mate wants a g card upto 400 which ?

~>Dg<~ · 16 Jan 2013 at 12:19

well hes got budget upto 400 but he wants to do the 3d side of gaming so hes thinking of a 680 gtx what model , which should he go for and is there any drops soon in pricing (was reading about the price drops in other thread )

cheers

Marine-RX179 · 16 Jan 2013 at 12:23

I gonna ask my usual question of...what CPU he got?

And also, what res?

~>Dg<~ · 16 Jan 2013 at 13:06

hes going to be getting a i3570k oc bundle new

Randomface74 · 16 Jan 2013 at 13:07

7950
more like 250 quid and perfectly fine

se_vietboi · 16 Jan 2013 at 13:22

billysielu said:
7950
more like 250 quid and perfectly fine

He wanted 3D too?

~>Dg<~ · 16 Jan 2013 at 13:30

3d side is big deal to him so this is a must

Gregster · 16 Jan 2013 at 13:34

Tell him to go for the Gigabyte WF*3 670 Dg. If he must have a 680, the MSI twin Frozr @ £359.99 is a decent price.

3D is a must for me and I have the Asus VG278H monitors, which means I am Nvidia tied if I want to keep 3D. Not bothered about that though.

'Wes · 16 Jan 2013 at 13:35

Well considering he wants a 680 and 3D for £400;

-MSI 680.

setter · 16 Jan 2013 at 13:36

+1 for the wf 670, if your lucky you could get one that will clock nicely. Also on this week only at £319.99.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-095-GI

liamfolz · 16 Jan 2013 at 13:59

setter said:
+1 for the wf 670, if your lucky you could get one that will clock nicely. Also on this week only at £319.99.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-095-GI

When i was doing a lot of research on the best GPU for me i was considering that 670 and with slight OC just as good as the 680. Great little buy

~>Dg<~ · 16 Jan 2013 at 14:12

cheers hes going from crossfired 5870s 2gb cards so he wants a good upgrade

will show him the msi 680 gtx

HankScorpio · 16 Jan 2013 at 14:21

xfire 7870 XT @ £400. Can't beat that performance for the price.

Erm don't think ocuk sell these anymore though..

xfire 7850s for near £300? Otherwise grab a 7950/70.

Rusty0611 · 16 Jan 2013 at 18:23

What monitor does he have or will be getting? This is important

illuz · 16 Jan 2013 at 19:09

BENQ XL2420T + Windforce 670. I have both and can recommend it fully! I also have 3D and it runs smooth

oldestgregg · 16 Jan 2013 at 21:11

I dont know why people say "my 670 is as fast as a 680".They overclock to 680 speeds maybe but 680s overclock way past that.If your going to spend £400 then get a 680.

spoffle · 16 Jan 2013 at 21:13

oldestgregg said:
I dont know why people say "my 670 is as fast as a 680".They overclock to 680 speeds maybe but 680s overclock way past that.If you're going to spend £400 then get a 680.

Why? When the 7970 is faster?

oldestgregg · 16 Jan 2013 at 21:18

I agree as I have 2 of them but from what I have heard nvidia 3d is better and he wants 3d otherwise a 7970 would be my choice.No arguments there from myself sir

spoffle · 16 Jan 2013 at 21:19

I'm not so sure on the 3D front, you tend to hear conflicting info on it!

Though I'll be sure soon enough as I'll be getting a 3D projector in the next few months.

opethdisciple · 16 Jan 2013 at 21:22

Well you can get one of the 3rd party cooler 680's at £370.

However before splurging a vast amount of money, put your thinking cap on and work out, what he wants out of the cards, and then look at prices and workout what is the best choice or choices.

And what resolution does he game at?

Rusty0611 · 16 Jan 2013 at 21:27

oldestgregg said:
I dont know why people say "my 670 is as fast as a 680".They overclock to 680 speeds maybe but 680s overclock way past that.If your going to spend £400 then get a 680.

Actually the 680 doesn't overclock "way" past an overclocked 670. There's 5% difference between them at the same clock speeds. As they're so close it's quite possible that a good clocking 670 would be faster than a bad clocking 680. That is why people say what they're saying.