I'm wondering what GPU is recommended with my budget of $115. (Basically $100, I'll allow another $15 for shipping, absolutely no more.)
Cards within my budget (used condition) appear to be around the 250 - 260x range. I saw a 2GB 260x for $93 w/ free shipping just yesterday, but it seems prices have jumped around $20 to $30 overnight. That same card is not running about $120, something I'm not willing to pay.
Back to searching has left me with very little options left. The 250 is far too weak for any real gaming purposes, I'd at least like to get high settings with 50FPS on modern titles, and at least 2 years out of the card (obviously being forced to drop the quality as time goes on.)
My search has left me with 2 options that I can find, a 260x for $108, which still seems like an okay deal, but hurts to have to pay another $15 for an identical card that I just saw yesterday. There's also a PowerColor 7850 for about $110 that I saw, but seeing as it's already the "older generation" of cards, I'm unsure of it's future-proofing potential. Still, it's 256 vs 128bit on the 260X, and the same amount of memory.
My preferred vendor is Amazon, but I'll begrudgingly allow other websites if the deal is good enough. Except Ebay. No Ebay. Ever.
Funny, a month ago I saw a 270 for $99. Wish I had grabbed it when I saw it, prices only seem to be going up.
What's the best route?
Cards within my budget (used condition) appear to be around the 250 - 260x range. I saw a 2GB 260x for $93 w/ free shipping just yesterday, but it seems prices have jumped around $20 to $30 overnight. That same card is not running about $120, something I'm not willing to pay.
Back to searching has left me with very little options left. The 250 is far too weak for any real gaming purposes, I'd at least like to get high settings with 50FPS on modern titles, and at least 2 years out of the card (obviously being forced to drop the quality as time goes on.)
My search has left me with 2 options that I can find, a 260x for $108, which still seems like an okay deal, but hurts to have to pay another $15 for an identical card that I just saw yesterday. There's also a PowerColor 7850 for about $110 that I saw, but seeing as it's already the "older generation" of cards, I'm unsure of it's future-proofing potential. Still, it's 256 vs 128bit on the 260X, and the same amount of memory.
My preferred vendor is Amazon, but I'll begrudgingly allow other websites if the deal is good enough. Except Ebay. No Ebay. Ever.
Funny, a month ago I saw a 270 for $99. Wish I had grabbed it when I saw it, prices only seem to be going up.
What's the best route?