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Looking for a videocard upgrade (LGA1150)

Cinaro
Level 7

‎10-13-2022 09:49 AM

Hello fellow Gamers and forum users.

I'm looking for a video card upgrade.

Motherboard: Asus Republic Of Gamers Maximus VII Ranger. (Intel® LGA1150)

I currently have this video card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G

What other video cards from MSI will work on that motherboard like 1070/1080?
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Turbonetics
Level 7

‎10-13-2022 12:46 PM

Please post the model of your CPU and PSU. Not only motherboard matters for this upgrade
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Cinaro
Level 7
In response to Turbonetics

‎10-13-2022 02:21 PM

Turbonetics wrote:
Please post the model of your CPU and PSU. Not only motherboard matters for this upgrade


I'm asking what video cards from MSI will work on that motherboard.
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WHO_FARTED_
Level 10
In response to Cinaro

‎10-13-2022 03:41 PM

Cinaro wrote:
I'm asking what video cards from MSI will work on that motherboard.

any will plug in. but depending on your other specs you might not see much of a benefit from a new card. if your cpu is a bottleneck, you'll need to upgrade it too. a weak psu means no upgrade, you literally dont have the power. also i'm guessing your target is 1080p?
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Cinaro
Level 7
In response to WHO_FARTED_

‎10-13-2022 04:06 PM

WHO_FARTED? wrote:
any will plug in. but depending on your other specs you might not see much of a benefit from a new card. if your cpu is a bottleneck, you'll need to upgrade it too. a weak psu means no upgrade, you literally dont have the power. also i'm guessing your target is 1080p?


Yes a little bit more newer type generation of video card I'm after.

My cpu : i7-4790K Processor (4.40 GHz)
My psu: FSP Aurum PT 850W
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WHO_FARTED_
Level 10

‎10-13-2022 05:16 PM

you could do any 10 or 20 series. 1080ti is still good. you could do 2070 if you wanted too. 30 series is doable too, but might see a little performance loss there.
the step up from a 980 would mean you want atleast a 1080. anything else you won't see a noticable gain in fps.
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Cinaro
Level 7
In response to WHO_FARTED_

‎10-14-2022 04:56 AM

WHO_FARTED? wrote:
you could do any 10 or 20 series. 1080ti is still good. you could do 2070 if you wanted too. 30 series is doable too, but might see a little performance loss there.
the step up from a 980 would mean you want atleast a 1080. anything else you won't see a noticable gain in fps.


I think about a 1080. or a TI, but would it be 4GB or 6GB or 8GB version or what ells there is GB wise.
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WHO_FARTED_
Level 10

‎10-14-2022 07:02 AM

the 1080 was an 8gb card i believe. the ti was 11gb. i don't want to say not to get a 1080, but the improvement from the 980 wouldn't be a huge improvement. i wouldn't want to recommend it and you be disappointed afterwards. i don't know the budget or your target resolution.
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