Help me choose a graphics card

[Adrian S]

Hey guys! I've had an MSI geforce gtx 650, which unfortunately crashed. I need a new graphics card now, but I'm not sure which one to choose.

My budget is about 270 $, and I've been thinking to buy either a Radeon HD 7850, with 2GB of RAM or a Radeon R9 270x. It would be used mainly for gaming (1080p preferably). Here are the rest of my components: 

 

MOBO: MSI ZH77A-G43

CPU: Intel Core i3-3225

Memory: Corsair DDR3 8192MB (2 x 4096) 1600MHz CL9 Vengeance Blue LP Rev. A

PSU: Zalman ZM500-LX

 

I will also buy a new computer case for a better airflow, but my main concern now is if my processor is powerful enough for either of those two graphics cards mentioned above. I would like to reduce the bottleneck as much as I can with these components. I'm open to any suggestions.

 

Thanks in advance and best of luck to you all!

[eX.Drunk]

270x. If you can get a 7950 from that price point. Get that instead

[ThePcMasterRace]

go for the 270x its pretty much a beefed up 7870

[Cryptonite]

Hey guys! I've had an MSI geforce gtx 650, which unfortunately crashed. I need a new graphics card now, but I'm not sure which one to choose.

My budget is about 270 $, and I've been thinking to buy either a Radeon HD 7850, with 2GB of RAM or a Radeon R9 270x. It would be used mainly for gaming (1080p preferably). Here are the rest of my components: 

 

MOBO: MSI ZH77A-G43

CPU: Intel Core i3-3225

Memory: Corsair DDR3 8192MB (2 x 4096) 1600MHz CL9 Vengeance Blue LP Rev. A

PSU: Zalman ZM500-LX

 

I will also buy a new computer case for a better airflow, but my main concern now is if my processor is powerful enough for either of those two graphics cards mentioned above. I would like to reduce the bottleneck as much as I can with these components. I'm open to any suggestions.

 

Thanks in advance and best of luck to you all!

270x or a 760 (I prefer Nvidia for things like shadowplay and a friend of mine gets all my leftovers and he uses GF experience for easy game setup, depends on your needs)

[SAV1OUR]

Hey guys! I've had an MSI geforce gtx 650, which unfortunately crashed. I need a new graphics card now, but I'm not sure which one to choose.

My budget is about 270 $, and I've been thinking to buy either a Radeon HD 7850, with 2GB of RAM or a Radeon R9 270x. It would be used mainly for gaming (1080p preferably). Here are the rest of my components: 

 

MOBO: MSI ZH77A-G43

CPU: Intel Core i3-3225

Memory: Corsair DDR3 8192MB (2 x 4096) 1600MHz CL9 Vengeance Blue LP Rev. A

PSU: Zalman ZM500-LX

 

I will also buy a new computer case for a better airflow, but my main concern now is if my processor is powerful enough for either of those two graphics cards mentioned above. I would like to reduce the bottleneck as much as I can with these components. I'm open to any suggestions.

 

Thanks in advance and best of luck to you all!

if your able to invest a bit more you can get a gtx 770 you can get them for around $330-$350 on amazon 

[WoodenMarker]

Your cpu should be perfectly fine with either graphics cards.

Which you should go for depends on the pricing of the cards.

[Joe Dirt]

If they are the same price i'd probably choose the 760 but since the 270x is cheaper the 270x is a good choice.

[voaz]

Go for a 270x.

You can upgrade your mobo/processor later.

[rentaspoon]

Why not an R9 270? I don't know the difference in price in you country but a few less fps to save a bit of cash sounds good to me.

[Adrian S]

The price difference is not big at all. I wouldn't save too much cash if I go with the R9 270, but thank you for your suggestion. And thanks for all the answers guys!