Best Graphic Card for the Money

Lritchie · Sep 4, 2014

Hi guys building my own gaming rig spec as follows

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-006-GI&groupid=2833&catid=2846

XFX 650w Pro series

Haven't sorted out Ram yet not sure on what brand to go for any Recommendation? Don't want to spend to much if I don't need to as thinking of buying good graphics card that's the next question what would uses recommend?

Would I have to overclock?

Have been looking at the R9 280 is the much difference in it and the X?

What bout the GTX range?

Thanks

Scott Taylor · Sep 4, 2014

I always prefer using Intel Nvidia and AMD with AMD/ATI, they have a sync when used like this. I would say buy a gtx 760. No overclocking needed. The 280x gets a little more power.

TomSkini · Sep 4, 2014

Scott Taylor :

Pretty sure that's not true...

randomhkkid · Sep 4, 2014

Scott Taylor :

Not true at all.

The perfomance difference can be up to 25% between the X and non X. Have you looked at the new R9 285?
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-radeon-r9-285-tonga,3925-6.html

It is priced about the same as the 280 but performs about halfway between it and the 280X whilst drawing much less power (About the same as the GTX760). That would be my recommendation unless you can find a very cheap 280X.

Scott Taylor · Sep 4, 2014

The Benchmark is close. It obviously has an increase in performance since its the extreme version. The Intel Nvidia combo is a legitimate aswell. since he is buying a I5 i would recommend a GTX over a AMD product in this case.

Scott Taylor · Sep 4, 2014

If it was 280 or 760, i would choose the 760 for this build.

Lritchie · Sep 4, 2014

Thanks

Lritchie · Sep 4, 2014

Would this Do

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FSC5N66/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=479289247&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00FL8H57W&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=03407WFSQKCHF9JG9DD4

What Ram should I purchase

maddogfargo · Sep 4, 2014

Both are solid and trade the lead spot in some games.

Bear in mind the 280 is about to be EOL with the 285 having just been released. You can probably pick one up for a song on clearance as vendors sell out their stock to make room for the new model.

randomhkkid · Sep 4, 2014

Scott Taylor :

..... I can't even tell if you're trolling.

Let me explain this to you. If you look HERE and HERE you can see that intel CPUs top the charts. The only difference between the two graphs are the GPUs used, one AMD and one Nvidia. Whilst it may be true for very low end GPUs that they can combine with certain AMD CPUs in 'dual graphics' to give better performance this is an exception rather than the general rule.

RobCrezz · Sep 4, 2014

Scott Taylor :

Not true at all.

In fact, in some cases, AMD cpu systems perform better with Nvidia GPUs.

Scott Taylor · Sep 4, 2014

randomhkkid :

You sent me two graphs, the same CPU working better on nvidia ? that sounds like im right am i not ? Well same Intel CPU, and he did say he is buying intel.

randomhkkid · Sep 4, 2014

Lritchie :

Looks good to me. Try this http://www.ebuyer.com/264750-g-skill-8gb-ddr3-1600mhz-ripjawsx-memory-f3-12800cl9d-8gbxl

Should match the aesthetic of the mobo well.

Scott Taylor · Sep 4, 2014

Lritchie :

The graphics card you showed is good so if you wish to buy that then it will do its job well.

randomhkkid · Sep 4, 2014

Scott Taylor :

No. What you said is that Nvidia works better on intel and AMD works better on AMD. The graphs show that they both generally work better on intel due to architecture and therefore core efficieny. Also if you bothered to look at his original post he is purchasing the i5 4690K.

Scott Taylor · Sep 4, 2014

randomhkkid :

Scott Taylor :

No. What you said is that Nvidia works better on intel and AMD works better on AMD. The graphs show that they both generally work better on intel due to architecture and therefore core efficieny. Also if you bothered to look at his original post he is purchasing the i5 4690K.

i said he was buying an i5 ..... regardless the same INTEL PROCESSOR when using a NVIDIA CARD will get a few extra frames. Hopefully i put that clear enough.

randomhkkid · Sep 4, 2014

Scott Taylor :

randomhkkid :

i said he was buying an i5 ..... regardless the same INTEL PROCESSOR when using a NVIDIA CARD will get a few extra frames. Hopefully i put that clear enough.

I concede that you did say he was buying an i5, my apologies I read the reply wrong. However it still stands that if you take the same AMD GPU and paired it with an AMD CPU it would not perform better than with and INTEL CPU as a general rule of thumb, please prove me wrong if you believe me to be.

Your original quote "I always prefer using Intel Nvidia and AMD with AMD/ATI, they have a sync when used like this."

Scott Taylor · Sep 4, 2014

Intel is superior yes. But if you used AMD and AMD you would get a better performance because its the manufacturers aim to optimize for their own products.

RobCrezz · Sep 4, 2014

Scott Taylor :

This is a myth.

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