Advice buying a budget GPU

mcginn09 · Jan 14, 2015

hi guys im currently on a budget and looking to get a gpu for my system specs below
FX 4300
Gigabyte ga-78lmt
8gb hyperx fury
450w xfx pro series psu

my budget is around £105 the two i have picked out are below
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-NVIDIA-750Ti-PCI-E-Graphics/dp/B00IGQ4UX8/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1421258612&sr=8-8&keywords=evga+gtx+750+ti
or
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GI2EZ7I/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=569136327&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00BP5VCOM&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1K1W31JQS2M17ZBKASYA
which one is better, and is there any better cards below £105?

BBrent · Jan 14, 2015

Looks like gtx is better,
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R7-260X-vs-GeForce-GTX-750-Ti

Onus · Jan 14, 2015

The two offer similar performance. Check benchmarks for the game(s) you will be playing and see if either AMD or nVidia architecture is preferred.
If that doesn't help you decide, I personally would expect the Gigabyte card to be higher quality. It also uses less power, and should run cooler.

holyrage · Jan 14, 2015

the GTX750TI or u can get the R7 265.

the R7 265 is better because of mantle it will help your CPU alot in games that support it

in a nut shell FPS wise R9 265>GTX750TI>R9 260X

Suztera · Jan 14, 2015

The gTX 750 Ti would be a better card with your budget.

Math Geek · Jan 14, 2015

if you can go a few pounds more this is better than all of those

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card (£109.52 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £109.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-14 18:58 GMT+0000

no rebates or anything so this is the cost and worth the extra few pounds if you have it

mcginn09 · Jan 14, 2015

Hi guys thanks for the advice i could possibly squeeze enough together for a r9 270 at £115 would you suggest doing so would it be a big improvement over those other two listed? and would my PSU be able to cope with it?

Wisecracker · Jan 14, 2015

Yes. Big improvement.

Verify the card runs on a single 6-pin connector.

Math Geek · Jan 14, 2015

your psu will handle a 270 no problem. as far as is it better, there is a very expensive 750ti model that can oc well. a super oc on it was about 10% less than a stock 270 is in fps.

so a "normal" stock 750ti would be even less performance. the r7 series uses less memory bandwidth than the r9 series does. as as result it lags behind the r9-270.

i would take the r9-270 over the other choices everytime

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