Solid Upgrade From 4870's Crossfired

[feetfats]

Hi everyone.

 

I haven't been watching hardware for a long time. I am looking for a solid upgrade from my two xfx 4870's 1gb. As always $money$ is a concern but I want something that will keep me going for a few years. My main reason for upgrading is BF4. I don't think I want to run dual cards again. So what would you recommend? Would it be possible to run BF4 maxed out with 50 - 60fps with a card around $300 or should I up the budget?

 

I would probably prefer nvidia this time but am open.

 

Thanks

Edited November 6, 2013 by feetfats

[ccokeman]

What resolution are you running? 

[IVIYTH0S]

What resolution are you running? 

+1

 

Nearly anything from probably $125+ will equal or exceed your current performance though.

 

With your current budget, this would be best:

Powercolor 7970 (925mhz clock) $290-$30MIR and 3 free games

Edited November 6, 2013 by IVIYTH0S

[Waco]

R9 290 if you can stretch...if not a 770 would be a phenomenal upgrade for just over $300.

[IVIYTH0S]

R9 290 if you can stretch...if not a 770 would be a phenomenal upgrade for just over $300.

For comparison's sake:

MSI TwinFrozr GTX770 2GB $330-$15MIR

[ccokeman]

With GTX 780's going for as low as $499 and custom cards at $519 you get almost Titan perf at half the price.

 

The 290X is a beast if you set it up right and can keep it cool.  

[Waco]

The 290 is $399 and very close to the 290X if you keep it cool.

[feetfats]

What resolution are you running?

Yes I should have posted that. My Bad

 

1920x1080

[feetfats]

R9 290 if you can stretch...if not a 770 would be a phenomenal upgrade for just over $300.

The R9 is like $600 yikes.

[IVIYTH0S]

 

R9 290 if you can stretch...if not a 770 would be a phenomenal upgrade for just over $300.

The R9 is like $600 yikes.

 

You're looking at the 290X, lookie here!

[Braegnok]

Nice card for the $300.00 price range ,.. would be the R9 280X @ $299.99,..  with new drivers coming out the 280X  will do OK in BF4,.. on beta it's getting mid 80's FPS in BF3 at 1920X1080.

 

The XFX Double D R9 280X has a voltage that can not be adjusted, it is locked @ 1.2V,.. Both the MSI & ASUS cards have voltages that can be adjusted higher,.. the Matrix card will easily overclock close to the R9 290.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=48&N=100007709&IsNodeId=1&IsPowerSearch=1&SrchInDesc=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=&OEMMark=N&PropertyCodeValue=679%3A446073&Tpk=r9%20280x

 

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/sapphire_r9_280x_toxic/

Edited November 6, 2013 by Braegnok

[ccokeman]

The R9 280X does very well indeed for 2 year old silicon with some tweaks.