dota 2 GPU upgrading help !

BubStub

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Hey all my Current Set-up

i5-2500k @ 3.3
16(4x4) GB Kingston those cheap ones
Palit 570 sonic @ 800 mhz
Asrock extreme 3
FSP gold 700

This was bought in 2011 sept

But i am now playing on 2560 resolution and it lags when i MAX everything and there are massive spikes when there are a lot of things happening.

Am looking at power colour 280 3gb Turbo - 348 (tradepac)
Palit 760 2gb - 348 (tradepac)
 

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680? no need too high end. im guessing not enough vram cause the lag. dota2 requirement for gpu need not so high.
 

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Hey all my Current Set-up

i5-2500k @ 3.3
16(4x4) GB Kingston those cheap ones
Palit 570 sonic @ 800 mhz
Asrock extreme 3
FSP gold 700

This was bought in 2011 sept

But i am now playing on 2560 resolution and it lags when i MAX everything and there are massive spikes when there are a lot of things happening.

Am looking at power colour 280 3gb Turbo - 348 (tradepac)
Palit 760 2gb - 348 (tradepac)

take the 3gb over the 2gb anytime. (due to your resolution)
 

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Thanks for the replies bros!

Yeah figured should be lack of Vram. Im using QNIX 27 dual dvi as input. The cheapo korean monitor haha.

May i know which shop sells tier 2 GPU like 680? Looking at tradepac pricelist and they don't have those.
 

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bro to be honest, dota 2 requirements not so high..

760 if u have buget constarints but pick the ones which 3gb or 4gb due to ur screen size.

qniz is gd as well =) all personal preference

MSI GTX760 TF Gaming 4GB DDR5 OC......459 ( price frm fuwell) i prefer msi for myself haha
 
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If u gonna get 760 4gb at that price, u might as well get the 280x 3gb... 1 tier higher yet similar price points.
 

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If u gonna get 760 4gb at that price, u might as well get the 280x 3gb... 1 tier higher yet similar price points.

good advice! checked it out and

Palit 760 2GB - 348
Power colour 280 3GB - 348
Power colour 280x 3GB - 438

Any idea which to get?
 

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good advice! checked it out and

Palit 760 2GB - 348
Power colour 280 3GB - 348
Power colour 280x 3GB - 438

Any idea which to get?

PC 280 shld be $369 on promo.. Unless gt a shop which can let u go at $348.

280 is similar to 7950.
280x is similar to 7970 ghz, which is higher than 7970 itself. Similar to 780ti > 780

IMO, 280x is a better buy. Can get at around $420-430 for PC. Can allow u 2 play higher end games. But if u r gonna stick to Dota2 and LOL for the next 3-5 yrs, then 760 2gb will do. 4gb ver is useless for u.
 

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good advice! checked it out and

Palit 760 2GB - 348
Power colour 280 3GB - 348
Power colour 280x 3GB - 438

Any idea which to get?

depends on your budget, but if i were you i will take 280 and keep the money save for something else like SSD
 
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