GTX 280?

[spooksniper1]

hey guys, this is my first post on the forum, so i'll cut to the chase

a few months ago my brother bought a PC second hand for $110

it has an AMD phenom II quad core CPU

8GB RAM

650W modular PSU

and an antec P183

it didn't come with a graphics card, but he wants to get something

cheap that's a bit old but still usable, would a GTX 280 still be good for gaming in 2015?

he mostly just wants to play Gmod and BF4 but would like to play some newer games

(I know that the witcher would be out of the question)

 

if not, what would you guys recommend?

maybe bite the bullet and pay a bit more to get a 560ti?

560 TIs go for around $90 here in Australia

and 280s are around $25

 

help!

 

[scobie56]

no the 280 wouldn't 

750 ti for light gaming 

[ebobde]

is you spend less than £100 or $200 aud its kinda pointless nowadays imo

[TomvanWijnen]

$25?! Go for it!

[Cheddle]

480 can be had for $100, a 670 for around $150. I would think a 670 has more power than a 750ti

[IateMApoo]

On what resolution you will be gaming ?

[mads1997]

go for 750 ti i have one and i can play bf4 all on high but filters turned off and it almost never dips below 60 fps but that depends on your cpu as well i have an i5 2320

else go for r9 270 or some of the other cards listet in the thred 

sorry for bad english

[spooksniper1]

that's the thing, he doesn't want to spend the money on a 750 or 750 TI, so I'll push him toward the 560 as benchmarks show it performs better than a 750