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January 3, 2014 9:55:56 PM

Hey there,

I recently decided to build a semi-budget gaming rig and need a little help with the GPU. My buddy ordered all the parts for me, but it turns out NCIX ran out of the GPU that was ordered and it's discontinued. I have the rest of my PC up any running and I'm itching to get to gaming. Loved actually putting it all together. But anyway, my rig:

Motherboard: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H81M-DGS/

CPU: http://ark.intel.com/m/products/75047/

PSU: http://www.corsair.com/builder-series-cx500.html

RAM: http://www.corsair.com/en/memory-by-product-family/xms-...
But mine is a single 8GB stick

Case: http://azzatek.com/csaz-301.html

So I'm looking for something that's hopefully no more than $200, less if possible, and I feel pretty lost myself. Any help would be greatly appreciated! And for the purposes of sales and such, I do live in Canada. Thanks!

Cheers,
Cory

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January 3, 2014 10:35:00 PM

icraft said:
The 3 OOS are the 3 fastest, the other one is the cheapest and still quite nice.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submi...

@above The 270x MSRP is $199, so it is under $200 barley.

EDIT: Well, canada.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit...


1) The Reference cards MSRP at $200, you don't want a reference card lol
2) He is in Canada, so there is a slight premium, which is why I picked out a 270.

The 270 is a good card. It can be overclocked usually to about the same performance as a 270x.

That is the best card he will get for $200
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January 3, 2014 10:56:18 PM

Thanks so much for the fast replies! I really appreciate the help!

Since I'm a little impatient, would this be a comparable card at all?

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/zotac-zotac-gefo...

I only ask because I could walk into a store and buy it tomorrow. Though I am willing to wait for a card if it's a better idea, I don't want to sacrifice too much quality. With shipping the 270 is going to be near $250, but I'm ok with spending it.
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January 3, 2014 10:58:42 PM

Also, if it matters, I really don't plan on going with multi-monitors, but I do have a nice 27" LED that I want to take advantage of.
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January 3, 2014 11:02:53 PM

Wreks said:
Thanks so much for the fast replies! I really appreciate the help!

Since I'm a little impatient, would this be a comparable card at all?

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/zotac-zotac-gefo...

I only ask because I could walk into a store and buy it tomorrow. Though I am willing to wait for a card if it's a better idea, I don't want to sacrifice too much quality. With shipping the 270 is going to be near $250, but I'm ok with spending it.

It performs a good bit below the R7 260x. The 650ti was built to challenge the HD 7770 and usually lost, so they introduced the 650tiboost to beat it and AMD intoduced the new 7790 to beat that, and they tied. The 7790 is now a R7 260x.

TL;DR
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650ti<7770<7790=260x=650tiboost<<270
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January 3, 2014 11:10:09 PM

Wreks said:
Also, if it matters, I really don't plan on going with multi-monitors, but I do have a nice 27" LED that I want to take advantage of.


If you're fine with bumping up a bit, definitely go with the 270 over the 260x, and definitely over the 650ti. Or get the 260x with next day shipping :p  lol

Anyway, 270 is a great value card, AMD hit a good sweet spot in my opinion
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January 3, 2014 11:29:45 PM

Again, sincerely appreciate the help guys! I'll be grabbing the 270. Thanks again!
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