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Good GPU for an i5-3570k?

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Bolivious said:
I would save a month or two and get that 7950 instead of settling for something less. That's just me though.


Thing is t I really have a set budget of $900. I am getting $350 for an old 360, and $300-$350 for my old PC. I hae $250 in cash already, do that amounts to $900. The extra $50 will be for shipping and such.

wanderer11 said:
There are 7870s for a little over $230 last time I looked. Might be a little cheaper now. I have one and like it.


I will keep that in mind, and if this thread dies then I will go with that.

Watch for a newegg special and they will drop 7870s to under $200 after rebates sometimes. If not, a 7850 will perform really well at 1080p right now. Maybe not maxed out everything, but should give great performance for most things.

The motherboard originally selected, while nice, is hard to justify on your budget. I mean you're basically cutting GPU back to get a better mobo. Personally, I'd go the other way and get a less expensive mobo.



I don't know what current prices are nor am I really willing to parse it all at the moment, but a quick scan through combo deals on your processor page revealed this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...


seems like a really solid buy that would put about $60 back into your budget. It's very likely if you just search motherboards you will find something cheaper that's not on the combo page. However, like I said, I'm not up for that today.

check it out.
also check the pages for your other hardware and see if any of them come discounted in combo.
Then use the extra money to get a better gpu.

joshuajtf said:
The motherboard originally selected, while nice, is hard to justify on your budget. I mean you're basically cutting GPU back to get a better mobo. Personally, I'd go the other way and get a less expensive mobo.



I don't know what current prices are nor am I really willing to parse it all at the moment, but a quick scan through combo deals on your processor page revealed this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?Ite...


seems like a really solid buy that would put about $60 back into your budget. It's very likely if you just search motherboards you will find something cheaper that's not on the combo page. However, like I said, I'm not up for that today.

check it out.
also check the pages for your other hardware and see if any of them come discounted in combo.
Then use the extra money to get a better gpu.


From what I have heard, all things MSI = DEATH.

I have an MSI Z77A-GD65 Motherboard and MSI GTX 670 OC and have had no problems with either.

Every person has product preferences. For instance, I will think twice before buying an Asus video card because I had a bad experience with on.e

Bolivious said:
I have an MSI Z77A-GD65 Motherboard and MSI GTX 670 OC and have had no problems with either.

Every person has product preferences. For instance, I will think twice before buying an Asus video card because I had a bad experience with on.e


I will give it a try, but will I be able to get a new board for the same price, or compensate for a slightly higher priced one from ASRock or another manufacturer if this thing craps out or just doesn't work from the get-go?
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