Graphics card for around £100-£150

[Philib]

Hi there guys, im looking at putting a graphics card in my spare rig. Its going to be used for gaming when mates are round.

Will prefer a Nvidia card.

Let us know what you think.

Cheers guys.

 

[ruairi.C]

for nvidia a 560 Ti
amd 7850 just about.
7850 would be better
but what games do you play you and that'll help decide

 

[PetrolHead247]

7850 for sure, just make sure you get a decent non-reference one so it's cool and quiet and you'll be golden

 

[Josh Weston]

nVidia: http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...R5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=52560

AMD: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-...4800mhz-gddr5-28nm-gpu-900mhz-dl-dvi-hdmi-mdp

 

[PetrolHead247]

Tbh i really wouldn't recommend the old Nvidia cards anymore due to their low amount of memory, i think the 7850 would be the way to go

 

[Philib]

Sad times. Poor nvidia cards with no ram. I still love you. Gonna do some research and let you guys know.

Thanks again guys.

 

[Josh Weston]

I would think that for a 1080p monitor, 1.25gb should be enough. After all, it was a great card last year...
Out of the two, go for the 7850 if you can. It's not like the 560Ti 448 is a bad card, though

 

[Jadarite]

I recommend the Msi R7870 twin frozr OC edition card ftw http://www.ebuyer.com/362481-msi-nv...048mb-256-bit-ddr5-twin-frozr-r7870tf-2gd5-oc

 

[garih]

I recommend the Msi R7870 twin frozr OC edition card ftw http://www.ebuyer.com/362481-msi-nv...048mb-256-bit-ddr5-twin-frozr-r7870tf-2gd5-oc

cmon, he said £100-£150 and you offer a £190 gpu.

 

[Josh Weston]

In his defence, I think it was more like £170 or so yesterday.

 

[Philib]

Still £50 over what I really want to spend.

 

[Josh Weston]

So you're really looking at £120? In which case, the 560Ti I linked is probably your best bet, unless anyone else thinks differently?

 

[Philib]

Just a little update guys. After inspecting my old power supply and card it seems I only have an 6 pin connector to power this card with. Do any modern cards use a 6 pin?

 

[Josh Weston]

The 7850 sure does.

 

[Philib]

Looks like I dont really have a choice then lol.

Just spotted a 480 btw. Or is that too old now?

 

[Josh Weston]

The 7850 is a better option than a 480. Also, good luck powering a 480 with a single 6-pin :lol:

 

[Philib]

lol fair enough. Dont have a choice then lol. Tbh it is replacing a radeon so that would be in keeping with the system.

 

[mdre83]

The 650TI is currently £129.99 (at the time of posting)
GTX 650TI

 

[Conelton]

+1 for the 650ti. I have a mate who's got one and it handles everything he throws at it pretty well. The most demanding thing he runs is Skyrim @ 1080p and it plays well above 30fps on good settings (I'm not sure the exact settings). Not bad for under £150 really.

 

[alxcsb]

If you didn't get one yet, I just got a Sapphire 7850 2GB OC for 150, runs nice and cool, quiet, only one 6 pin connector needed. Not much more you could ask for at this sort of money.