Best value for money 2nd hand gfx card?

[wbc1]

Hi all,

I was just wondering, what would be the best value for money 2nd hand gfx card between 50-100pound?

Thanks

 

[Mr. May]

GTX470 i sold one of my mine for less then £100 or possible a hd5870

 

[old gamer]

up around the £100 mark you should be able to find a ati 5850 or 5870

 

[setter]

Gtx 460, recently bought two gigabyte 460 oc's for £90.00 each.

 

[[WU-TANG]GZA]

5870 have gone for £100 best bang easy

 

[wbc1]

Thanks for all the reply guys. It does seem like 5850/6850 is about the best card for 100. Just wondering though? I have seen a few 4890s going for 50 on the MM, would that be better value for money? How much faster is a 6850 compared to 4890?

 

[pooley]

I would get a 6850 over the 4890 even though it would be cheaper as it lacks DX11 and is slower.

Here's a benchmark between a 4870/6850 to give you a rough idea between performance.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/304?vs=291

 

[Defy Belief]

GTX470 i sold one of my mine for less then £100 or possible a hd5870

Under £100 for a 470 is a bargain.

 

[Defy Belief]

I would get a 6850 over the 4890 even though it would be cheaper as it lacks DX11 and is slower.

Here's a benchmark between a 4870/6850 to give you a rough idea between performance.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/304?vs=291

4890 beats a 4870 though, they're probably hideously close in terms of performance. Just the 4890 lacks DX11 and will eat more watts.

 

[BigChief]

What sort of performance difference is there between say a 1GB 6850, 1GB 6770 and 2GB 6670 as you can pick up the latter 2 new for £65-£80?

 

[steve1873]

I have it on good authority that 5870's are the best value on 2nd hand market.

 

[Scooby-DoobyDoo]

Saw a 6870 go for 85 delivered the other day! I would say 5870 or 5850 is the norm 80 - 100.