Video card about $250 ( NOW OR WAIT )

[muslim1993]

HI GUYS

I am buying a new video card with mentioned budget . should i grab one of the gtx 560ti or wait or there is some thing better ??????


I REALLY NEED HELP
ALL OPINIONS WILL BE APPRECIATED

 

[scott311]

I'm in the same boat, video card and monitor are the last to upgrade. I'm upgrading from a GTX 260. Torn between a GTX 560 TI or waiting for the rest of the 7000 series and Nvidia's new cards...

 

[muslim1993]

I'm in the same boat, video card and monitor are the last to upgrade. I'm upgrading from a GTX 260. Torn between a GTX 560 TI or waiting for the rest of the 7000 series and Nvidia's new cards...

if We are in the same boat we would sink lol

 

[vitornob]

Which your current VGA? It all depends if you really need it now or not...
If not, wait!

 

[angaddev]

Don't wait!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130623 !

 

[angaddev]

The 7950 will still be $300+, so 560TI is ur best bet.

 

[dharmenparikh]

Wait for the 7870/7850..it will be in that price range and should perform better.

 

[wolfram23]

On one hand, there's always something new around the corner.

On the other hand, the new GPUs are coming out now (over the course of the next few months) and are not just improved GPUs, but are also on a process shrink.

I think in this case, waiting is a good idea or you might find yourself with a bad case of buyers remorse in 4 months.

 

[muslim1993]

so , thx first
I am building a system right now actually therefore i can not delay buying for months , I can wait about 1 week only SO WHAT in that case

 

[Dealer009]

AMD 7950 comes out this week. Get that.

 

[ojas]

Ah...in that case...now. Fastest you can afford. Anyway, if the Xbox rumours are true, then you wouldn't need much more than current gen cards for a long while to come!

Edit: Wasn't the 7950 supposed to be 300+ at launch? Though you could wait and see, no harm in that...

 

[dummos]

my guess with 6970's still 300+ i would be expecting over 400 for a 7950

 

[wolfram23]

For a new card a 560 Ti or a 6950 1gb are both really good.

For a used card you can probably find a 570 or 6970 for that price.

 

[muslim1993]

SO that's it . I just wait this week until looking at the price of the hd 7xxx series If released in my country then I could decide which route to walk in

 

[muslim1993]

hay I found these two : (1) XFX HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 XXX Edition
(2)MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC 1024MB GDDR5

Q:which is better for games like bf3 and other upcoming games???

 

[Dealer009]

I originally had a gtx 580 that shorted, but even it didn't max BF3. If you game alot get the best you can afford. The cost to upgrade to a 560 448 core or a 2gb 6970 may be worth it.

 

[muslim1993]

SORRY I am in a strict budget
ALMOST FORGOT if i get the gtx 560ti will this psu be enough for sli in the future:::: HEC Cougar 700W :::::
http://www.egprices.com/product.php?id=11058

 

[manu 11]

noooooooooooooo.....plz dont use hec psu. they are crap, just get corsair,enermax,seasonic or antec psu.

 

[muslim1993]

ok ok ,so what about xfxpro 550 w 80+
AGAIN I found these two : (1) XFX HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 XXX Edition
(2)MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC 1024MB GDDR5

Q:which is better for games like bf3 and other upcoming games?

 

[wolfram23]

Google is a wonderful tool

 

[thepieguy]

We would be lucky if the 7950 is $400, it's probably going to be $450 to start. For that price I would get a 6950 2GB that can be flashed to a 6970, I don't see how you could beat that for ~$250. I don't think we'll see "midrange" cards from Kepler/7000 series for a while.

 

[waydiddy]

My opinion on the original $250 budget? Pump the brakes until ATI shows us what else is in store for the Radeon HD 7xxx series...

I'm in a similar situation, and the longer we wait. The better price-to-performance ratio we'll be in for!!

 

[wolfram23]

Yeah but the OP has nothing now.

I think buying now will get a good card for sure. But on the other hand, maybe buy a cheap $100 card now and just try to put a little money away over the next couple months and get a $300 7000 AMD or 600 Nvidia.