Good video card for a good price.

[H4X0R46]

Hello guys! So I'm looking to upgrade my GPU! It's an AMD Radeon R7 250 2GB card, my CPU is an AMD FX-6300. I looked at the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, but the price is still pretty steep!

I found the AMD Radeon RX480 8GB as a good medium, my question is, is this a good GPU for the price? A good competitor to the Nvidia GTX 1070? Or is there a better budget option similar to the AMD Radeon 480 8gb? Thanks!

Also, my board is a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Rev. 6.0

 

[madmatt30]

An fx 6300 would hold the 1070 back anyway SK you'd be spending unnecessary money.
& yes the 480 is a great card & a huge upgrade from that 250.

I'd argue the 4gb model is nearly aa good & fine for 1080p & costs considerably less.
Also the gtx 1060 .

 

[H4X0R46]

An fx 6300 would hold the 1070 back anyway SK you'd be spending unnecessary money.
& yes the 480 is a great card & a huge upgrade from that 250.

I'd argue the 4gb model is nearly aa good & fine for 1080p & costs considerably less.
Also the gtx 1060 .

Thanks! Yea I'll hopefully be moving to an Intel board and CPU soon enough, the GPU is a part of my upgrade plan, the CPU is next in line I found this awesome cardbut not sure if it will fit in my case! :/

Card: https://goo.gl/UM4ka7

My PC: https://goo.gl/NTj6z1

Would that Asus card be a good idea for my mid case?

 

[madmatt30]

Case looks tight for the the tri-fan Asus mate , I don't think your mid drive cage is removeable.

Worth considering as they'll definitely fit.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01J8CCUL2/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1480318212&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=rx+480

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01KCWZ12W/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1480318212&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=rx+480&dpPl=1&dpID=51ak0SST0ML&ref=plSrch

Tends to be a bit of dislike for xfx cards on toms but that gtr model is one of the fastest stock cards around & immensely overclockable - a very very good price too at the minute.

I'd be more concerned with your PSU model??

Cyberpower/ibuypower tend to put very weak generic psu's in their builds & you want a fairly decent 500w to run a 480 IMO.

 

[PCDesignerR]

You can't beat price if you compare last gen to current gen for card kingpins. Last gen: GTX Titan Z for like $3000... current gen: Stronger GTX 1080 or even two way SLI of said card for less than half of the price of a full GTX Titan Z.

 

[H4X0R46]

Case looks tight for the the tri-fan Asus mate , I don't think your mid drive cage is removeable.

Worth considering as they'll definitely fit.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01J8CCUL2/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1480318212&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=rx+480

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01KCWZ12W/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1480318212&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=rx+480&dpPl=1&dpID=51ak0SST0ML&ref=plSrch

Tends to be a bit of dislike for xfx cards on toms but that gtr model is one of the fastest stock cards around & immensely overclockable - a very very good price too at the minute.

I'd be more concerned with your PSU model??

Cyberpower/ibuypower tend to put very weak generic psu's in their builds & you want a fairly decent 500w to run a 480 IMO.

I did a LOT of scouring the internet tonight, and I found this beauty! What are your thoughts on this? https://goo.gl/1UfR6S The 8GB model clocked at 1342MHz. As for the PSU, this PC has a crappy 400w PSU that I was going to upgrade as well, I was thinking something around 850w, is this overkill? I just want a psu I'll never have to bother with again, as I intend to get me an Intel board and a super nice Intel CPU in the future. Is 850w overkill?

EDIT: Another Candidate https://goo.gl/d72pwL

 

[H4X0R46]

You can't beat price if you compare last gen to current gen for card kingpins. Last gen: GTX Titan Z for like $3000... current gen: Stronger GTX 1080 or even two way SLI of said card for less than half of the price of a full GTX Titan Z.

Man..... that Titan Z was something else! When that released I thought JEEZ! Who actually BUYS that!? Haha

 

[madmatt30]

The nitro is a rock solid card mate so yep if that's the one you want.
Can't beat the cx550m at the minute on price I'd you take the rebate into account.

Rock solid PSU, 546w 12v, 5 year warranty.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139147&cm_re=Cx550m-_-17-139-147-_-Product

 

[H4X0R46]

The nitro is a rock solid card mate so yep if that's the one you want.
Can't beat the cx550m at the minute on price I'd you take the rebate into account.

Rock solid PSU, 546w 12v, 5 year warranty.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139147&cm_re=Cx550m-_-17-139-147-_-Product

A lot of the review on the Sapphire Nitro+ say it gets very very hot, someone in the reviews even said they replaced the Nitro+ with this card https://goo.gl/d72pwL (the black edition 8GB version) Between the two, what would you say? These 2 have made it to the final decision, I'll most likely be going for one of these. The XFX card has it's 8 pin PCI-E connector on top which is a plus for me, as well as a better cooling system, but clocked SLIGHTLY lower.