1080p res, $250 USD. what to buy?

justaguywithagun · May 29, 2013

my wife -finally- conceded to let me spend *around* $250usd on a new gpu, but theres such a myriad of choices, i dunno what to go with.
i have:
2500k OC'ed @4-4.5ghz
2x4gb ram
antec TP750
1 ssd, 4 7200rpm HDD's

cooling proficiency takes precedence over noise, but i'd rather not have a hairdryer

really wanna get rid of my 1gb 6850, but the choices are mind boggling. I game at 1080p, and i'd really like to max out the pretty effects in farcry3, crysis 3, GTA, etc

my mobo supports 1x16/8x8 sli/xfire, but id rather just get a good 2+gb card

suggestions?

X79 · May 29, 2013

Either:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn660oc2gd

or

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100354xtl

A shame this one is just out of reach:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx670dc22gd5

Then again, midrange GPUs give the best bang for the buck.

XT might perform slightly better. Just slightly.

envy14tpe · May 29, 2013

Awesome GPU: 7870XT: under $250
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202024&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

ingtar33 · May 29, 2013

yeah... at the 250 price point you're not going to get anything better then a 7870xt... which is a very good gpu.

I'm not sure about maxing out crysis3 with it... but it will be able to play crysis3 at respectable levels... and everything else it will max easily (at 1080p)

justaguywithagun · May 29, 2013

thanks again for the advise, your opinions are very valuable to me (much, much more so than newegg reviews)

i must say, the ZOTAC branded cards looks like they may fit the bill. <love the price and dual fans>

ZOTAC nonAMP 660: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500270
ZOTAC AMP 600: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500291

am i to understand that the ONLY difference between the two, is that one comes factory OC'ed? srsly?

X79 · May 29, 2013

We're here for you bro.

Yes sometimes the only difference is the OC.

And you can OC things yourself, soo...

Dual fans is one of the reasons why you should always

NOT go with reference cards. More cooling!

ingtar33 · May 29, 2013

justaguywithagun :

just know the 7870xt is a faster gpu. but yeah... the 660 is a nice card.

some of the factory overclocked cards come with better coolers and slightly increased voltage allowing for better overclocking (kepler gpus are all voltage locked, so you can't alter it, which limits the overclocking)

X79 · May 29, 2013

Marginally faster.

ingtar33 · May 29, 2013

X79 :

generally faster.

The 660 matches or is even slightly slower then the 7870 when both are overclocked... stock it beats the 7870. The 7870XT performs much closer to the 7950 then the 7870... and overclocked can just about match a stock 7950

envy14tpe · May 29, 2013

Really? Comments are wrong. The 7870xt crushes any 660.

justaguywithagun · May 29, 2013

yeah, the XT may be faster than the 660, but i plan on buying this zotac for ~$200usd and spending the rest on this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1N80PJ1435

still coming in just under the XT, dollar-wise.

none-the-less, all this help is very much appreciated. thanks fellas!

envy14tpe · May 29, 2013

justaguywithagun :

Ohh the silly things we buy.....

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