Its time to do Upgrade Dance

[B1nary]

Hey Guys\Gals

So just I want to upgrade my GPU, I have a GTX 560 ti was thinking MSI R9 270 or the GB gtx 660.

The R9 270 is better as far as benchmarks go and the price is sweet, but i'm weary of AMD always been a nvidia fan boy, and the extra 10 watts of juice it needs makes me worry about my generic powerman 550watt psu , yes yes I know don't lecture me it came with my chassis and has yet to let me down so im still using it.

Anybody have one of these and want to give some feedback, any suggestions this will be my last upgrade until i buy a new rig, I have a I5 2400 with 8G Ram and the asus 560 TI

I blame DAI and witcher 3 for this ,I just want to be able to run it at least 30 fps on high full 1080P is that so much to ask, i'm not sure how my existing setup is going to run it guess i will find out friday...

Joker it would be nice if you weighed in.

Also(shameless plug) I don't suppose anyone is looking a for a second hand gtx 560 ti

[hideinlight]

Have you played DAI yet?

[FarligOpptreden]

Being a green fan myself all these years, I reluctantly gave in earlier this year and got an R9 280X for my new rig. Suffice to say, MIND BLOWN. Don't be afraid to try out Team Red. You won't be disappointed.

I didn't really add valuable comments to help out your decision, but GO TEAM RED!

[B1nary]

Have you played DAI yet?

will be here on Friday...I only started caving into all the hype today

[hideinlight]

will be here on Friday...I only started caving into all the hype today

I think you might actually be fine with your setup.

R9 270 not big enough step too be honest. Unless you willing to sell that card to me for R1000 then it's a good idea.

[The Joker]

a R9 270 is an ok upgrade, I would much rather look at a 2nd hand R9 280X card.
They can be had for as little as R2500 and for that money there isn't a gpu on earth that comes close.

http://carbonite.co.za/f40/

Just go through the GPU section.

[hideinlight]

a R9 270 is an ok upgrade, I would much rather look at a 2nd hand R9 280X card.
They can be had for as little as R2500 and for that money there isn't a gpu on earth that comes close.

http://carbonite.co.za/f40/

Just go through the GPU section.

You don't by any chance have experience of running a R9 280X on a 550W power supply? Or know of someone who successfully managed it.

[B1nary]

I just checked the Requirements for Dragon Age again and I could have sworn it was higher? Im thinking Its going to at least run on medium to high with 30 FPS unless the crappy DRM is going to kill it.

So Im going to see if I can save up some cash and get a decent card and PSU next year then.

[thomascmyk]

I have the R9 270 and I love the card! It really performs well for its price.

[B1nary]

Okay so Dragon Age is ravaging my PC frame rate, anybody playing this with the R9 270 \ 270x or GTx 660 \760 want to report back.