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Get HD7850 or increase your budget a little bit for a GTX660.

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Intel hd graphics lol. No dollars at all used in the pcie slots and still you can play games!

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http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/83420

This is an Australian Deals site, people post cheaper deals than retail prices.

You would no doubt have a "your country" alternative.

 

That links shows Powercolor Radeon HD7850 2GB - $179 plus postage

Something like this would suit your needs perfectly and keep to your budget.

Try to find a deal site for NEW parts, do not buy 2nd hand, limited to no warranty, not the latest generation (may be faster) but has more heat output and power reqs.

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Galaxy is having a Fermi GPU clearance event. They have a GTX 570 for $179.99. It performs pretty close to the 660 Ti according to some benchmarks I've looked at. Also includes a 90 day warranty.

 

Passmark Info:

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+570

 

Store:

http://store.galaxytechus.com/Galaxy-GeForce-GTX-570-1280-MB-GDDR5-PCI-Express-20-DVIDVIMini-HDMI-SLI-Ready-Graphics-Card-57NKH3HS00GZbrbrClearance-special--90-day-limited-warranty_p_43.html

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Galaxy is having a Fermi GPU clearance event. They have a GTX 570 for $179.99. It performs pretty close to the 660 Ti according to some benchmarks I've looked at. Also includes a 90 day warranty.

 

Passmark Info:

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+570

 

Store:

http://store.galaxytechus.com/Galaxy-GeForce-GTX-570-1280-MB-GDDR5-PCI-Express-20-DVIDVIMini-HDMI-SLI-Ready-Graphics-Card-57NKH3HS00GZbrbrClearance-special--90-day-limited-warranty_p_43.html

GTX 570 performs pretty close to an HD 7850 actually. Saying that the GTX 570 performs close to a GTX 660ti is a dfar stretch.

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Yeah after more research that seems pretty true. Don't know what's up with the Passmark results.

Still, the 570 outperforms the 7850 in many titles and is priced lower. One thing to note is that the 570 is more power hungry, but people have managed to run it fine on a 500W PSU.

 

Anandtech Results:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/518?vs=549

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Yeah after more research that seems pretty true. Don't know what's up with the Passmark results.

Still, the 570 outperforms the 7850 in many titles and is priced lower. One thing to note is that the 570 is more power hungry, but people have managed to run it fine on a 500W PSU.

 

Anandtech Results:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/518?vs=549

Actually after the new Neversettle drivers the HD 7850 is faster than the GTX 570.

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You can't even get a used 580 for $200 LOL. Plus for $211 you can get a 7870 brand new plus three AAA games. That's not a pity at all but buying a used GTX 580 would be a pity.

 

How is it a pity to be environmentally friendly while getting a better card?

 

Yes you can get a 580 for $200, two of them sold on eBay earlier today at 199 and 175.

 

Anyone trying to sell a 580 for more than 200 is delusional anyway. And anyone buying a 580 for more than 200 should be taken behind the shed.

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How is it a pity to be environmentally friendly while getting a better card?

 

Yes you can get a 580 for $200, two of them sold on eBay earlier today at 199 and 175.

 

Anyone trying to sell a 580 for more than 200 is delusional anyway. And anyone buying a 580 for more than 200 should be taken behind the shed.

nvidia still asked for $500+ when the HD 7870 was out and the HD 7950 was like $350 so ... LOL

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nvidia still asked for $500+ when the HD 7870 was out and the HD 7950 was like $350 so ... LOL

It has always been like this. The GTX285 was still selling for 600$ when the 5000 series came out. Whats your point? We are not talking about a new 580, we are talking about a used one.

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you can pick up 2 560s / 560Ti on ebay for a little over $200, bang for buck really good value. If you have a SLI MB...

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If You can stretch your budget a big more i suggest that you get a 660ti. 

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202025&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL051613&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL051613-_-EMC-051613-Index-_-DesktopGraphicsVideoCards-_-14202025-L0C

 

 

COmes with 4 free games, and is 199.99 with promo code: EMCXRWP238 With an additional 15 dollar rebate on top of that!

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202025&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL051613&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL051613-_-EMC-051613-Index-_-DesktopGraphicsVideoCards-_-14202025-L0C

 

 

COmes with 4 free games, and is 199.99 with promo code: EMCXRWP238 With an additional 15 dollar rebate on top of that!

+1 can't beat it at that price.

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