Hardware & Technical GTX 750 Ti vs R7 260X/265 or even R9 270?

[Ferryclacker]

Thanks everyone for all your input. Really very good food for thought!

I have been trawling our favourite online auction site to get a feel for what I can do and I managed to get a the following:

GTX 660 for £68
8GB Crucial Balistix for £41
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 for £45

So, for £154 I should be able to get, maybe not stunning but reasonable gameplay without having to also upgrade my motherboard or PSU. It seemed like a reasonable temporary step and I imagine I'll be able to resell it all for not too much loss in 6-12 months.

The longer-term plan is to wait until we start to see VR on the market, to assess the requirements for that and also the requirements for 'Horizons'. Then I'll get the big budget out and treat myself!!! Mmmmm.......

Anyway, thanks again for all the thoughts. I'll come back in a week or so to let you know how it plays - okay I hope!

Thats not a to bad upgrade and will keep you playing for a bit longer so you can save up properly.
And you will need to save alot to have VR running at high resolution (2 to 4K per eye) and 90FPS.
2x980ti SLI isnt even enough yet, hopefully the new 16/14nm graphic cards can do in it SLI or CF

 

[ConcreteFloater]

Thats not a to bad upgrade and will keep you playing for a bit longer so you can save up properly.
And you will need to save alot to have VR running at high resolution (2 to 4K per eye) and 90FPS.
2x980ti SLI isnt even enough yet, hopefully the new 16/14nm graphic cards can do in it SLI or CF

Thanks. That's my plan. I expect it to be quite an investment but that's why I want to hold off 12-months or so until things settle down a bit in the VR world and there is a clear picture of how things will go.

4k per eye though?! Is that really on the cards? It would be incredible if we could run that at a decent refresh rate.

...for a price!

 

[cherniq]

Hello,

playing on Asus 270X max settings ( have no idea what fps ) but is't smooth and plays well. There is only one stutter with the collector limpets in asteroid field , it didn't happen anywhere else.
Fx-6300 clocked to 4,5 Ghz , 8 GB RAM , HDD no SSD.
So if have a good deal on r9 270 ( same core as 270x , just limited OC - mine is at stock asus profile 1140 ) it is a good option ( your PSU should coup with it for now , but think of completely new pc next year).

Best

MCDR Cherniq