Best $200 Gpu Upgrade from the gtx 260

[abnormalweeny]

Hey guys! I own the GTx 260 and it WAS a good card but now its just old tech.What is a good upgrade that is around 200 dollars that would be very nicee?


Specs:
As rock 970 extreme 4
Amd Phenom X4 Zosma 3.0 ghz quad core (Ocd to 3.2 ghz 6 core)
Hdd:1 tb 7200 Rpm
GPU;Gtx 260
Ram: 8 Gb corsair vengeance
Psu;Antec 650 watt
Case:Coolermaster Haf 922
OS:window 32 bit

 

[ryfry]

6870 is well under 200. You can also opt for the 2gb card, but that argument has a lot of controversy. 6950s are on sale for 200 on newegg and you can unlock them if you wish. 560 ti is also a great card that has a low temps, but its pretty annoying that nvidia has a 560, 560ti, then 560ti 448 cuda core version. But benchmarks show 6950 is a better card.

 

[abnormalweeny]

560ti is still the best around the $200 price point. If you can go over that, the HD 7850 is a good deal around $250, but if your budget is $200 and not more, get this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500196

It's a very capable card.[/quotemsg



Is the performance increase from the gtx 260 worth 200 bucks though?

 

[Ironslice]

I don't know if I would get the Zotac GTX 560 ti; people are having a lot of issues with Zotac lately because of their (supposedly) horrible customer service.

It's probably better to go with EVGA. In any case, the 560 ti is your best bet

Oh, nvm. I didn't realize the 6950 was that cheap either... Unless you like nVidia more, get the 6950 2gb.

 

[abnormalweeny]

I don't know if I would get the Zotac GTX 560 ti; people are having a lot of issues with Zotac lately because of their (supposedly) horrible customer service.

It's probably better to go with EVGA. In any case, the 560 ti is your best bet

Oh, nvm. I didn't realize the 6950 was that cheap either... Unless you like nVidia more, get the 6950 2gb.

I mean i do like nvidia but ive never used Radeon is it just as good?

 

[cliffro]

560ti is still the best around the $200 price point. If you can go over that, the HD 7850 is a good deal around $250, but if your budget is $200 and not more, get this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500196

It's a very capable card.[/quotemsg



Is the performance increase from the gtx 260 worth 200 bucks though?

Yes, I went from an EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 to a Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti(stock) and the difference was very noticable.

But as others have stated if you can get a 6950 at the $200 price, grab it.

 

[ryfry]

I saw the 7850 for a similar price to that of the 6950. Id say get the 7850, its a newer card so when the drivers mature more you;ll get more performance also lower power consumption, but you cant unlock cores like you can with the 6950. gl man!

 

[swifty_morgan]

i don't see monitor/res nor what opsys.............. 32bit DMS.

 

[thently]

My post has no relivance at all went from 260 GTX 216 to 670 GTX holey moley went from having to fenagle medium settings to maxing everything out on every game. Never been able to do that before.

 

[swifty_morgan]

My post has no relivance at all went from 260 GTX 216 to 670 GTX holey moley went from having to fenagle medium settings to maxing everything out on every game. Never been able to do that before.

you're right, it has no relevance.

 

[tjs4ever]

Don't buy a 6950 with the assumption that you can unlock it to a 6970. I had a XFX 6950 that simply would not unlock. I discovered afterwards that the manufacturers caught on, first by software locking the bios, then by physically severing the additional cores.

As far as Zotac - I bought a Zotac recently, and had some problems with my mail-in rebate, as well as a free game voucher that would not redeem. The best customer service? No. Did they eventually follow through? Yes. I would say their customer service is not stellar, but they do eventually deliver.

Now, being a Nvidia user, who tried the AMD road briefly, only to come back... If you prefer Nvidia, stay nvidia. The upgrade process will be slightly simplier as well, due to unified drivers.