Help me decide on a graphics card

Chris Jeffery · Jul 4, 2014

My Computer Specs

Mother Board: ASRock B75M-GL R2.0
CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 Dual-Core Processor
Power Supply: HEC Group 550W Power Supply

I want to buy a medium range graphics card. I have no experience with graphics cards and so I was looking for some help to solidify my choice.

I'm looking for something between $150 - $250.

The GeForce GTX 750 Ti looks like my best choice.

I would appreciate any help/info. Thank you!

marc79 · Jul 4, 2014

GTX 760 fits your budget, I'd look into that.

cabudinen · Jul 4, 2014

280x will perform better than the 760 and around the same price, pretty sure you can find one for around 250 $us

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-280X-vs-GeForce-GTX-760

marc79 · Jul 4, 2014

I know a 280X performs better, now find me one in his max $250 dollar budget. I would suggest 780 Ti, but that's way off his budget.

cabudinen · Jul 4, 2014

marc79 :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-Radeon-R9-280X-XFX-Double-D-Black-Edition-3GB-/141336572045?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item20e850f08d

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-R9-280x-with-Windforce-Cooler-/151340517362?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item233c9907f2

and many more! all these cards are used but still under warranty.

marc79 · Jul 4, 2014

Used one though, some people prefer to buy new. Someone might be dumping garbage on Ebay to get rid of it, like the mining abused cards.

marc79 · Jul 4, 2014

USED THOUGH~!!

sora · Jul 5, 2014

The 270x or 270 would definitely outperform the 750Ti.

Chris Jeffery · Jul 5, 2014

For some reason I have this idea that NVIDIA cards go better with Intel and Radeon goes better with AMD. Is this even remotely true?

marc79 · Jul 6, 2014

No, but I prefer Intel and either Nvidia or AMD cards, with AMD cards being better with price/performance.

Chris Jeffery · Jul 9, 2014

I'm thinking R9 280 now. I'm not sure which brand is best but I was thinking XFX. Is that a good choice?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150705&cm_re=R9_280-_-14-150-705-_-Product

Chris Jeffery · Jul 9, 2014

Also... It says I need a minimum of 750W. Is this true for most games? What I have is 550W.

HEC Group 550W Power Supply

marc79 · Jul 9, 2014

With a single gpu 550W is fine, for crossfire/SLI at least 750W depending on which cards.

Chris Jeffery · Jul 10, 2014

I'm going back to the GTX 760. We've gone full circle. The R9 280 probably doesn't fit in my case. It would be a very tight squeeze.

So... MSI GeForce GTX 760 4GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127748

Thank you marc79! How does that sound?

sora · Jul 10, 2014

cabudinen :

They could also be overclocked hardcore until something broke in them.

Chris Jeffery · Jul 10, 2014

I know they're under warranty but it still scares me. Plus, the ones I've looked at wouldn't fit in my case. It's the difference between 1 inch of space.

Furthermore, the 760 is probably overkill for the amount of gaming I do.

Great suggestions, that I have been looking into, but I think I feel safer with the 760 at this point.

marc79 · Jul 10, 2014

My friend installed an EVGA GTX 760 in his second rig with a 4790k@4.7Ghz/1080p (he also has 4770k@4.6Ghz/2x770's under water 1440p), and I played a few games including crysis 3, GTA IV, Watch Dogs, and the 760 handled those games great, what I noticed is that GTA IV at Max settings 1080p could use a bit faster card like a 770 or 780, but otherwise Watch Dogs @1080p, High Textures, High Detail, forgot if I used AA, the 760 handled the game fine at those settings. Crysis 3 @1080p, Very High/Very High/FXAA also playable above 30fps.

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