I will buy a new graphic card.Advice needed

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Hey am upgrading my Gfx Tomorrow.
My budget is 150-17$
My spec.
i5 4670
Gigabyte b81 mobo
8gnb ram(Kingston hyper x)
600w bronze sea-sonic psu.
I have a very old Graphic card.
And I don't know which graphic card will perform best for modern games and probably future(3-4years) games also at 900p with 60Fps.
my budget is Kind of tight.Suggestions will be deeply appreciated.Thanks in advance.
 
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Define the "future"...

My concern with the 980X as suggested by others is still the PSU. The manufacture requires 750W for the R9 280 or higher. While the cards will work fine on the 600W PSU you have with your system, they will certainly NOT OC well...if at all, and may end up damaging your card. The R9 270X on the other hand will OC with your PSU or you could even go Crossfire in the further when you can afford another graphics card. By that time I am sure the R9 270X would even drop in price to get second one. Both could be OC and Crossfire with your PSU and be more 'future proof'.

Another benefit of the R9 270X is...
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You may want to make your a budget a little larger:
Gtx 960 Is $200 you can also head for the R9 280.
These will require an upgrade within 2 years most likely. If you want to future proof well, then wait for amd 300 series, or go for gtx 980 or the 980ti that's released in a few days, but will require larger budget.
 
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First off I would always point people in the direction of the GTX 970; though, that appears to be out of our budget...which is no problem.

The ATI R9 280X would match your budget; though, the problem we have here is your PSU. The ATI R9 series cards are requiring a 750W PSU and you onlt have 600W.

So the limits from your PSU and Budget leave us between the GTX 750 Ti or R9 270X. While the GTX 750 Ti was, and still is to a degree, a GREAT card...the R9 270X has much better benchmarks and will work within your Budget and PSU levels. The only drawback to the R9 270X vs the GTX 750 Ti is the power consumption and heat, they are much higher.

Furthermore, if you were to add Crossfire or SLI later on...Crossfire allows you to add any ATI Crossfire card and SLI requires you have another identical card.

Overall, and based on your limitations, I would purchase the Sapphire R9 270X (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202059).
 
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A 280 or even a 280x would be perfectly fine for OP's 600W Seasonic PSU. With overclocking and under peak load OP will have about 75W to spare.
 
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Thanks.I was also thinking of that card.But does this card will hold up for future if overclocled? at 900p
 
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This is a nice card (r9 280) for $149 after mail-in. Btw your 600w seasonic PSU is more than enough for a single r9 280(x).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131570&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
 
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Define the "future"...

My concern with the 980X as suggested by others is still the PSU. The manufacture requires 750W for the R9 280 or higher. While the cards will work fine on the 600W PSU you have with your system, they will certainly NOT OC well...if at all, and may end up damaging your card. The R9 270X on the other hand will OC with your PSU or you could even go Crossfire in the further when you can afford another graphics card. By that time I am sure the R9 270X would even drop in price to get second one. Both could be OC and Crossfire with your PSU and be more 'future proof'.

Another benefit of the R9 270X is the VRAM, this card has 4GB vs the 3GB on the R9 280 suggested. This will help with higher resolutions if you upgrade your monitor later on as well.

 
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Not to argue or insult your advice, as technically you are correct. The card you listed specifically states a 750W PSU MINIMUM in the specification. Yes, the card will work...but how well? Also, it will not OC as you will need more power to OC and being under the REQUIRED minimum I would highly advise against OC.

 
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The 270x has 2GB of dedicated memory not 4GB, yes? Also, as I've stated the 280 would not draw anywhere near 750W. Not even the 280x, though I must agree with you that the power consumption of the 280x can be very high depending upon the specific model.

However, the Seasonic will power a 280, or of course a 270x. I would advice against certain 280x and all 290/290x. Nvidia, if the budget allowed, would have been a great option. The PSU could run either a 970 or a 980.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/6573/gigabyte-radeon-r9-280-windforce-3gb-oc-video-card-review/index16.html
 
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I have no idea why they have the minimum so high... The card + system shouldn't use much more than 300-400w. Here is a review: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/05/19/amd-radeon-r9-280-review-feat-xfx/9
 
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Again, with all due respect no...the R9 270X has 4GB of VRAM if you get the SAPPHIRE model listed here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202049&cm_re=r9_270x-_-14-202-049-_-Product

This is a very competitive card, lower power consumption to OC or Crossfire later on, more VRAM for higher resolutions, and very comparable benchmarks to the R9 280 which may have problems in the "future" to OC with the limited PSU.

 
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His PSU will have no issue what so ever in overclocking the r9 280. It will use no where remotely close to the 600w his PSU is rated for,
 
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Oh awesome, did not even see the 4GB link. Awesome card then, good suggestion.
 
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