Need help picking out a new graphics card

Razor505 · 17 Feb 2013

AddRAM said:

TigerDirect.com - Electronics, Tablets, Phones, Office Supplies & Video Games

And here $50

BFG Technologies NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX OC BFGR88768GTXOC2E 0876758001183 | eBay

Thanks for the reply but I dont have any TigerDirect stores in Canada, only Target is coming into my city this year or so. BestBuy and FutureShop is the only two biggest electronic stores in my city.

linnemeyerhere · 17 Feb 2013

All this GPU talk has me ordering a new one for myself and using a X-Mas gift card that was laying around for TigerDirect. It's XFX 7870 with 110.00 instant savings and a 20.00 usd MIR, with my gift card and (2) 9.00 TigerDirect AMEX MIR card it came to $190.00 delivered. So I'm waiting for it to ship and then install. Jumping from from crossfired 5770's then to a 6870 and now to a 7870. I'll be placing the 6870 in another build coming together via upgrades and then sell or give away to someone lucky.
XFX FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 Double D Video Card - 2048MB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0 (x16), 2x DVI, 2x Mini DisplayPort, 1x HDMI, DirectX 11, Dual-Slot, CrossFireX, Eyefinity at TigerDirect.com

bobkn · 17 Feb 2013

Razor505 said:

bobkn said:

Razor505 said:

But one more question, would it work on my cpu? I just dont want to bottleneck it.

It'd work. Sniffing around the Web, I see people happily running a 6850 with an Athlon II X4 635.

One possible worry: I'm not sure about that card, but I see that a similar model is 238mm (9.37") long. Will that fit in your case? (I expect so, but it'd be worth checking.)

My computer case is 180 (W) x 401.8 (D) x 379 (H) mm (7.08 x 15.81 x 14.92 inches)
but I have 3 slot space left in my computer beside the PCI-E

If you want to be sure, you'll need to open the case. (I don't expect a problem.)

bobkn · 17 Feb 2013

AddRAM said:

TigerDirect.com - Electronics, Tablets, Phones, Office Supplies & Video Games

And here $50

BFG Technologies NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX OC BFGR88768GTXOC2E 0876758001183 | eBay

8800 GTX? A high-end card, from 2006. Are you serious?

Razor505 · 17 Feb 2013

So I have ordered the Gigabyte 7750, that I have mentioned at the start from Bestbuy, so now that I might get the ASUS Nvidea 650 Ti card, I might as well return it.

linnemeyerhere · 17 Feb 2013

Excellent choice Razor505.

Razor505 · 17 Feb 2013

So basically I relooked at the specs of each card but I cant decide. Anyone want to help me choose one?
ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB GDDR5 Video Card (GTX650TI-1GD5) : Video Cards - Best Buy Canada
Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E 3.0 Video Card (GV-N65TOC-1GI) : Video Cards - Best Buy Canada
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...82436dd8f6en02
And Also this is the card that broke down on me:
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...110c65fe9fen02

linnemeyerhere · 17 Feb 2013

Flip a coin and if you sign then go with the other, if not then stick and don't look back. In some cases like my choice I go with the best warranty, but this is why I went with BFG and they went BK and took my lifetime warranty with it ! lol.

Solarstarshines · 17 Feb 2013

I'll throw something out there for ya i picked these babies up last summer for 349.00 a piece at Microcenter might still be there they have refrence cards in stock for a good price and these are overclocked at 1125/1575 well over Ghz ed standards from stock 925/1050 so they are good to overclock
Diamond 7970PE53G AMD Radeon HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card 7970PE53G - Micro Center is not my version i dont think they carry it anymore but this is a good brand 7970

this is a gigabyte 7950 for alot cheaper and possible unlock a good overclock
Gigabyte GV-R795WF3-3GD AMD Radeon HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card GV-R795WF3-3GD - Micro Center

AddRAM · 18 Feb 2013

Razor505 said:

AddRAM said:

TigerDirect.com - Electronics, Tablets, Phones, Office Supplies & Video Games

And here $50

BFG Technologies NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX OC BFGR88768GTXOC2E 0876758001183 | eBay

Thanks for the reply but I dont have any TigerDirect stores in Canada, only Target is coming into my city this year or so. BestBuy and FutureShop is the only two biggest electronic stores in my city.

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