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Best card under $200

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  • Bottleneck
  • HD
  • Intel i5
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September 27, 2014 6:34:36 PM

So, I currently have a HD 6870, is there any upgrade worth buying thats under 200$? And am I gonna experience bottlenecking with a i5 2400? (Please keep in mind I am looking for something UNDER 200, preferably around 170-180..)

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September 27, 2014 6:58:47 PM

Thanks for all your replies guys!

rockie_ said:
HD 6870 = GTX 650 .

So
GTX 750 ti and faster
R9 260X or faster
will at least double the 3D performance

other within the budget : R9 270(X) , GTX 660 ,GTX 760

i suggest
Asus R9 280 -199
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9280dc2t3...
MSI R9 270X - 169
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9270xgamin...
MSI GTX 660 -145
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n660gaming2...

if your PSU is 300W
EVGA GTX 750 ti

i5 2400 cant bottleneck all cards i listed


which card would you recommend out of these? is the r9 280 worth the extra money over the 270x? I know its only $20 but im just curious. Im probably debating between the 280, and the 270x.. are those 2 worth the 170$? Like is it worth buying those to upgrade from my 6870? I guess i could check some benchmarks.. just figured id get an outside opinion

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September 27, 2014 7:09:19 PM

And, in your opinion, would you upgrade my CPU first, or my GPU? Like I said, im on a 6870, with an i5 2400.. I play ARMA 3, and get okay framerate.. which do you think would give me better increase in gaming performance? upgrading my cpu or gpu?
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September 27, 2014 7:09:37 PM

The upgrade is worth . i would get R9 280 because of the 3GB VRAM , otherwise 270X .



http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/
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September 27, 2014 7:15:57 PM

schpen said:
And, in your opinion, would you upgrade my CPU first, or my GPU? Like I said, im on a 6870, with an i5 2400.. I play ARMA 3, and get okay framerate.. which do you think would give me better increase in gaming performance? upgrading my cpu or gpu?


First of all , let me apologize . R9 270(X) /GTX 760 and faster cards will double the performance . i messed up 6870 and 8670 . Excuse me !
i5 2400 can handle even GTX 970 . Dont worry ! Upgrade the video card .
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
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September 27, 2014 7:18:22 PM

Thank you
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