Wolfrider Posted June 23, 2014 Posted June 23, 2014 Hello, I've been out of the loop for while, but now i've graduated I really want to buy a new graphic card (I am currently running a 9800gt). Any advise would be appreciated My budget is around 100 euro, but not more than 150. The rig im am using won't bottleneck any gpu you throw against it, as it was once a crossfire setup untill I was forced to sell my dual 6970's. it has gen3 pci slots. Thanks, Wolfrider Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted June 23, 2014 Posted June 23, 2014 Where would you be buying from?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfrider Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 I live in germany, amazon or alternate.de, there are also a lot of ohter site's, I don't realy mind buying from a different one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
l1il Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 There seems to be two choices at this price (man, with conversion, you european guys get ripped off) there is that Sapphire 270X, which might be on sale (don't understand Deutsch yet) or the nVidia equivalent (as far as benches showed) the GeForce 660 . A better model would be Geforce 760 or in the AMD camp, the 280 (non-X), but those will cost ya. Good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSoprano Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 I have a gtx 660 and for what it cost me it performs great. Will play all games at high settings and quite a few at ultra. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 I'd say the 7870 (270X) would be my pick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfrider Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) So again I all comes down on this: Red team or Green team yes I now that the prices are really high in comparison with the US, but there is nothing we can do about it. What are the pros/cons of both cards? And which one would fit best in my rig? Rig: i7 2600k Asrock extreme 4 gen 3 8gb 1333 ripper ram 850 watt corsair proffesional psu Main SSD and 2 2tb HDDs Killer whale CPU cooler I would favor an nvidia card because I had non-stop driver problems with my 6970s. I had to play skyrim at a friends home because my PC wouldnt let me EDIT: they are not on sale, but you get a free copy of watch dogs with the nvida and the ati an "AMD Never Settle Forever SILVER". Does Anyone know what that is? I think I'll go nvida on this one, which brand would be recommended? Edited June 24, 2014 by Wolfrider Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
l1il Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 Well, either one can play 1920x1080 with close to highest settings. The AMD is overall faster, but if you are hurt about your drivers experience with them, the GeForce 660 is a very close contender. In games with PhysX or with "The way it's meant to be played" logo, it'll be faster. With single card setups, i wouldn't be scared of AMD, I had a 6950 and a 7970GHz and I haven't encountered a lot of problems. Also, if you like Watch dogs, the nVidia has it bundled. The never settle forever (ok, yes, the name is ridiculous and means nothing by itself) is a selection of games (that watch dogs isn't part of) that are downloadable once you bought the card. The silver part means you can pick two games out of these . Or simply go "heads or tail" on this choice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfrider Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 I'll buy the 660 ^^ which brand is more reliable? Evga, Asus, Gigabyte, Gainward, etc... I'm not familiar with the nvidia brands Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
l1il Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 I had a gigabyte 460 in the past and my brother has an Asus 660 DirectCU. eVGA is reliable as well, I have no experience with Gainward. Most of the cards are the same nowadays, they just have different coolers on. The blower type coolers tends to run hotter and noisier. If you take one with axial fans (say the Asus DirectCU or the linked Gigabyte for example) they run cooler, as long as you have an open slot below the card and that you have enough airflow in your case. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 Man 9800GT, that brings me back to my first PC, well right now the AMD 270 and GTX 760 are both great deals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfrider Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) So I unexpectantly received a gift card for funding my new gpu. Should I still go for the 660 and save the extra 50 for some games or would a 760 be worth the extra Edited June 25, 2014 by Wolfrider Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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