card for under 170$

[GWesterdijk]

So i just need a few opinions from you guys,

 

which GPU from both the green or red side, would u buy for under 170$

 

which is the best at that price point, and why? and which did you find.

 

please post below

 

and as always

 

 

thanks for your help

 

PS: this is my build so far, as to give you an example

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($198.88 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.75 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card  ($143.98 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($39.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $517.57

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-17 18:19 EST-0500

[don_svetlio]

XFX R9 380

[App4that]

What do you play?

[Castdeath97]

This:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9380p4255

 

if you can't afford it then this:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-turbogtx960oc2gd5

[bauer8cs]

I'm rocking a 750 Ti and it's a great card. I run at 1440p, with very little issue in most games. My FX-4300 cpu is a far worse bottleneck than my 750 Ti. The R9 380 and GTX 960 are both solid options too, but I like having the 4 GB VRAM that the Gigabyte Windforce 750 Ti has, versus those cards' 2 GB allocations.

[GWesterdijk]

XFX R9 380

why always the r9 380, is it that good? also, the 380 is just too expensive in the netherlands

 

What do you play?

not per sé play, something like TERA RISING, mostly mmos, but maybe 2 24+ inch monitors, or maybe a 24 inch monitor at 1080 and a 40 inch tv

 

This:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9380p4255

 

if you can't afford it then this:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-turbogtx960oc2gd5

the 380 is just too expensive in the netherlands

 

that 960 is something im willing to pay for, but is asus good at cards?

 

 

I'm rocking a 750 Ti and it's a great card. I run at 1440p, with very little issue in most games. My FX-4300 cpu is a far worse bottleneck than my 750 Ti. The R9 380 and GTX 960 are both solid options too, but I like having the 4 GB VRAM that the Gigabyte Windforce 750 Ti has, versus those cards' 2 GB allocations.

doesn't that depend on what 380 u get, there are ones out there with 4 gb right?, and how much did that 750 4gb cost anyway?

 

 

 

also, is that evga card i chose good enough?

 

 

[Castdeath97]

 

why always the r9 380, is it that good? also, the 380 is just too expensive in the netherlands

 

not per sé play, but maybe 2 24+ inch monitors, or maybe a 24 inch monitor at 1080 and a 40 inch tv

 

the 380 is just too expensive in the netherlands

 

that 960 is something im willing to pay for, but is asus good at cards?

 

 

doesn't that depend on what 380 u get, there are ones out there with 4 gb right?, and how much did that 750 4gb cost anyway?

 

 

 

also, is that evga card i chose good enough?

 

 

 

 

No the asus turbo really isn't good but that was cheapest I could find, EVGA is one of the best for Nvidia, MSI is good too.

[App4that]

If you're not really playing that many games, I'd stick with the 750ti. Your PSU is going to be a limiting factor to what GPU you can run.

[don_svetlio]

Asus and Gigabyte are the worst GPU OEMs

[Coaxialgamer]

R9 380 ( i believe there is one around that price point)

[Coaxialgamer]

I wouldnt get asus for the 960.

Their dcu2 cooling system cant properly cool the gm206 chip because of a cooler design flaw.

[bauer8cs]

doesn't that depend on what 380 u get, there are ones out there with 4 gb right?, and how much did that 750 4gb cost anyway?

 Yep, it does depend. I found my card here for $150.