A good midrange card for 1920x10180?

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Seeing my new rig my cousin also wants one.He already has a 1090t with 4GBs of ram and a GT240.He is asking me to upgrade his Graphics card.I also wanted him a card with the GK104 GPU(my GTX670),but he is a casual gamer and doesn't want to spend more than 300$.

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Ok, if you don't mind using the entire budget, here's your card...HIS HD7870: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161404
Note it's a big card though, so make sure it fits. There's a slightly cheaper one, but it's a Diamond, therefore on my personal "Do Not Buy" list for general incompetence.
If you do not want to spend all of it, then get this XFX HD7850: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150617
There's another model almost identical to it (same clocks), but needs two power connects; why, as the card only needs one...
Before considering the GTX560Ti, since Skyrim is perhaps the primary game you mention, check the bench at http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU12/457 which clearly shows the...
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well if you are looking at 7870, he should rather go for 7950 which is barely 30bucks more and has 384bit bus and 1gb vram more. i also wanted to go for 7870 but then i saw price of 7950 and there was no question i rather buyed that.

but then i decided that why should i save, so i will buy the gigabyte 7970 oc, which in my country is like 18eur more than stock version
 
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Man! That is one really tall monitor! :p

In all seriousness though, the AMD route would be just fine, but personally I would wait for the 660ti to come out next month for some of that gk104 goodness. Either way he should be able to play 1080p games at good settings for ~$300.

Personally I use a GTX570 at 1200p (a tall 1080p) and have had very rare issues of frames dropping to the point where I can notice it. But then again, it all depends on the specific games you intend to play, as some obviously favor one architecture over the other.
 
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The $660 Ti is the clear winner....79xx performance at 78xx prices

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4869/nvidia_geforce_gtx_660_ti_2gb_reference_video_card_review/index14.html

The problem for AMD, though, is that while [the 660 Ti] is priced at levels around the HD 7850 and HD 7870, its performance is around that of the HD 7950 and HD 7970. You combine this with the fact that AMD really don't have any more room to move on price due to recent price drops. We really do wonder what AMD can do. NVIDIA do this excellent job of taking on multiple AMD models with just one video card and in this case, we see that happening again.

The GTX 660 Ti is going to be a fantastic model and we can't wait to see what partners do with it. While we might not like how NVIDIA treat us, we don't let it ever get in the way of our judgment and today we can again see that NVIDIA have put together a great model that is surely set to be really popular based on what we've shown you here today.
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It depends on what is meant by "casual gamer." If he plays undemanding games like web-based stuff, Plants vs. Zombies, Torchlight, hidden object games, marble poppers, etc. then he'd be very happy with a HD7750 at most.
If he plays more demanding games (e.g. shooters) just not that often, he's still going to need something powerful for when he does play. Still, from the videos I've seen, BF3 and other modern titles look pretty good even on medium-high settings. I'd be surprised if he "needs" anything more powerful than a HD7850 (which can play at high to ultra), and he may find a GTX560Ti, GTX560, or HD6870 sufficient.
Please clarify what is meant by "casual" gaming, to get the most relevant suggestions.
 
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it is.... $299 to be exact.
http://wccftech.com/pny-geforce-gtx-660-ti-listed-299/
 
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Probably a *teaser* price :eek:

:p

Not sure what nVidia has up their sleeve. Offering the 660ti at a 25% discount over the GTX670 (with **90%** of performance?) is almost like a gift to those devils at AMD ....

HD7950 --- drops to $275
HD7870 --- drops to $250
HD7850 --- drops to $225

Looks as if the HD7970 is tracking minus $10-$20 to the GTX670. AMD could easily go less than $350 and put a squeeze from the top, too.

Only thing I can figure is the Tweaktown benchies may overall be a touch too optimistic (trying to make up for that opening rant? :D ).


 
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What i mean by casual gamer is that he plays a handful of titles and games maybe 10 hours a week.We both are huge fans of skyrim.I personally like to crack AA all the way up but he is ok at 0xAA if all the settings are maximum.

Games include skyrim,Assassins creed,Fifa,GTA etc etc.
and the PSU is Antec BP 550 550w
 
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Ok, if you don't mind using the entire budget, here's your card...HIS HD7870: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161404
Note it's a big card though, so make sure it fits. There's a slightly cheaper one, but it's a Diamond, therefore on my personal "Do Not Buy" list for general incompetence.
If you do not want to spend all of it, then get this XFX HD7850: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150617
There's another model almost identical to it (same clocks), but needs two power connects; why, as the card only needs one...
Before considering the GTX560Ti, since Skyrim is perhaps the primary game you mention, check the bench at http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU12/457 which clearly shows the GTX560Ti sucks at that game. If you prefer nVidia, it will need to be a GTX570, like this one from MSI: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127682
 
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