Best GPU for heavily modded Skyrim

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My budget: $400-$450
What I want to do: 1920x1080 res, Ultra settings, High res Texture pack, 200 different mods.
I would prefer Nvidia but if an AMD card is better choose it

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Skyrim is an Nvidia game all the way. Only Nvidia cards let you enable Ambient Occlusion in Skyrim, including the new HBAO+, which significantly adds to the graphics quality. AMD cards can't do that.
http://international.download.nvidia.com/webassets/en_US/shared/images/guides/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-tweak-guide/Skyrim-AO-Comparison.gif
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/guides/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-tweak-guide#19

At your price range, the GTX 780 with 3GB (or they have 6GB models) is going to be your best option. I would check out the MSI Gaming, either 3GB or 6GB (depending on how many mods you want to run).

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_780_Gaming_6_GB/25.html...
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The Sapphire Radeon R9 280 is good. Make sure you have a good Intel CPU to support it, Intel is much better at Skyrim.
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202099

Edit: for $450, you could do an R9 290 by http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=93995&vpn=R9290-DC2OC-4GD5&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1264
 
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Skyrim is an Nvidia game all the way. Only Nvidia cards let you enable Ambient Occlusion in Skyrim, including the new HBAO+, which significantly adds to the graphics quality. AMD cards can't do that.
http://international.download.nvidia.com/webassets/en_US/shared/images/guides/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-tweak-guide/Skyrim-AO-Comparison.gif
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/guides/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-tweak-guide#19

At your price range, the GTX 780 with 3GB (or they have 6GB models) is going to be your best option. I would check out the MSI Gaming, either 3GB or 6GB (depending on how many mods you want to run).

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_780_Gaming_6_GB/25.html
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