Best Gpu for 300 $
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im thinking of upgrading my gpu i have a gt 9500 but its overheating and low and stuff bought 2 yrs ago now is the time to upgrade my budget is 300 $ more or less i want he best gpu for it
my specs
intel i5 760
4gb ram
mobo intel dh55tc
im thinking of upgrading my gpu i have a gt 9500 but its overheating and low and stuff bought 2 yrs ago now is the time to upgrade my budget is 300 $ more or less i want he best gpu for it
my specs
intel i5 760
4gb ram
mobo intel dh55tc
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Well your options are either the GTX 660 Ti or AMD 7950. The 7950 will give you overall slightly higher FPS but at the cost of some frame latency and less features (nvida has things like adaptive sync, physx and so on). What resolution do you play at, anything over 1080p and the 7950 will start to pull away a bit more?
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Okay may I ask what games you are into playing? For you graphic wise I would look towards a 660Ti with your given budget. I would say that beyond that you may want to overclock a little bit to stretch your CPU power to the higher end cards but a 660Ti would more then likely fit your solution like a glove. Also, If I may suggest it may be of value to invest in a 8GB ram kit. I've pulled a link for the cards that would fit your budget and the best options within it.
Nvidia 650Ti,660, 660Ti, and with AMD the 7850, 7870
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=118,114,113...
Something like this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $317.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-10 16:51 EST-0500)
Nvidia 650Ti,660, 660Ti, and with AMD the 7850, 7870
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=118,114,113...
Something like this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $317.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-10 16:51 EST-0500)
GTX 660: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
AMD 7870: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
i only picked that amd because it was the same price... all the others are more expensive such as : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
AMD 7870: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
i only picked that amd because it was the same price... all the others are more expensive such as : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
malikron7 said:
hmm cant i buy a 4gb ram and install it with my old one i have two ram slots leftYou can as long as they are using the same voltage, and you may have to set the timings so they match and don't conflict. I prefer buying ram in a pair to avoid issues.
As long as you weren't someone who cared about AA+AF I would say a 660Ti would fit the ticket the 7870 would as well but 660Ti is comparable to the 7950 http://techreport.com/review/23981/radeon-hd-7950-vs-ge...
It's really up to you the 660Ti is like a card on the edge of being high end and the 7870 much the same but more on the mid range of cards. You may be able to find some 7950's in your range but they may not be the best quality of card. And your card is quite hot yea I would replace it as well.
But before I go to far into this thread what power supply are you currently using to power your system.
Derza10 said:
He is playing at 1368x768 res... anything over 660 is going to be wasted money. Sure he can spend an extra $80-$100 but he won't see any gain from it.That is a far assessment. I was feeling mid range would suit him best something in the 660 Ti or non Ti range. The two common resolutions I see now are 1680x1050 and 1920x1080/1200 so chances are he may come to a point where he will want to replace his monitor. Both are excellent cards the 660 and the Ti version. With the Ti rivaling the 7950 it shows that it has power of a higher end card that is why I feel its justified over the 660 but my opinion is different.
This might help you to decide.
http://www.techspot.com/review/572-nvidia-geforce-gtx-6...
the GTX 660 Ti is only ~5-15% faster than the GTX 660 but it costs about 30-40% more.
http://www.techspot.com/review/572-nvidia-geforce-gtx-6...
the GTX 660 Ti is only ~5-15% faster than the GTX 660 but it costs about 30-40% more.
The article it outdated the Ti and the non Ti have seen improvements since this September release the latest drivers came out in the middle of December. Also, it depends on the games he is playing there is never a flat percentage increase it varies between game to game card wise. I don't like percents they are very misleading.
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