Best graphics card under £90?

carterdarter · Nov 26, 2014

I am building a computer for my friend and I am looking for the best graphics card for under £90. I can pretty much guess the answer but I need to make sure.

P.S I don't mind if it's an older card, I just care about the best performance for my friend.

uplink-svk · Nov 26, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn750oc2gi

Cheers!

Undying89 · Nov 26, 2014

R7 250X aka HD 7770 would be best around that price range or 260X if you can find one.

AshyCFC · Nov 26, 2014

Undying89 :

you can get a 260X for that money(you can choose from a couple of different brands as well for under £90)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£79.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 12:25 GMT+0000

just hope the PSU is decent to power it(If you're building the PC i'm sure you've chosen a good one)

TopLuca · Nov 26, 2014

The R7 260X , formerly known as the Radeon 7790 is the best thing you can get in that price range. However bump it up to 105 quids then you can get an R9 270 or Radeon 7870 Ghz edition which is a much better card at a minimal price difference.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JTs2xr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/JTs2xr/by_merchant/

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£82.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £82.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-26 12:24 GMT+0000

Gracodana · Nov 26, 2014

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r7260x2gd5ocv1

That would be the best, you could get a 750 ti for £100 but to keep in budget this would be good.

edit: the 270 would actually be better then 750ti for almost no extra cost.

uplink-svk · Nov 26, 2014

GTX 750 Ti is stronger than R7 260X, or anything else, You listed here, by a LOT, rough power wise.

AshyCFC · Nov 26, 2014

TopLuca :

Agree, it's worth somehow trying to edge the £105 needed for the XFX R9 270 when you see the performance differences from 260x and 270 for £25

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1080?vs=1044

also uplink, in the UK the 750ti is out of his budget so please use UK partpicker for a UK user? thank you.

I mean heck, an R9 270 is essentially the same price as a 750ti and as long as you're not struggling in terms of power consumption it's a one horse race.

TopLuca · Nov 26, 2014

@Uplink If you bump it up to range of the 750 ti , you'll find much better cards than it . The only advantage of a 750 ti is the lack of an external power connector .

The R7 265 and R9 270 are much better in its price range , unless you want to save on the PSU .

Undying89 · Nov 26, 2014

It help to know what kinda CPU that will be paired with. No need to spend extra cash if CPU/Ram gonna hold it back or even PSU that cant handle it.

carterdarter · Nov 26, 2014

Yeah I was already knowing the answer was 260x but wanted to confirm! Found a XFX 260x for £88 so I am getting that for him. Thanks guys!

uplink-svk · Nov 26, 2014

TopLuca - it's on newegg for 89 dollars.

Gracodana · Nov 26, 2014

np glad to help out.

Gracodana · Nov 26, 2014

uplink-svk :

You do realise that he's in the UK right?

uplink-svk · Nov 26, 2014

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-NVIDIA-Cooling-Graphics-DVI-I/dp/B00KM81OP0/ref=sr_1_10?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1417005448&sr=1-10&keywords=GTX+750+Ti

In that case this is as good as it gets.

AshyCFC · Nov 26, 2014

carterdarter :

uplink-svk :

I'd go with the MSI or Sapphire models posted above both cheaper and in my personal preference Sapphire make some of the best AMD cards but the XFX won't do you "bad"

also uplink did you even see the £ sign or realise countries outside of the USA exist

and why would you buy that 750ti over this: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-xfx-radeon-r9-270-boost-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-boost-925mhz-1280-streams-dp-dvi-hdmi-plus

Gracodana · Nov 26, 2014

uplink-svk :

His question was already answered and the 260x is a better deal.

uplink-svk · Nov 26, 2014

Gracodana - for ppl enjoying playing russian roulette maybe. I still find GTX 750 Ti better, 265 is indeed more powerful, 260X only in some cases, lesser cases.

Gracodana · Nov 26, 2014

uplink-svk :

What are you talking about?! The 260x is obviously less powerful then a 750 ti we already covered this and the 270 is better then it at this budget, the 260x fits his budget better.

AshyCFC · Nov 26, 2014

Gracodana :

ignore him my friend, he has been lost to the dark side of brand bias and cannot comprehend that the 750TI is the same price as the R9 270 and therefore in this case not worth looking at.

One day he may be redeemed from the dark side.

@OP

I hope the 260X serves you well.

uplink-svk · Nov 26, 2014

Gracodana - components aren't only about sheer power, but about reliability too. But whatever, people don't care these days anymore.

carterdarter · Nov 26, 2014

uplink-svk :

Yeah I care mostly about price to performance at this rate. In my high end computer I have an nvidia gtx 970 as nvidia wins with pure performance but for my friends computer he needs cheap performance thus amd is the answer.

carterdarter · Nov 26, 2014

AshyCFC :

carterdarter :

uplink-svk :

I'd go with the MSI or Sapphire models posted above both cheaper and in my personal preference Sapphire make some of the best AMD cards but the XFX won't do you "bad"

also uplink did you even see the £ sign or realise countries outside of the USA exist

and why would you buy that 750ti over this: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-xfx-radeon-r9-270-boost-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-boost-925mhz-1280-streams-dp-dvi-hdmi-plus

Where I live, also including shipping the XFX is the best option. XFX still make great graphics cards and they are very pretty.

AshyCFC · Nov 26, 2014

carterdarter :

AshyCFC :

Where I live, also including shipping the XFX is the best option. XFX still make great graphics cards and they are very pretty.

True, it's mostly preference but I've had an XFX 6770 and nothing went wrong so should be all good.

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