need sudgestions for a card to replace a GTX 275

[thehardwarehacker]

hi all, i have a computer that im going to be rebuilding soon as a dedicated streaming/ recording computer, (using OBS studio to record) it wont be playing games, and one of the parts i want to replace when i can is the graphics card, a BFG GTX 275, i know that just about anything mid range would do, but im looking for something on the low power side, as intend to use an FX 8350 in the rebuild, and plan to reuse the OCZ 700 watt PSU currently in the machine.

[shadowbyte]

budget?

[thehardwarehacker]

Just now, shadowbyte said:

budget?

im trying to keep total cost low, so i would say $175, $200 absolute max.

[shadowbyte]

1 minute ago, thehardwarehacker said:

im trying to keep total cost low, so i would say $175, $200 absolute max.

used 290s and 780s are cheap nowadays

heck, a used 270x is only around 90 dollars

[FirstArmada]

1 minute ago, thehardwarehacker said:

im trying to keep total cost low, so i would say $175, $200 absolute max.

RX 480

[Ashid]

If you're not in a hurry wait for the RX480 it's gonna cost around 200$ and is rumored to perform between a 390x and an r9 fury

[Godlygamer23]

13 minutes ago, FirstArmada said:

RX 480

I would wait for reviews before outright purchasing an RX 480.

[Guest]

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=02G-P4-2966-RX

960?

[FirstArmada]

1 minute ago, Godlygamer23 said:

I would wait for reviews before outright purchasing an RX 480.

Do you really think it will be rivaled at the $200 price point?

[Godlygamer23]

1 minute ago, FirstArmada said:

Do you really think it will be rivaled at the $200 price point?

Do you automatically think it'll be a good card? Or do you think there's a chance it could be terrible?

 

Wait for reviews. Always. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

This is the most powerful card for around 200$ i can find online NEW...unless you want to either wait for RX480 to show up or scan the used market...this is it right here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131685&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

[FirstArmada]

3 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

Do you automatically think it'll be a good card? Or do you think there's a chance it could be terrible?

 

Wait for reviews. Always. 

I have enough faith in AMD to know it will be atany card at the sub $200 price point at the time of release, i wouldn't even mind pre ordering one

[Godlygamer23]

1 minute ago, FirstArmada said:

I have enough faith in AMD to know it will be any card at the sub $200 price point, i wouldn't even mind pre ordering one

I have lost faith in AMD - their marketing in particular. I have no desire to tell people straight up to buy a certain card with their money unless reviews are out and it's objectively a good product. 

[Gerr]

I would suggest a card with a built in hardware H.265 encoder.  I know the GTX 960 has that, not sure about other cards, but worth researching.

[thehardwarehacker]

firstly: thank you guys for your responses, i did not think this thread would go quite like it did overnight, wow. secondly, i have no real bias here as to what brand i go with, ive used both sides over the past several years, and had good results. lastly: as some have put forward, i do not mind wait for a bit to see what comes down the line, the graphics card in this project might well be the last part i handle, i just wanted to get a feel for what might be out there based on wanting a card that eats less, the 275 can draw something between 250 and 300 WATTS based on what ive found so far, if anyone has better data on that , please let me know.