Which graphics card is best currently...?

[Jegethy]

I'm in the process of putting together a list of things to buy for a new build, including an i5 2500k, but GFX card is the one thing I am undecided on.

I have around £300 budget for the graphics card alone, so what is the best card for that money?

I've considered the new EVGA 2.5GB card that is one penny shy of my budget, but I'm not sure if that will be overkill considering I only play MMO games and the occasional FPS, though I do want the card to be fairly futureproof as this build will need to last me at least 1 year, possibly even 18 months.

 

[OpenToSuggestions]

Personally I would spend £200 on a 6950 2gb. A very strong card that performs very well.
You could go and buy a more expensive card, but is it worth £100 more? Nope.

 

[Cleeecooo]

MSI 6950 gets my vote as you won't be stressing the card too much.

 

[Jegethy]

Interesting. I hadn't even considered that card.

So, in that price range, which of the two are better; SUPER OC 560ti or MSI 6950?

 

[OpenToSuggestions]

The 2gb 6950 is the one to get.

http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-147-OK
Fantastic price.

 

[Cleeecooo]

Equal. However as you intend to keep the card for a long time, I'd get the 6950 as it has double vram and has a very good cooler aswell.

 

[Jegethy]

Okay, thanks guys. What wattage power supply should I be looking at for that? Will 550W be enough, or should I look at 650?

 

[panyan]

Personally I would spend £200 on a 6950 2gb. A very strong card that performs very well.
You could go and buy a more expensive card, but is it worth £100 more? Nope.

i completely agree, your just paying a premium for the model number

 

[Cleeecooo]

Okay, thanks guys. What wattage power supply should I be looking at for that? Will 550W be enough, or should I look at 650?

Get the best you can afford. 850 of you can as it's an investment rather than a luxury expenditure. Saves you from always upgrading.

Have a look at Silverstone,XFX and OCZ.

 

[pecnarf]

well for a psu i would go for this Corsair Professional Series AX850 High Performance 850W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply as for graphic card depend on what you want. my suggestion would be one of these there ATI 6950 2gb, ATI 6970 2gb or the GTX580 but the gtx580 is over the £300 mark then i would say a gtx 570.

 

[Cleeecooo]

Corsairs are good but hugely overpriced.

Sol retuned are equally as good and have simila warranty for nearly half the price.

 

[harmony]

Interesting. I hadn't even considered that card.

So, in that price range, which of the two are better; SUPER OC 560ti or MSI 6950?

1GB cards would be a pain for many MMOs... Get a 6950 2GB, or a 560 Ti 2GB

 

[Lunawolfy]

I have the Super OC 560ti and I play WoW on maximum settings in DX11 and I feel I have no shortage of vRAM.

A good thing about the SOC is you can just crank it upto 1GHz and you've got a card easily on par with the 570 for a lot less

 

[Kanpai]

You could try GTX460 in SLI aswell, beats the 6950 however there's more likelihood of technical probs with SLI setups, so I'd say the 6950/GTX560Ti/GTX570

 

[Cleeecooo]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-112-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010