Best $170 card?

whats your power supply

I'm running a 400w but I'll upgrade the psu to fit whichever card I get.

$160 SAPPHIRE 11201-00-20G Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

this card requires a single 6 pin power connector so your current psu should do

How many amps does your psu have on the +12v1 and the +12v2 rails combined?

Forget the psu, I intend on up grading to a 680w right before this card.

Is the 7770 better than the 460? or the 6870?

^yes it is better. Especially in DX11 where the 7000 series really kicks butt

I meant better than the 560****
I'm mainly going to be playing bf3 & mw3 in 1080p with a phenom ii x6 1100t if that matters.

The 6870 beats those other two cards I believe a 560 is about on par. A 500w 80plus psu from Corsair, XFX or Antec is plenty.

http://www.hwcompare.com/11885/geforce-gtx-560-vs-radeo...

The 560 theoretically kicks the 7770's ass....

actually in BG3 the 6870 leads by a large amrgin, but in skyrim the 7770 beats it:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5541/amd-radeon-hd-7750-r...

That link didn't say anything about games or the 6870..../:

check the benchmarks.

EDIT sorry they start at page 11  

-.- I did'nt even see that dropbox. My bad.