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Budget gaming gpu for 160 euro

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August 28, 2014 12:25:59 PM

Hello community

My friend is looking to upgrade his gpu he's pc is with core 2 quad qx6850,500 watt power supply and kingston 2x2 1066mhz DDR 3.He wants a budget gaming gpu for around 160 euro.Can you please sugget wich card will be the best?Thanks in advance

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August 28, 2014 12:35:55 PM

I think his best choice is the amd r9 270x. Also, i would not prefer club 3d or powercolor versions. To be sure about the PSU being sufficient you will have to post the exact model.
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August 29, 2014 9:10:06 AM

ksarex said:
I think his best choice is the amd r9 270x. Also, i would not prefer club 3d or powercolor versions. To be sure about the PSU being sufficient you will have to post the exact model.


what is the difference between the r9 270 and r9 270x because he can handle the r9 270 but he hasn't got enough power for the r9 270x.
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August 29, 2014 9:24:32 AM

You see that's why i asked for the precise PSU model? I think both 270 needs at least 28A on +12V rail, while 270x need 30A.
Wattage is not the most signifant number when seeing if you can handle a card.
The difference in performance between these 2 cards is not that big, something like 270 being 10% worse.
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August 29, 2014 9:37:25 AM

ksarex said:
You see that's why i asked for the precise PSU model? I think both 270 needs at least 28A on +12V rail, while 270x need 30A.
Wattage is not the most signifant number when seeing if you can handle a card.
The difference in performance between these 2 cards is not that big, something like 270 being 10% worse.


In sapphire's site it says that the 270 need 1x75watt connector and the 270x needs 2x75watt connectors.Guess getting the 270 will be a good choice for him right ? Or else he has to change the psu.And is the msi gaming version better than the sapphire one ?
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August 29, 2014 9:57:29 AM

Yes it will be a good choice. I think that msi and gigabytes cooling solutions are really good and keep the card cooler than the sapphire.
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August 29, 2014 10:16:46 AM

ksarex said:
Yes it will be a good choice. I think that msi and gigabytes cooling solutions are really good and keep the card cooler than the sapphire.


Thanks mate
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