Which Graphic Card?

[G_man1313]

I'm trying to decide if I should get a used Gigabyte 660 Ti for $220 or a new XFX 7870 which would cost $250 after shipping and tax?

[Fred Castellum]

Depends on where your buying the used from. Give us more info OP.

[hawaiims]

I'm trying to decide if I should get a used Gigabyte 660 Ti for $220 or a new XFX 7870 which would cost $250 after shipping and tax?

660ti definitely. Especially because many XFX cards have huge issues with cooling and noise. 

[Scia]

I'm trying to decide if I should get a used Gigabyte 660 Ti for $220 or a new XFX 7870 which would cost $250 after shipping and tax?

 

I'd go with the 7870 for the following reasons:

 

- Eats the 660ti for breakfast

- Mantle inc.

- You don't know where the 660ti has been, how it's been treated and you probably won't have (full) warranty.

[AlwaysFSX]

660ti definitely. Especially because many XFX cards have huge issues with cooling and noise. 

That's not true? XFX cards generally stay around the same temperatures as the other brands excluding Windforce and DCU2 sometimes.

[AddonCustoms]

660 TI. I own one, and play all games either at the highest settings with 60FPS or may need to turn down a setting or 2 in other games to get 60FPS.

 

I missed that it was a used 660TI.

 

I wouldn't get a used GPU.

I don't know anything about the XFX 7870

[G_man1313]

I buying it off a site called usedeverthing and the person lives close so i can pick it up in person and he says he has had it for a year.

[s3ns3]

the 660 Ti is better than hd 7870/r9 270 but not for 220$ couse its used. also xfx is worse than stock on temps and noise. for 250$ you have gtx 760 which is better than both

 

 

I buying it off a site called usedeverthing and the person lives close so i can pick it up in person and he says he has had it for a year.

the card should still have waranty so ask him about it and make him an offer on private under 200$

Edited February 23, 2014 by s3ns3

[G_man1313]

The best price I could get a Gtx 760 in Canada is $270 and just so you guys know I would be over clocking 

[hawaiims]

That's not true? XFX cards generally stay around the same temperatures as the other brands excluding Windforce and DCU2 sometimes.

 

see below. I'm not the only one ragging on XFX for their absolutely subpar graphics cards. They are absolutely horrible, and miners always avoid them for a reason. 

the 660 Ti is better than hd 7870/r9 270 but not for 220$ couse its used. also xfx is worse than stock on temps and noise. for 250$ you have gtx 760 which is better than both

[hawaiims]

The best price I could get a Gtx 760 in Canada is $270 and just so you guys know I would be over clocking 

Just try to get the guy to lower his 660ti price to 200$. 760 is the exact same as a 660ti, but the guy's selling it used so he should sell for 200$. 

[G_man1313]

I could try that, would a new Asus 270 for $230 be a better opinion?

[KamiKatze]

I'd go with the 7870 for the following reasons:

 

- Eats the 660ti for breakfast

 

You sure? It eats a 660, but not the Ti.

[Guest]

I could try that, would a new Asus 270 for $230 be a better opinion?

 

The 760 would be the best out of all of the cards mentioned. the 660ti is a little under but very similar. 

 

The 270 is good too, slightly under it (Anandtech says about 8-9%), but $230 for a new one is okay. 

 

If your budget is under the 760 price tag then it really boils down to if you trust getting the used card or not

[s3ns3]

You sure? It eats a 660, but not the Ti.

it doesn`t eat a 660 neither,depends on games.

 

 

I could try that, would a new Asus 270 for $230 be a better opinion?

if you can`t get 660Ti at 200$ or under,yeah,couse its new.and the cooler is very good

Edited February 23, 2014 by s3ns3