Good graphic card to get?

[demonkiller0144]

Hi im building my first computer and would like to know what would be a good graphics card to get? I'll mostly be playing Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, Crysis games, WoW, Ages of Empire and League of Legends. my budget is anything from $250 to lower.

My build will consist of the following parts:

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231544

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.977987

LITE-ON DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289

Parts already own:

Thermaltake Chaser MK-I
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133191

Thanks in advance

 

[mjsharma]

Resolution in which you will be gaming?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127578
This is a good card for the price, I am not in to AMD gpus so someone else will suggest if you need an AMD card

 

[xtreme5]

look like this fits in your budget
iceq hd 7850.
m.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161405

 

[mjsharma]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162087
found this one too
250$ after rebate

 

[demonkiller0144]

are these 2 cards almost the same or is one of them better?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161405

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102984

 

[mjsharma]

The sapphire one will perform better as it is factory overclocked
But the HIS one is for 235$ after rebate and sapphire one is way too expensive as compared to the HIS one.. you can overclock the HIS one and attain the same performance as Sapphire card
better go for HIS card

 

[demonkiller0144]

cool thanks ill most likely will get the HIS one then. now i just need to learn how to overclock

 

[mjsharma]

Its simple..
just google and if you have any doubts we are here

 

[demonkiller0144]

thanks you've been really helpful

 

[Sunius]

Sorry I'm late but if you didn't purchase a card yet I'd strongly recommend this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130759

It's more powerful than both GTX 560 Ti and HD 7850 AND is cheaper. The only downside of it is power consumption, but I don't think it's a problem because you're going to buy a very decent power supply.

 

[mjsharma]

^ only if you want a jet flying inside your cabinet and need ancient technology

 

[Sunius]

A jet? Are you serious? It's not loud at all, it's been demonstrated many times.

So what it's 2 years old? It's performing well, and is cheap. And it supports all the latest technologies. What's wrong with it according to you?

 

[mjsharma]

everything about GTX480 is wrong.. Heat and power consumption are the two main things.. you need to balance power consumed and performance while balancing price and performance, also the heat generated by GTX480 is very high..
in short: It is the Fermi done wrong

http://www.anandtech.com/show/2977/nvidia-s-geforce-gtx-480-and-gtx-470-6-months-late-was-it-worth-the-wait-/19

two year old tech is too old dude.. gtx 500 and 600 series are out now.. 480 will be wiped out of the market soon..

 

[Sunius]

That review is trivial. That was not retail card reviewed. They fixed the heat and sound issues. It DOES NOT go that hot.

So what it's going to be replaced soon? The OP wants to buy a card today, not in 12 months. And today GTX 480 is the best deal below $350. Period.

 

[mjsharma]

I have never seen a 480 running cool without being put under water.(give a proof and your point will be accepted ) also check the fps per watt you get in a 480 its a waste I will say..
It will all depend on the op, if he wants to upgrade his card after an year and keep a frying pan inside his cabinet then 480 is a good option, not to forget the power bill which will follow this.
else if you want the latest tech with low power consumption and similar performance go with 7850
and 7850 can be overclocked to reach GTX580 levels(near to that)
which 480 cannot as it will be running at a load temp of around 95c(you can boil egg over it )
see the difference in power consumed :
http://www.guru3d.com/article/his-radeon-hd-7850-iceqx-turbox-review/6

 

[Sunius]

Actually GTX 480 can be overclocked over the levels of GTX 580.

GTX 480 noise and temperatures:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffp4E7Zr7cE

It got to 85° C.

 

[mjsharma]

of course the sound and heat can be controlled by an after market cooler (still it runs hot and overclocking is near to impossible on this hot card unless it is under water) but an overclocked 480 is still a joke because of the power it is going to consume which is double that of 7850, that's a lot... and there is no way to control it other than going for the latest tech, no one want to end up paying huge electricity bill for gaming(I don't want to do that, don't know about you)