Best graphics card for $400.

[CoolMarquis97]

I'm currently rocking a GTX 550ti and this thing simply isn't able to give me a good performance on high settings. It will also be destroyed by next-gen games so I'm just looking for a card that will give great performance for the price and will be able to play BF4, Watch Dogs, etc. My processor is a i5-3570k

 

Currently the 7970 is $320. Is that a good buy?

 

-Thanks for the help 

[Samdb]

At the moment, probably a 7950. I would wait for the 9000 series though.

 

Edit: Where the hell is this 7970? They are super expensive over here.

[prolemur]

It is a good buy if you don't care about the next generation of amd gpus.

[CoolMarquis97]

At the moment, probably a 7950. I would wait for the 9000 series though.

 

Those have been rumored to be released or at least to be spoken about in September right?

[Guest GRRigger]

yep, hawaii gpus will be released alongside Battlefield 4. worth the wait, because you get cuple games for free INCLUDING BF4.

Crazy deals i am sure. Right now there is no amd gpu at 400 dollars, there might be 9870/ 9950 tho :D

[_ASSASSIN_]

GTX 770, but as everyone is saying, wait for 9000 series

[CoolBeans]

7970 but wait for 9XXX series.

[Samdb]

Those have been rumored to be released or at least to be spoken about in September right?

 

It should be around at the end of September - October time.

[fracking4oil]

According to Elric the 9xxx series will be released on September 25th.

[TheMail]

Like everyone else is saying wait for 9xxx.

But if you dont wanna wait, i'd go for the 770 if you can scrape together another $10 - $20

[CoolMarquis97]

Well since September is around the time of my birthday I guess I'll wait for the 9000 series. Its worth the wait and hopefully comes with a game 

[TechFan@ic]

I personally expect AMD to release two cards, one around the $549-$499 price range and another around the $449-$399 price range.
So waiting might be a good idea, a 7970 for 320 dollars is still a brilliant buy though & that's what I'd recommend.

[AMD_Nemesis]

A good 7970 is the around the same price as a good 770 and considering when you buy from zotac you get 3 free games. Plus nvidia gives an extra 2 games free. And spare 50 extra money's for 4gb semi future proofing.