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[B] Wanting to upgrade GPU
Started By Davkul, Jul 03 2012 12:33 AM
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Posted 03 July 2012 - 12:44 AM
For $250, the Radeon HD 7850 is the best bang for your buck.
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Posted 03 July 2012 - 03:12 AM
I've never used Radeon before, how dies it compare to Nvidia/EVGA?
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Posted 03 July 2012 - 02:43 PM
Radeon HD is a name for one of AMD's GPU lines (similar to GTX or GeForce). As far as how AMD cards compare to NVIDIA cards... It really changes from card to card. Unlike CPUs, the GPUs of AMD and NVIDIA are usually neck and neck and unless your planning on running a dual card setup, it doesn't really matter what brand it is. Each price range has its clear winner (and thats constantly changing with price drops). In your range, the 7850 is your best choice.
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Posted 03 July 2012 - 03:03 PM
Something actually came up causing me to dip into that budget...So now I'm down to just about 150$ for a card. Any suggestions for that range?
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Posted 03 July 2012 - 04:22 PM
$150 is an odd price range because for ~$25 extra you get a huge performance boost. If you are onwilling to play the ~$25 extra then go for the Radeon HD 6850 otherwise. Otherwise grab a NVIDIA 560 for ~$175.
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Posted 03 July 2012 - 04:29 PM
I could probably manage that. Thanks for the advice and I'll let you know how it goes!
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Posted 04 July 2012 - 05:43 PM
Or 6870. 6870 has a better price to performance ratio (probably one of the best, actually).
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 03:08 AM
6870 and 560 get almost identical fps plus the 560 has PhysX, so if he plays a game that utilizes that he'll be able to benefit from it.Or 6870. 6870 has a better price to performance ratio (probably one of the best, actually).
Plus, the 560 is a better card for overclocking.
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