Best graphics card for $250

[Maxwh2o]

I will be Playing bf3 and call of duty with it and rendering out videos in adobe premiere pro.

Other specs-
I5 2500k
Cx500 ( can change if it has to)
Sould I wait for the 600 series to come out? If so what one and how long in tell they come out?

 

[Maxwh2o]

Was thinking of a evga 560 ti or a msi 570

 

[bigcyco1]

MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr II GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127682#top

 

[M7ammad]

570 gtx or get a 7850 hd its for 220$

 

[skitz9417]

+1 for the hd 7850 or gtx 570

 

[opteron1983]

Read the July recommendations

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-4.html

 

[fpoon]

Get a Radeon 7850, the 570 will draw a lot of power on your PSU and you might not be able to handle it.

 

[Maxwh2o]

Sayni got a 620w seasonic then what?

 

[bigcyco1]

Sayni got a 620w seasonic then what?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127682#top

 

[inanition02]

Recommendation is a 7850..

But I think I'd go with this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127682

 

[inanition02]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127682#top

Took the words right out of my mouth! (well..err...hands?)

 

[Maxwh2o]

Do you know any thing about the prices and relese dates of the 600 series?

 

[bigcyco1]

Do you know any thing about the prices and relese dates of the 600 series?

660 It was supposed to either release June/July. But, no official word.

 

[Maxwh2o]

Any price? Or a general range? What preformance should we expect from that? Should i wait till those come out?

 

[bigcyco1]

Any price? Or a general range? What preformance should we expect from that? Should i wait till those come out?

no idea sorry

 

[Maxwh2o]

Is it worth waiting to find out?

 

[bigcyco1]

Is it worth waiting to find out?

Yes i think so but nobody can say for sure

 

[Maxwh2o]

What about a 6950?

 

[bigcyco1]

What about a 6950?

if you can get 6950 for 200 it's worth it however it's not worth 250

 

[bctande1]

HD 7850 Hands Down.

Vs. 570, its like 5% behind at stock speeds, but when overclocked it easily reaces 7870 speeds, which are much faster than 570 speeds. And 7850 runs way cooler and quieter than a 570, and consumes less power, all due to the new 28nm manufacturing process.

No other card really matches if you're looking for 250$ card..

Maybe you can wait for the 660 series, I don't know how far away they are from release but if they're close, I would.

 

[bigcyco1]

GTX 570 is the faster card, hands-down. The 7850 uses less power,has more VRAM capacity,The GTX570 has it cons higher power usage, lower VRAM capacity,bottom line... IDK why so many people have said they are identical performance wise The 7870 is more or less identical to the GTX 570 in terms of performance but not the 7850. Not stock vs stock or max OC vs max OC.at least not according to these benchmarks http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7850_HD_7870/26.html You see different benchmarks will say different things test benches differ from system to another system.


And always performance gets improved with newer driver.Don't buy a 7850 wait for 660

 

[Maxwh2o]

What about geting a 6870 and then upgrading later to a higher end 600 series card?

 

[bigcyco1]

What about geting a 6870 and then upgrading later to a higher end 600 series card?

Would be a waste of money IMO but of course that's for you to decide not me

 

[Maxwh2o]

Will a 620w psu be enough to power those new cards?

 

[quilciri]

Many people...tom's hardware staff included say the 7850 is so close to the 570 that talk about the performance differences between the two is just ludicrous.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html