Buying a new graphic card

Honey BaBa · Apr 20, 2013

hello guys!
i signed up to ask a question.
i want a graphic card for my desktop pc.
i want to play games like bf3 , nfs most wanted and most new games of 2013..
i will buy a new system next year so now i dont want expensive card..
i have almost 180$ and im thinkig to buy 6870..
so plz reply and sugest me something good and in my budget..
my system
AMD phenom X4 9650 quad core 2.3GHZ
4GB 800Mhz ram
2tb hard
tower
samsung 22 inch lcd

swifty_morgan · Apr 20, 2013

if you're buying a new system next year why would you not want a "big" card now? it will offset the expense next year.

your processor sucks, so no matter what you do it won't make a difference. at your current resolution you should get a card with 2gigs of vram.

and I bet you don't have much of a power supply.... what is it?

Honey BaBa · Apr 21, 2013

when i will buy new system i will get best cards of that time but now i dont have to much money i just want a good card so i can spend my time playing games..
yes i also have to change power suply.
the pc i have is best available in here other are to expensive so i just have to use it..
so what should i do now?
buy a new card or change my pc now?

swifty_morgan · Apr 21, 2013

you should be able to do better than a 6870. keep your eyes open for a better deal.........

what card do you have now? what is the power supply? how much will that $180 grow by Christmas time?

xl2aNd0m · Apr 21, 2013

Can't say without knowing the PSU and either way that CPU is gonna bog you down.

Marcopolo123 · Apr 21, 2013

For 200$ you can get a hd 7870.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150604

For 170$ you can get the asus hd 7850 dc2,very good deal,very quiet,very cool.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121651

You will need atleast a 400w psu from a good brand...but i think you have a low quality one...

david cassar · Apr 21, 2013

+1. Also there are gtx 660s which are around 180 dollars.

Honey BaBa · Apr 21, 2013

i have an integrated nvidia gt 9100 256mb card..
my psu is norml 300watt ..

Honey BaBa · Apr 21, 2013

will 7000 series work on my motherboard?
i have simple pcie x 16

david cassar · Apr 21, 2013

Honey BaBa :

Yes they can but your 300 watt can be a problem.

Honey BaBa · Apr 21, 2013

it will grow upto 230$ at august

david cassar · Apr 21, 2013

Honey BaBa :

With that i would suggest buying an hd 7850 and a good 500w psu for around 40 dollars

Honey BaBa · Apr 21, 2013

ok one more question
is this card good for future?
what if i buy this card and in future when i buy my new pc i get another card of same model and crosfire them..
will it give best performance??? on 1080p

david cassar · Apr 21, 2013

Honey BaBa :

If you are going to crossfire i would much rather go with nvidia's sli since crossfire on amd cards have very high latencys and are more prone to micro stuttering. A single hd 7850 is a good card. It can overclock to the performance of an hd 7870. If you are going to get multiple cards i would much rather go with the nvidia equivalent. (gtx 650 ti boost)

Honey BaBa · Apr 21, 2013

650 ti is also nice card..
so what you suggest i buy nvidia 650 ti or ati 7850??
650 ti is in 180$ 1gb but ati 7850 same price but 2 gb..

david cassar · Apr 21, 2013

Honey BaBa :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125457
these are the advantages of both cards.
650 ti boost- Same performance as an hd 7850, can be found cheaper
hd 7850- Lower power consumption, A very good overclocker
If you are willing to overclock, you are better off getting an hd 7850. If you are thinking of getting multiple cards in the future you are better off getting a gtx 650 ti boost.

Marcopolo123 · Apr 21, 2013

Gtx 650ti boost is 10%-25% slower then hd 7850 in some games.
Dont go crossfire or sli.
Stick with one card, less problems,less heat, no microstutter issue.

A hd 7850 can run bf 3 ultra at 1080p ~40-60 fps

Honey BaBa · Apr 21, 2013

yes i have decided i m buying gtx 650 ti boost i will make sli in future..
many many thanks to everyone who helped me..

david cassar · Apr 21, 2013

Marcopolo123 :

It definitely isn't

Marcopolo123 · Apr 21, 2013

Got different results

Yours include all resolutions =not accurate

Honey BaBa · Apr 21, 2013

so what should i do guys give me some final decision?

david cassar · Apr 21, 2013

Marcopolo123 :

tom's hardware and techpowerup ,anandtech,hardocp and pc gamer also got the same results.

david cassar · Apr 21, 2013

Honey BaBa :

If you want a single graphics card get an hd 7850 and overclock it.
If you are going to get multiple cards get a gtx 650 ti boost, they scale rather well.

Marcopolo123 · Apr 21, 2013

You win !
Buy the gtx 650ti boost

Honey BaBa · Apr 21, 2013

i want multiple cards am going with gtx 650 ti
now i buy one and after some time i will buy another one

Buying a new graphic card

Honorable

Illustrious

Honorable

Illustrious

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Honorable

Share this page