Graphics card for 130-140 pounds!

Sam Bull · Jan 12, 2014

Hi all,
so i am getting a graphics card put cant make my mind up.
i have found a few cards in my range, :
GIGABYTE Radeon R7 260X WINDFORCE 2X OC 2GB
GIGABYTE Radeon R9 270 WINDFORCE 2X OC BF4 Edition 2GB GDDR5
PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition OC 2GB GDDR5
AMD Powercolor 7650 2GB
ALSO I ONLY HAVE ONE PCI POWER CONNECTOR.

Can someone tell me which would be the best?
SPECS: 850WATT ATX ARTIC PSU
4100 FX QUAD CORE PROCESSOR
760GM-P23 (FX) MOBO
8GB RAM
CURENT CARD IS GTX 650

Thanks for you help

Francisco Costa · Jan 12, 2014

The R9 270 is a really good card, the Windforce cooler is really good and it comes with BF4. I think it is your best choice

aevm · Jan 12, 2014

The HD 7870 and the R9 270 are very close. They are better than the other cards you mentioned.

Sam Bull · Jan 12, 2014

Thanks guys! are they compatible with my psu as i have only 1 pci power connector

aevm · Jan 12, 2014

Sure. The R9 270 needs one 6-pin power connector.

Edit: and so does your GTX 650. The connector you used for that card will work for the new card too.

aevm · Jan 12, 2014

Is this your power supply?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Artic-Supply-Featuring-Floppy-PCI-Express/dp/B009S9832Q/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ce_1

Sam Bull · Jan 12, 2014

aevm :

Yes that my psu.
my gtx 650 dosent have a power connector, wierd right? must just be a different model

this is the GPU i want
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/amdradeongraphicscards/amdr9270series/gv-r927oc-2gd-ga.html
i think it says i need 2 power connectors

Or there is this gpu which only requires one connector but dont know how much perfomance il loose http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/amdradeongraphicscards/amdr7260xseries/gv-r726xwf2-2gd-rev2.html

Francisco Costa · Jan 12, 2014

Sam Bull :

aevm :

Yes that my psu.
my gtx 650 dosent have a power connector, wierd right? must just be a different model

this is the GPU i want
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/amdradeongraphicscards/amdr9270series/gv-r927oc-2gd-ga.html
i think it says i need 2 power connectors

Or there is this gpu which only requires one connector but dont know how much perfomance il loose http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/amdradeongraphicscards/amdr7260xseries/gv-r726xwf2-2gd-rev2.html

That's not true, you only need one power connector for the R9 270.

Sam Bull · Jan 12, 2014

Francisco Costa :

Sam Bull :

That's not true, you only need one power connector for the R9 270.

How come the pictures show that there is 2 power slots? thanks for the reply

Francisco Costa · Jan 12, 2014

Sam Bull :

Francisco Costa :

How come the pictures show that there is 2 power slots? thanks for the reply

Because you may need more power delivered to the GPU for overclocking.

Sam Bull · Jan 12, 2014

Francisco Costa :

Sam Bull :

Because you may need more power delivered to the GPU for overclocking.

oh so i dont HAVE to have 2? just optional if overclocking?
anyway i found these, which ones do you thinks best?
http://www.ebuyer.com/584554-xfx-r9-270-2gb-ddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-r9-270a-cdfc?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=CM-atKbQ-bsCFUnjwgodQBkAnw

http://www.ebuyer.com/584414-sapphire-r9-270-2gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-11220-00-20g

Francisco Costa · Jan 12, 2014

Sam Bull :

Francisco Costa :

oh so i dont HAVE to have 2? just optional if overclocking?
anyway i found these, which ones do you thinks best?
http://www.ebuyer.com/584554-xfx-r9-270-2gb-ddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-r9-270a-cdfc?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=CM-atKbQ-bsCFUnjwgodQBkAnw

http://www.ebuyer.com/584414-sapphire-r9-270-2gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-11220-00-20g

Yes, you don't have to have two.
Well, Sapphire is very well known for their high quality a well cooled AMD GPUs, I'd go for it.

Sam Bull · Jan 12, 2014

Francisco Costa :

Sam Bull :

Francisco Costa :

oh so i dont HAVE to have 2? just optional if overclocking?
anyway i found these, which ones do you thinks best?
http://www.ebuyer.com/584554-xfx-r9-270-2gb-ddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-r9-270a-cdfc?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=CM-atKbQ-bsCFUnjwgodQBkAnw

http://www.ebuyer.com/584414-sapphire-r9-270-2gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-11220-00-20g

Yes, you don't have to have two.
Well, Sapphire is very well known for their high quality a well cooled AMD GPUs, I'd go for it.

so sorry about keeping this convi going but i just found this, any better than the saphire?
http://www.ebuyer.com/492119-powercolor-turboduo-hd-7790-oc-1gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-ax7790-1gbd5-tdh

Francisco Costa · Jan 12, 2014

Sam Bull :

Francisco Costa :

Sam Bull :

Yes, you don't have to have two.
Well, Sapphire is very well known for their high quality a well cooled AMD GPUs, I'd go for it.

so sorry about keeping this convi going but i just found this, any better than the saphire?
http://www.ebuyer.com/492119-powercolor-turboduo-hd-7790-oc-1gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-ax7790-1gbd5-tdh

No, that's kind of a step below the other ones.

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