Building a buget gaming pc, left with Video Card

nbk4ever

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I got some good deals on some good hardware, but I need one more thing.

Looking for the best video card for $150 - $200.

My specs:
Core i5 2500k ($180)
8 gig pc1600 ram ($54)
Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 Motherboard ($80)
1000w Rosewill modular power supply (yes i know its overkill but it was $140 bucks off - $60)
NZXT H2 Silent Case - got for hot-swap HD & because my wife hates loud computers..($100)
Random SATA DVD-rom ($20)
Other thing($9)
($503 total so far)
I'm saving $100 for a monitor and $800 is my max.

I've looked at 6870's and it seems like they are my best bet on price/performance for sure.

Are there any other options??
 

nordlead

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wiinippongamer

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Even at 1280x1024 or lower a 6870 will be fine, people say it's overkill but I call it future-proofing, I got a 5850 at release 2 years ago for only a 1360x768 monitor and I can still play every single game at highest setting without lag, If I had a 1080p monitor
(which the 5850 was recommended for back then, and it's still fine for that) I would've had to get a new card by now if I wanted to stay at highest settings.


If you got the money then why settle for a lower card? Hell I'd get a 6990 if I could knowing it'll last along time till it can't run the newest games. And yes the 6870 is a pretty good bang for the buck.


Edit: dammit, It only had 1 reply when I started typing
 

gnomio

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seriously is that how you look if a psu is junk or not you look at the eggs?
Please read this
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/410
Here's a good psu database
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page541.htm

Here's the psu
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3566/rosewill_rgd1000_1000w_modular_power_supply/index.html

Problems with the 12v rails. That's where your gpu will be connected to. That's 900w
Btw Rosewill is Neweggs "In house Brand" you will see lot of eggs everytime on a Rosewill product.

60 bucks might equal the price of 1 psu and 1 gpu.

 

nordlead

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From what I've found, the Rosewell 1kW PSU is a decent PSU. Granted, I too would have gotten a smaller more efficient PSU with better voltage regulation and ripple control. This setup will draw maybe 400W peak, so most the time you'll be under the 20% load level so you won't even be at 80% efficiency and most likely closer to 70%.