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Best GPU for under 130$?

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Hi, I am building my first gaming desktop and I am kind if on a tight budget of around 750$ and I have everything I want with 130$ left over for a graphics card and I was wondering what would be the best choice.

 

P.S. I dont care about power consumption or heat output :)

 

P.P.S I have been looking at the 260X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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could you show us the whole build, so we can maybe shave off some cost of other components because that budget will not get you a decent GPU, at all.

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Can you list your specs so far? You may want to allocate some money from other parts, to add one to get a better GPU. Like the CPU, which is not really important for gaming.

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could you show us the whole build, so we can maybe shave off some cost of other components because that budget will not get you a decent GPU, at all.

Beat me to it xP

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I would like to answer you but times have changed... My 7850 was 115. Now they go for like 160. So IDK

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Intel core i5-3570k @ 3.4 GHz - Sapphire Radeon HD7870 Ghz OC Ed 1050/1250 - Kingston HyperX 3k 120GB SSD - G.Skill 8 GB's DDR3-1600 MHz 


Asus Z77-A mobo - Windows 7 64 bit - Corsair raptor HS30 headset - Corsair CX600 600w PSU - CM hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler


It can run crysis.

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gtx 750, a little cheaper than r9 260x and performs basically the same, also uses no power.

 
 
 

 

His budget is reasonable.

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Intel Core i5-4670K   
MSI Computer Corp. Motherboard ATX DDR3 1333 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z87-G45 GAMING              
Corsair Carbide Series 200R                               
500Gb caviar blue         
Kingston Digital 120GB SSDNow V300
 EVGA 500W Power Supply Unit                                          
CORSAIR Hydro Series H60    

 

 

There are two things that I deffinitely want to keep...SSD and CPU.

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you could build this if you dont already have the build

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3pZEq

if you have ur build but are adding a gpu the this deal is good 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp43753kr

My Rig  

 
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $2074.22

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BTW I already have RAM that I got a few months ago so I wont be needing that

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BTW I already have RAM that I got a few months ago so I wont be needing that

i'd go with @Thebman712 build and get an SSD afterwards

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Don't get kingston v300. http://www.anandtech.com/show/7763/an-update-to-kingston-ssdnow-v300-a-switch-to-slower-micron-nand

Go for crucial m500

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You COULD get a lower end CPU.

I am in the future going to record gamin vids for Youtube so im going to be doing some editing and rendering so I was thinking of keeping the CPU

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You COULD get a lower end CPU.

and mobo, you could easily shave of 30 bucks on that

ITX Monster: CPU: I5 4690K GPU: MSI 970 4G Mobo: Asus Formula VI Impact RAM: Kingston 8 GB 1600MHz PSU: Corsair RM 650 SSD: Crucial MX100 512 GB HDD: laptop drive 1TB Keyboard: logitech G710+ Mouse: Steelseries Rival Monitor: LG IPS 23" Case: Corsair 250D Cooling: H100i

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Then I will get rid of the SSD...So now how about a 200$ GPU?

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Oh shit, this doesn't count for all V300's, right ?

Well you can always check which one you got with a benchmark :) I think first batches were all with faster NAND.

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12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra.

 

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Then I will get rid of the SSD...So now how about a 200$ GPU?

760.. If you are going to be recording Shadowplay is far superior to anything else you can use. 

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Then I will get rid of the SSD...So now how about a 200$ GPU?

R9 270X! and you will even be able to use the sweet new never settle bundle! http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/140980-have-you-settled-down-stop-it-never-settle-foreveris-back-well-settle-until-april-21th/

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12700, B660M Mortar DDR4, 32GB 3200C16 Viper Steel, 2TB SN570, EVGA Supernova G6 850W, be quiet! 500FX, EVGA 3070Ti FTW3 Ultra.

 

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Well you can always check which one you got with a benchmark :) I think first batches were all with faster NAND.

Thank god mine goes a bit over the Original one... I'm happy I don't have the new ones :')

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^_^ http://www.ncix.com/detail/club3d-radeon-r9-270-royalqueen-4a-94204-1320.htm

CPU = A10 6800K (@4.3Ghz) / GPU = HD 8670D (@844mhz/ram@1866mhz) - 2016 ≠ Dual Cores - why learn Linux ? - OLD intel x4 cpu (Q6600) + amd HD 7950 - this is what i think on watts x dollar cost - CPU "bottlenecks" only start to show "at the super high end cards" (like the 390) if you have a 4 cores CPU

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