R7 260X is garbage, need an NVIDIA card to RMA it to

Horadric · Nov 18, 2014

Can someone tell me about a good NVIDIA GPU with similar power usage and performance to r7 260x, GTX 650 Ti is all i managed to find, the cards are bumping up the power usage too much from there and it's a bit weaker than an R7 260X.
EDIT: Problem with the card summed up here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2378241/gpu-random-freezes.html
and here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1940145/freezes-randomly-fitting-asus-260x.html

rockie_ · Nov 18, 2014

GTX 750 ti
e.g.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500349&cm_re=gtx_750_ti-_-14-500-349-_-Product

Edit :
changed to 2GB version

smeezekitty · Nov 18, 2014

Your crappy PSU isn't doing the system any good. Is the the problem? Its hard to say but it certainly isn't good.
It might end up killing your whole system one day.

junkeymonkey · Nov 18, 2014

try to go with the 13.12 driver the 14.xx ones get a lot of issue threads

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/all.html?refine=amd+14.+

Horadric · Nov 18, 2014

junkeymonkey :

Well, I just grabbed one from ASUS support, newer than the newest on AMD site, will see tomorrow what happens, but I'm precautionous so I started this topic already, will see this in case of failure too, thanks.

Horadric · Nov 18, 2014

smeezekitty :

I stated that so on my topic, but it was stable with my old GPU, well that temperature thing is sotheing else. I even suspected it, but searching around the forum I figured people have the same issue with much better PSUs. Low on money but plannig to get an FSP Raider 650W or Thermaltake Smart 630W based on the hardwaresecrets review. Thanks for the warning though.

EDIT: I guess i would much better off with a new PSU and then i would have a wider range of GPU to choose from, I'm too fustrated to think straight right now, will do the moneycount tomorrow

Horadric · Nov 18, 2014

rockie_ :

Even weaker than the 650 Ti (based on hwcompare at least), the 2GB edition is probably better, but isn't memory for those with multiple displays or high resolution demand, I just want a 60fps single screen 720p experience, the r7 260x would provide it if wouldn't for the random freezes. But I'm probably terribly wrong, can you explain me the importance of VRAM?

madmatt30 · Nov 18, 2014

^hwcompare is a waste of time - the 75ti is around 25% better than the 650ti ,around 15% better than the 260x - it also costs more.
2gb vram is the lower limit now for newer titles - DONT buy a 1gb unless your budget is severely limited.
It also consumes around 40w less than the 650ti & 260x - with your PSU it is the card I would go for at the max.
I'm not aware of any issues with the 260x though in general - your crappy PSU may well be at fault here or you may well indeed have a faulty card.

rockie_ · Nov 18, 2014

Get this PSU and R9 270X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438016&cm_re=500w-_-17-438-016-_-Product
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9270xgaming2g

Horadric · Nov 18, 2014

madmatt30 :

Severely is an overstatement, but kind of limited. Will consider an 750Ti then. Hwcompare is made for dumb people like me, looking at simple graphs is easier than reading lenghty reviews and compare two item by my own conclusion. It still gives a basic idea...I guess. Thanks for the help!

Horadric · Nov 18, 2014

rockie_ :

R9...really? Well I wrote similar power usage and performance, but the reason is the BUDGET. I wouldn't touch an AMD card again anyway. Had a HD 4 series once and Unreal Tournament 3 constantly froze on it, I got the GT 430 afterward, served me well. Thanks for the reply though!

madmatt30 · Nov 18, 2014

^ 270x would be a waste of time with your CPU anyway - where are you rma'ing to/from??

Looking at general benches you may well be as well just going for a straight 750 - at 720p with your CPU it'll perform on a par with the 260x pretty much anyway with big temp & power drops .
A 2gb 750 would probably be more suitable than a 1gb 750ti in your case.

Horadric · Nov 18, 2014

madmatt30 :

Well, I'm hungarian, so I will RMA to the hungarian webshop I bought it from (1 year warranty).
I understand my CPU is old too, my PSU sucks too, most say ASROCk is the worst Mobo brand too. I'm low on budget and need a solid card, so in a 3-4 year plan I could do a solid upgrade like new PSU FSP Raider 650W or Thermaltake Smart 630W, an i5 CPU, a solid MSI mobo and maybe crossfire the 260x with another one later (that one sounds stupid, but a good budget solution i guess).
That was my general idea with it, a bit of a bootlenecking is no concern here.
The 750 2GB is the same price as the r7 actually so not at all a bad idea. But neither 750 is SLI compatible, the idea seemed stupid anyway EDIT: I mean the sli idea not yours.

smeezekitty · Nov 18, 2014

Your CPU is old but not terrible. A 270X would bottleneck to some extent on it though.

Asrock isn't a bad brand. Not sure where you heard that. Definitely change the PSU though.

rockie_ · Nov 18, 2014

Asrock make fast and reliable motherboards . For Intel : Extreme 4 , Killer series are great . Every brand make budget motherboards that are not so good .

If MSI R9 270X cause trouble , it wouldnt have got 4.8 out of 5 stars from so many reviews . My uncle has Sapphire R9 290X , bought it a year ago for 500 euro and he is pleased . Yes , if he was buying a new video card now , it would be GTX 970 . You didnt mention what brand is your R7 260X .

junkeymonkey · Nov 18, 2014

the newest anit the 13.12 or the 13.4 for sure but the ones I found the most stable for my amd cards .. the 14.xx drivers are crap and get lots of issue threads, but you do as you want . all I can do is give a opinion

Horadric · Nov 19, 2014

junkeymonkey :

No need to get annoyed, I linked a good topic in the first post, it discusses this card and the same issue. There was a suggestion for getting a fix for this specific issue straight from the ASUS support, I had to try. Didn't work for them, not for me either. 13.4 doesn't support R series, went with 13.12, same freezes. The card is RMA.

Horadric · Nov 19, 2014

rockie_ :

The first post contains a link for my original problem topic with spec (ASUS R7 260X directcu2 OC 1GB) as well as a topic with the same issue with the card. I don't have a problem with the R9, but AMD cards seem to hate me. You would be just as careful in my place.

Horadric · Nov 19, 2014

Thanks for all the support guys, this is one kind and helpful community! Tried to make it work, but this card is RMA, will go with a GTX 750 2GB.

Horadric · Dec 11, 2014

madmatt30 :

Hi! The r7 260x is still in the service and I sniffed around the net for a replacement and that gtx 750 2 gb looks pretty fancy first, but i can get a 650 ti 2gb boost 8$ more than the r7 260x (and gtx 750 2gb)!!! Doesn't that worth it?
Yes i know bottleneck and sucky psu, but it has sli and in rare occasions it performs better than the 750ti! Such deal would make me grab a psu in an istant too. And while reviews/benchmarks are amazing, I looked around the forum in case of such nasty issues like with my 260x but found nothing. What do you think?
EDIT: changed the price, i don't even know why i wrote that, maybe the google currency changer messed with my head.

deFreitas · Mar 21, 2016

R7260X is a CRAP, I´ve buyed the my a weekly ago, I've tried, many drivers, configurations, OS, whatever. the conclusion is
THE R7260X is a CRAP!!!

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