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i got the classical first world dilemma. choosing a graphics card

used asus 6970    160 euros.

evga gtx 660         180 euros

or some 7850        180 euros

 

I´m having alot of trouble and i´m on a pretty tight budget 

I live in Finland so if you can recommend any other stuff i´m open for suggestions 

thanks :D

 

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GTX 660

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If you're in trouble, don't buy a graphics card and get yourself out of trouble.

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If you're in trouble, don't buy a graphics card and get yourself out of trouble.

that´s always a solution :D

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7850 

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7850 will be fastest once overclocked it 

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Wait for a few months for the 9xxx series if you can, or else the 7850. Try get the 7950 if you can though

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7870 is a great card to check out also

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Get a 7850 and overclock it in order to get great performance. I would get the Sapphire Dual-X/ MSI Twin Frozr III / Asus DCU II cooler cards. I would go with the cheapest one out of those.

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Get a 7850 and overclock it in order to get great performance. I would get the Sapphire Dual-X/ MSI Twin Frozr III / Asus DCU II cooler cards. I would go with the cheapest one out of those.

I'd say just get the cheapest 7850. It's not worth the extra money or you might as well get a 7870.

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Wait for a few months for the 9xxx series if you can, or else the 7850. Try get the 7950 if you can though

naah. I cant becouse the fan on my 4870 is dying

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Where are you buying from ? can you provide a link ?

A store called systemastore.fi. I'm in school so can't link it

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660 runs BF3 Ultra at 60fps. (I have one) I doubt those Radeons can do this so get the 660. Or the 660ti above would be even better, that card competes against a 7950.

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I found a 660 Ti that's even cheaper, it's from MSI as well : http://www.systemastore.fi/product_info.php?products_id=73978

that looks awesome but i have to wait to the 15th so i'll just see then what's left

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Keep saving you dollars and wait for Christmas, you never know what deal you could find then.

As I said old gpu has a dieing fan so "no can do"

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Would you prefer AMD or Nvidia? I would go for 7850 on the one side and the 660 on the other... And if it doesnt matter if its green or red team I can only say I personally have a 7850 and it OC'ed like a bomb and its easily running over 1Ghz for ages now! So lots of free performance to gain there!

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As I said old gpu has a dieing fan so "no can do"

yes you could wait till it is dead, that should take you to Christmas and BAM! you got enough money for a better card during a sale. Then you purchase it right, then you go home and take the old on out and say "get the hell out of my house you good for nothing son of a....... while throwing it furiously in the bin and then in stall the new one and start gaming damnit!

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yes you could wait till it is dead, that should take you to Christmas and BAM! you got enough money for a better card during a sale. Then you purchase it right, then you go home and take the old on out and say "get the hell out of my house you good for nothing son of a....... while throwing it furiously in the bin and then in stall the new one and start gaming damnit!

hahahahaha that´s a good idea

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660 runs BF3 Ultra at 60fps. (I have one) I doubt those Radeons can do this 

 

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Would you prefer AMD or Nvidia? I would go for 7850 on the one side and the 660 on the other... And if it doesnt matter if its green or red team I can only say I personally have a 7850 and it OC'ed like a bomb and its easily running over 1Ghz for ages now! So lots of free performance to gain there!

 

 

Keep saving you dollars and wait for Christmas, you never know what deal you could find then.

 

 

660 runs BF3 Ultra at 60fps. (I have one) I doubt those Radeons can do this so get the 660. Or the 660ti above would be even better, that card competes against a 7950.

 

 

I found a 660 Ti that's even cheaper, it's from MSI as well : http://www.systemastore.fi/product_info.php?products_id=73978

 

 

I'd say just get the cheapest 7850. It's not worth the extra money of you might as well get a 7870.

 

 

Get a 7850 and overclock it in order to get great performance. I would get the Sapphire Dual-X/ MSI Twin Frozr III / Asus DCU II cooler cards. I would go with the cheapest one out of those.

 

 

7850 will be fastest once overclocked it 

 

 

Wait for a few months for the 9xxx series if you can, or else the 7850. Try get the 7950 if you can though

 

 

7850 

got an msi 660ti reference card thanks for the help :D

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