Graphics Card Opinion

PSCO2007 · 08 Jun 2013

Like to stay under $300.00

Dude · 08 Jun 2013

PSCO2007 said:

AddRAM said:

Get a 660 or higher.

Would you recommend linnemeyerhere's post in 3?

kbrady1979 said:

AMD have the best priced cards these days....they definitely get the bang for the buck award. There is nothing wrong with the GTX 650Ti Boost though. What kind of games do you have in mind? If you want a card to play any game out there @1080p with settings maxed out, you may want something better. If you just want to play a handful of games that aren't the most demanding out there, a mid range card will do you fine.

PSCO2007 said:

kbrady1979 said:

AMD have the best priced cards these days....they definitely get the bang for the buck award. There is nothing wrong with the GTX 650Ti Boost though. What kind of games do you have in mind? If you want a card to play any game out there @1080p with settings maxed out, you may want something better. If you just want to play a handful of games that aren't the most demanding out there, a mid range card will do you fine.

Hi Kelly,
I'm not sure of what games yet - just want a card that is quality and will run cool and efficient.
What AMD card do you recommend?

Paul

kbrady1979 said:

What's your budget for a graphics card?

Budget would help, A 660 or above would include post number 3 which is a very good card

kbrady1979 · 08 Jun 2013

For $300 you can get an AMD Radeon HD 7950, or an Nvidia GTX 660Ti..........+/- a few bucks. The HD7950 probably benchmarks a little better, but I think Nvidia's drivers and support are better. You can look at some performance reviews and decide which one is the right one for you.

Dude · 08 Jun 2013

or you could wait a little while for the GTX 760, it should release soon

PSCO2007 · 08 Jun 2013

kbrady1979 said:

For $300 you can get an AMD Radeon HD 7950, or an Nvidia GTX 660Ti..........+/- a few bucks. The HD7950 probably benchmarks a little better, but I think Nvidia's drivers and support are better. You can look at some performance reviews and decide which one is the right one for you.

Looked at the Nvidia, but the second review said it did not work with Asus p8z77-v (which is mine)

Fault of card or user's system?

http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-WINDF...owViewpoints=1

kbrady1979 · 08 Jun 2013

Either user error or bad card. There is no reason a current video card shouldn't work with a current motherboard/chipset.

PSCO2007 · 08 Jun 2013

Okay, thanks.

All these suggestions are great (although so many choices are giving me a major headache. LOL

Thanks again to all who took the time to respond.

Dude · 08 Jun 2013

kbrady1979 is right, but I really think you should wait a few weeks...the 760's are coming out!

PSCO2007 · 08 Jun 2013

Dude said:

kbrady1979 is right, but I really think you should wait a few weeks...the 760's are coming out!

What would be the advantages of the new one , and any idea on price?

kbrady1979 · 08 Jun 2013

Price will be similar. The 760's I think will have better memory bandwidth and all the little bells and whistles the new line of cards have. If they are going to be out in a few weeks, I'd wait as well.