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Best Answer Aniallation , 22 July 2014 - 01:46 PM

So what other GPU should I get for 130$ or below?

For $130 my choice would be this

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#1 BetterGamer

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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:21 PM

I want to buy a new GPU to run games like BF4,Titanfall,COD,Rust,THe forest.... What would be a good pair with my AMD phenom 9600 quad core?



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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:23 PM

Budget?


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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:23 PM

I want to buy a new GPU to run games like BF4,Titanfall,COD,Rust,THe forest.... What would be a good pair with my AMD phenom 9600 quad core?

 

In terms of today's GPUs, an R9 270/750Ti or anything under will be fine. 270X or 760 might be pushing it a little but you won't lose a lot from to bottlenecking.


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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:24 PM

Budget?

130$ but it needs to work okay with my CPU



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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:26 PM

130$ but it needs to work okay with my CPU

260X. But if you can squeeze in a bit more money then 750Ti.


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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:26 PM

In terms of today's GPUs, an R9 270/750Ti or anything under will be fine. 270X or 760 might be pushing it a little but you won't lose a lot from to bottlenecking.

I was going to go with the XFX R7 260x DD version


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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:27 PM

NO get the 7850!!! The 7850 is a great card OC'ed.


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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:28 PM

NO get the 7850!!! The 7850 is a great card OC'ed.

But will it bottleneck? :(



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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:28 PM

R7 260x , R7 270, GTX 750 ti, GT 750 any of these are great.


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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:28 PM

GTX 650Ti Boost/750Ti, or R7-260X/R9-270 higher than that is gonna be bottlenecked 


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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:29 PM

I was going to go with the XFX R7 260x DD version

lol I just posted about the 260X above that. The 260X is also a great card overclocked. I wouldn't get the XFX version, I've had a horrible past with XFX cards. I'd get the HIS IceQ X2. Would go really well with your CPU and budget.

 

 

NO get the 7850!!! The 7850 is a great card OC'ed.

If we're going to go for past cards then there's a lot of cards you can get second hand that are faster then a 7850 or 260X, it just depends on whether you can find them, and if your PSU can handle them. For $130 I can get a GTX 580 or two 6850s. 


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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:30 PM

But will it bottleneck? :(

No. 7850 < R9 270 (7870 rebrand)


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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:31 PM

GTX 650Ti Boost/750Ti, or R7-260X/R9-270 higher than that is gonna be bottlenecked 

What games can I run with the R7 260x



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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:31 PM

lol I just posted about the 260X above that. The 260X is also a great card overclocked. I wouldn't get the XFX version, I've had a horrible past with XFX cards. I'd get the HIS IceQ X2. Would go really well with your CPU and budget.

 

 

If we're going to go for past cards then there's a lot of cards you can get second hand that are faster then a 7850 or 260X, it just depends on whether you can find them, and if your PSU can handle them.

500w psu can handle the XFX card right?



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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:32 PM

500w psu can handle the XFX card right?

Yes 500W will handle it no problem. It's just that I've had lots of problems with XFX so I couldn't recommend them. I've tried many AMD vendors as well and the one that's been the best to me is HIS which is why I recommend them. Quiet coolers, cards run cool, and haven't had a single issue with any card of theirs. 


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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:33 PM

But will it bottleneck? :(

it might but it is still a better card and its like 90 bucks on newegg


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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:33 PM

lol I just posted about the 260X above that. The 260X is also a great card overclocked. I wouldn't get the XFX version, I've had a horrible past with XFX cards. I'd get the HIS IceQ X2. Would go really well with your CPU and budget.

 

 

If we're going to go for past cards then there's a lot of cards you can get second hand that are faster then a 7850 or 260X, it just depends on whether you can find them, and if your PSU can handle them.

Why not the XFX version?



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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:35 PM

Well better if you go to some requirement check site and look whats required for the games you wanna have. Buy something 1 step better than recommended . It helps you to be in your budget.



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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:35 PM

What games can I run with the R7 260x

can handle Up to BF4 and Crysis 3 Maxed at solid 30~FPS, wich is very playable 


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Posted 22 July 2014 - 01:36 PM

Why not the XFX version?

 

I've had 4 XFX cards. 3 of them (8800GTS 512MB, 9800GT, and RHD4770) broke and XFX won't honor them because they're past warranty, even though the oldest, most abused video card I have still works (geforce Ti 4200). The forth card (RHD 6870) is for some reason voltage locked unlike the other 6870 I have. 


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