to AMD, what EVGA is to nVidia.

They only make AMD cards and get all the cool limited edition stuff, like EVGA gets for nVidia.
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Ah, ok thanks for clearing that up for me LoL :D HAHAH
Im a Noob when it comes to such stuff, have to catch up with my hardware knowledge after this:)

So rather go for the Sapphire then?
 
What PSU do you have, make & model?

If your budget is R5k you should seriously consider pushing it by R500 as the jump in performance to a r9 390 or gtx 970 is a MASSIVE one!
 
@ Ponder, my friend is awsm enough to give me the extra R1000 ( as a early BDay present :) ) and now im able to get something Good.
I have been looking at GTX970 from PC international.......or should i still be looking at the Sapphire?

Again, i was never good at choosing great products and hence me asking advice from experts :D:D.
I don't want to invest in crap if you get what im saying
 
The GPU i had...Before it blew was a RADEON HD 4870 1GB......and yes its old, i know lol
 
mielies44 said:
@ Ponder, my friend is awsm enough to give me the extra R1000 ( as a early BDay present :) ) and now im able to get something Good.
I have been looking at GTX970 from PC international.......or should i still be looking at the Sapphire?

Again, i was never good at choosing great products and hence me asking advice from experts :D:D.
I don't want to invest in crap if you get what im saying
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Do you have an SSD?

Otherwise I'd recommend still getting the 380, and using the extra R1600 to get an SSD.

If you do have an SSD, with R6000 I'd get:

http://www.rebeltech.co.za/r9-serie...9-390-nitro-edition-8gb-512bit-gddr5-cor.html

That's an 8GB card, vs the 3.5GB on the 970.
 
I just quickly scanned the thread, am I missing something, no one has asked what CPU you have and you didn't answer ponder what PSU you have?

No use in buying a R6000 card if your current CPU cant't handle it or your PSU can't power it.
 
Soul Assassin said:
I just quickly scanned the thread, am I missing something, no one has asked what CPU you have and you didn't answer ponder what PSU you have?

No use in buying a R6000 card if your current CPU cant't handle it or your PSU can't power it.
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Must have missed it, The PSU is sorted i have the Corsair CXM, 850w, 80 PLUS Bronze, Modular:)
 
Soul Assassin said:
Great, I agree that a SSD is great and i love mine but I would rather get the best GPU you can afford now and in a couple month you get a SSD.
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This is wrong.

You know very well that until someone has tried it, they'll just ignore it. If he doesn't get it now, he never will.

And it will make whole PC experience better. Not just when he games.
 
Chevron said:
This is wrong.

You know very well that until someone has tried it, they'll just ignore it. If he doesn't get it now, he never will.

And it will make whole PC experience better. Not just when he games.
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Normally I would agree, but the jump from R9 380 to R9 390 is big, 15-20FPS big.

You have to put some trust in people, he can take buy the PowerColor R9 390 for R5,399, keep the remaining R600 save a couple of month for another R1000 and buy the SSD, with Christmas in a month he might be able to get it then.
 
Chevron said:
This is wrong.

You know very well that until someone has tried it, they'll just ignore it. If he doesn't get it now, he never will.

And it will make whole PC experience better. Not just when he games.
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Exactly, he's still happy now not having experienced it!

Ok ok, if you going to be doing a clean install you may as well add an SSD in there, but then you should really get >200GB, you'll just be frustrated with anything less.
It's nice to have the games you play often on the SSD (dota/CS etc) and then those that you just meddle with can be on your old HDD.
I often install new games on the SSD, then move them over to the HDD once I've lost interest...
 
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nakedpeanut said:
Exactly, he's still happy now not having experience it!

Ok ok, if you going to be doing a clean install you may as well add an SSD in there, but then you should really get >240GB, you'll just be frustrated with anything less.
It's nice to have the games you play often on the SSD (dota/CS etc) and then those that you just meddle with can be on your old HDD.
I often install new games on the SSD, then move them over to the HDD once I've lost interest...
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Just know there is a process to fresh installing on a SSD. Op should know it and save himself hours and hours of struggle and headache :D
 
Soul Assassin said:
Normally I would agree, but the jump from R9 380 to R9 390 is big, 15-20FPS big.

You have to put some trust in people, he can take buy the PowerColor R9 390 for R5,399, keep the remaining R600 save a couple of month for another R1000 and buy the SSD, with Christmas in a month he might be able to get it then.
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well i have put the SSD on my Wish list for Christmas, but doubt will get it thou:D
 
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