What is the best Graphics card for about $410?

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steve32

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I was wondering what the best graphics card would be for gaming, I have no real preference, AMD or Nvidia, the budget is about £250 or about $410 (just for the graphics card). Also a suggestion to what CPU would be best to pair with it would be useful. thanks
 
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For around your price point of $410 the GTX 770 is a very nice card, I would stay away from the high end radeon r9 cards for now due to the recent price hikes. For CPU it really depends on what you want to do, and what your budget is. For pure gaming, the i5 takes the prize, however if you are streaming i7s are nice, or an 8350/8320 at a cheaper price point.
 
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I think you mis-understood the question biohazrdfear. He asked what the best card was for around $410. You're posting cards around $140. Anyway, in that price range your best bet would be either the GeForce GTX 770 or Radeon R9 280X. Check the benchmarks for the games and resolution you plan on playing to see which card works best for you.
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I noticed that, my friend. I corrected myself earlier.
 
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Well originally i was thinking about a gigabyte radeon r9 280x paired with a fx 8350 or even a radeon r9 290 but i'll look into the gtx 770. My budget (converted from pounds so not sure how accurate it is) is £810 or about $1330. for that i could have an absolute beast graphics card, but i've gone for an all rounder, with an ssd etc.
 
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Once again my friend, the 770 is a great card for the price. In my opinion, I believe the higher 2XX Radeon cards are too over priced...for now. I personally have had Nvidia all my life. I've had a few Radeon cards (5870, 6970), but converted back to Nvidia after I had the money to upgrade. My GTX 670 FTW edition barely breaks 60C in most games under max load. I'm sure the 700 series cards does it even better. A 280X has amazing cooling if you get a card with three fans on it, but I don't like how non reference cards blow hot air around your case. Go with your heart, my friend. The possibilities are endless.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.90 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-DS3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.48 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£54.98 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£270.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£61.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£95.20 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.59 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £925.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-15 22:14 GMT+0000)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£164.34 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.90 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-DS3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£57.48 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£54.98 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (£270.98 @ Dabs)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case (£61.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£95.20 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.98 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£72.59 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £925.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-15 22:14 GMT+0000)
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Great build, man! And I love how you chose Kingston SSD Now. Those drives are dirt cheap, and they're FAST.
 
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High five! Oh, and he said his budget was 810 pounds, so I went a little over. That build is a little less than 1100 in the States.
 
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I could get a corsair 500w for £47 or a 600w for £53 both semi modular, i could save some money there.
 
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I could get a corsair 500w for £47 or a 600w for £53 both semi modular, i could save some money there.
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Personally I would rather the 600w PSU just to have peace of mind. I don't skip out on my power supplies. My last one being a 1000w and my current one being 900w. I like to take extra caution.
 
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As most people have said, due to inflated prices, you are looking at the 770 or the 280x UNLESS you can find a 290, which is not impossible. Check local computer stores (where I found mine for 389) and scrounge around online. ShopBLT (goofy name I know) had some 290's of various brands for about 425 last time I checked. I've never ordered from them before, but they had plenty of reviews and ratings of a couple different reputable sites, so they're probably fine. There could be others as well.
 
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