plese help me choose a graphics card

[Deleted member 154389]

pc spec

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my xmas prezzy from my partner, i play archeage and im sick i lag and not being able to move in pvp

hey i am after a graphics card around £100 for my gaming pc this is the spec,
it can run world of war craft and battlefield, just some games are lagging and some i get a graphics error missing things,

i found these 2, not saying its my best option thus why im posting, please advise me im ready to spend
http://www.amazon.co_uk/dp/B00IGQ4UX8/?tag=tec053-21
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gigabyte-...raphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item2a498705b3

thankyou and merry xmas

 

[Tatty_Two]

The Amazon link is broken for me and the ebay link does not seem a particularily good deal, you don't say what your current card is though, an option could be the AMD R9 270 which is faster than the 660 and cheaper, this is quite a good deal.............

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-169-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1982

 

[kn00tcn]

what if there's a deal on older cards? since 7850 = 270, maybe a 7850 could be cheaper, or a 7870 could be found for the 270 price?

 

[Deleted member 154389]

Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 750Ti 2GB PCI-E Graphics Card on amazon,
if u copy the link it works, forsomereason clickign it will send you to home page lol,

but so i came with the option of
Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 750Ti 2GB PCI-E Graphics Card £103
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Graphics Video Card 2048 MB £134

lookign at them i think the 660 is better, i used
http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/graphics_cards_buy_now_uk.html

to compare them and the 660 seems to have double the cores and speed?


unless u can suggest better?? under £140
i just wana play games with no lag,

as for the card i am using ur gona laff, im playing mmorpgs good with my APU!! no grapics card lol
in the spoiler there if u clik it it shows my pc

 

[kn00tcn]

i forgot to mention, the amazon link ends in .co_uk so simply make it .co.uk

660 may be faster http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_750_Ti/9.html , but you raised the budget, so now you have different products to consider at the new higher price

there is no such thing as 'play games with no lag', especially at that price, come on

there is only 'play games decent enough with certain settings on a certain resolution that fits your budget to try to get the most performance per dollar'

you can probably get even more powerful cards if buying used

 

[FireFox]

i found these 2, not saying its my best option thus why im posting, please advise me im ready to spend
http://www.amazon.co_uk/dp/B00IGQ4UX8/?tag=tec053-21
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gigabyte-...raphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item2a498705b3

http://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B00IGQ4Z3S/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1419417418&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70

http://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/d/B00IGQ4UAG/ref=pd_aw_sbs_computers_2?refRID=0CMS80P7B3Q8HPM0NAJZ

The second one is the way to go.

 

[Deleted member 154389]

so
EVGA NVIDIA GTX 750Ti FTW with ACX Cooling 1189MHz (Boost 1268MHz) 5400MHz 2GB 128-bit GDDR5 HDMI DVI-I DP PCI-E Graphics Card

RRP:£159.99
Price:£119.35 & FREE Delivery in the UK

is betetr than the 660

Higher clock speed1,020 MHzvs980 MHz Around 5% higher clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed1,085 MHzvs1,032 MHz More than 5% higher turbo clock speed
Higher memory bandwidth144.2 GB/svs86.4 GB/sMore than 65% higher memory bandwidth
Higher effective memory clock speed6,008 MHzvs5,400 MHzMore than 10% higher effective memory clock speed
More texture mapping units80vs40Twice as many texture mapping units
More render output processors24vs168 more render output processors
Slightly more shading units960vs640320 more shading units
Wider memory bus192 bitvs128 bit50% wider memory bus


but now i am confused

Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 750Ti 2GB PCI-E Graphics Card
EVGA NVIDIA GTX 750Ti FTW with ACX Cooling 1189MHz (Boost 1268MHz) 5400MHz 2GB 128-bit GDDR5 HDMI DVI-I DP PCI-E Graphics Card

isnt these the same card somehow? im confused

 

[eidairaman1]

YOU KNOW THERE IS NO NEED TO PUT EVERYTHING IN BOLD!

 

[64K]

OP if your budget is £100 then that GTX 750 Ti that you linked to at Amazon is a nice deal on a good sale

If you can go £10 more then the card Tatty_One linked to is the way to go. It's faster than the GTX 660 which is faster than the GTX 750 Ti.

Edit: Your specs say your monitor is 1280 X 1024 so you should be ok with either card.

 

[FireFox]

isnt these the same card somehow? im confused

http://beta.techradar.com/reviews/p...s-cards/gigabyte-gtx-750-ti-oc-1255054/review

 

[Schmuckley]

750 Ti is not a bad choice
r9 270x is a better one if the prices are same.
I know you're in UK..
but i copped a 7850 here for $70 last week or so.
..maybe not on this forum..
I guess you should be able to get one for about $50-$60 pounds used.
256-bit bus makes a big difference

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sapphire-...raphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item259c198b15

That's ebay..eh..kinda pricey, IMO

 

[Tatty_Two]

Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 750Ti 2GB PCI-E Graphics Card on amazon,
if u copy the link it works, forsomereason clickign it will send you to home page lol,

but so i came with the option of
Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 750Ti 2GB PCI-E Graphics Card £103
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Graphics Video Card 2048 MB £134

lookign at them i think the 660 is better, i used
http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/graphics_cards_buy_now_uk.html

to compare them and the 660 seems to have double the cores and speed?


unless u can suggest better?? under £140
i just wana play games with no lag,

as for the card i am using ur gona laff, im playing mmorpgs good with my APU!! no grapics card lol
in the spoiler there if u clik it it shows my pc

I already did, the 270 I linked is faster than the 660 and cheaper.

 

[Deleted member 154389]

sorry for bold its how it copied i didnt type it like that,,

i can stretch to £140,....

so just to be sure? the 270 r9 is better than the 750ti evga., 750ti gigabyte and the 660 ??

oh and ye i run a small 19inch moniter atm, but im getting a 1080p hd3d projector next month

 

[Tatty_Two]

sorry for bold its how it copied i didnt type it like that,,

i can stretch to £140,....

so just to be sure? the 270 r9 is better than the 750ti evga., 750ti gigabyte and the 660 ??

oh and ye i run a small 19inch moniter atm, but im getting a 1080p hd3d projector next month

Yes the 270 is faster than both the 750ti and the 660, I would have said the 750ti would be sufficient for your needs but if you do intend going 1080p then the 270 is probably your best bet IMO and the one I linked is a pretty good buy but shop around to see if you can beat that price.

 

[Deleted member 154389]

nice one ill get it,thanks
just so im not being a nod its defo gona be cool and compatabile? my mate said to ask he has ati fire radion and it says it aint supported any longer lol so he glitches up

 

[Tatty_Two]

nice one ill get it,thanks
just so im not being a nod its defo gona be cool and compatabile? my mate said to ask he has ati fire radion and it says it aint supported any longer lol so he glitches up

Yes & Yes.

 

[Deleted member 154389]

so next quiz what is the difference coz these named similar/same and im lost
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-xfx-radeon-r9-270-boost-28nm-5600mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-boost-925mhz-1280-streams-dp-dvi-hdmi-plus?utm_source=google shopping&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=Cj0KEQiAq_SkBRC3jLvJ1IPt2eIBEiQASUZy1939KR43xkxXABOPKpjtbkAdZT3S5ZZyVDR2jvfyru8aAn4Q8P8HAQ
http://www.ebuyer.com/614458-powerc...l4XBMSm6XI3Y_1t-ah3A0wTGXSEbeYSsDkaAgq38P8HAQ (recommended by your team,)
http://www.ebuyer.com/663141-msi-r9...mveJIgM5PN4P7b3JLiVDjMED2kOt6caFusaAg7p8P8HAQ
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/graphics-...hics-card/21887064-a.html#merch=1&srcid=11270

there is more like this same name but seem different specs similar price? missleading,
they shud put all titles graohics card 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 etc much easter ''yeah get number 11'' lol

 

[Deleted member 154389]

to me to fx xlooks the most insane but i dont wana trust myself lol

 

[BarbaricSoul]

The main difference between the cards you listed are the clock speeds they run at. If you plan on OC'ing the cards yourself, this shouldn't matter much. Just get the least expensive one and OC it. But if you plan on running them at their stock speeds, the differences between the cards clock speeds matter much more. The MSI card, when ran in it's OC mode (not the same as you OC'ing it) will be the fastest of the three cards. The XFX would be the slowest of the cards without any manual OC'ing.

 

[Deleted member 154389]

well i dont know much about ocing never wanted to break them lol

so :S unless i can do it i duno??

i want to game onn mmorpgs properly and pvp etc so advise me?lol

surely the better one would be best oced?

so nok the xfx off
down 3 lol

the msi ,powercolour and saphire

am i right in saying the saphier is lower boosted and not boosted than the powercolour it says 920-945 and power says 930-955 is this right??

 

[BarbaricSoul]

Personally, I'd get the XFX card, read about OC a video card (it's really easy), and OC the card to a higher clock speed than the MSI card.

 

[Deleted member 154389]

but the msi says 179.2gbs and the power 5.6gbps ?? i really am getting lost am i reading wrong or justover reading lol

ud get the xxfx tht u said was lower?
boost 945 where as msi is boost 975?

 

[BarbaricSoul]

I'm not seeing anything referring to 179.2 GBs. The 5.6 GHz is referring to the memory clock speeds (which do matter also)

ud get the xxfx tht u said was lower?
boost 945 where as msi is boost 975?

Yes, and I would OC it so it was faster than the MSI or Sapphire card. The differences between the stocks speeds of the cards is only like 2-3% more performance.

 

[Deleted member 154389]

Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) - 179.2 on msi page lol

 

[Deleted member 154389]

so the oc it i wudnt notice much difference? powercolour msi and xfx
this is a new world for me im understanding, trying to learn so i am sorry its hard typing to eplain lol

run normal plug n play what card is better?
run oc which card is beter?
tatty recomemded powercolour so im doubkle chekin before i buy if these were better i duno why there difference on the same card but oh well lol