Are GeForce Ti and Radeon R class cards proper gaming?

[FixupSellon]

Brought old gaming type computer locally for £70 for myself.

Spec:

Asus p5q deluxe
C2d e8400 3ghz
4gb ddr2(takes more)
2xhd4850 in xfire
Corsair hx 1000w

Only got trial windows so not properly tested anything yet, might go for steamOS as that's going to be main source for my games and I think xfire not activated or whatever as both run just system only shows one, but either way seems somewhat impressive as only gpu be it desktop or laptop to run 3dmark very smoothly till it crashed at that 'gate' demo bit likely due to not updating the programme soon as I installed lol even after I afterburner the core and memory clocks but fur mark wasn't as smooth for what little testing I did.

Now with computer I was also given a gts 250 as they brought new computer that's why they even got rid of anything, but not put it to test yet as I want to try xfire..


My hd6670 is better than all for simply being dx11, but on par with the gts from what I've read, but I wanted to find out about the class of cards in the title as I am in a position to improve on these cards maybe not xfire or tri-fire unless they really cheap , obviously to match the e8400 best it can..

No decided if I want to keep using the 6 or 8 pins or just get the best slot powered card.

Long winded, but thanks for reading and any advice/suggestions

 

[David Bisset]

'R' and 'Ti' don't tell you much on their own. A 660Ti is no match for a 'plain' 980 etc etc.

 

[Scougar]

R is the model of the chip for AMD. 'X' for AMD is closer to what 'Ti' is for Nvidia.

Just because a card has Ti or X at the end doesn't make it a good card it just makes it (normally) a better model of that particular card. It can still suck for gaming.

You can't go wrong with a 980Ti if you have the money.

 

[varkanoid]

You can't go wrong with a 980Ti if you have the money.

So you are recommending a card that probably costs 3-4 times the cost of the PC !? Good grief the PSU probably costs more than the other parts.
The CPU is seriously going to hold you back in fact most of the system is. Are you planning on upgrading because the PSU could probably power another 3 PC's with the same spec that you have ?
It all depends what you play. If you are going to play the latest games then you are going to struggle unless you tone the settings down to medium or less.
The GTS 250 is a pile of dodo.
To accept educated advice you need to state the following.

What res is your monitor.
What games do you plan on playing.
What is your budget.

If it were me and you were keeping the PC I wouldnt chuck a GPU in that is worth more than about £125.

If you want to play the latest games keep the PSU get rid of the rest and upgrade.

 

[FixupSellon]

Thanks for replies.

I was aware the Ti and R are chips or additional to none versions, but I know that these can be cheaper than a gtx depending on model, but I'm not a hardcore gamer in a sense like I was nor will I become one again, just a mere casual gamer, but the 6670 is the best card I've owned to date.

Games I don't know yet, xfire supported ones at a start as now I have a setup or can have a setup(actually own the bridges unlike before), but will always play the indies on steam that are of interest, I will look at cod games, maybe watchdogs, gta and similar, I don't own Xbox anymore so certain PC equivalents.

Resolution wise would not be a monitor, the one I own is a lg flatron that's very basic but has like 1600x800/900 I think, but I own a cheapo full hd projector which has been doing fine for my movies, but now want trial games as I've always wanted this setup. The projection is of a 640x480 format, low I know but ideal for room size, but I view 1080p quality(if you can tell that on a wall lol).


This board supports quads and extremes and not even tried to overclock the 8400 with its stock cooler to see what it can do, so could do that. I have the money for a 700 quid gaming machine but I can't waste it like that hence the old low cost option for now, but if I sell my graphic cards I could get a decent upgrade I'm sure.

I3 onwards or k pentiums are pricey and for now like to see what this old girl can do that's why I'm only asking about gpu..

Obviously I want more modern but unless I could find a setup for under 150 and retain my gpus then I don't think it will happen yet.

 

[Boomstick777]

R9 380 and GTX 960 are great cheap options.

If you can stretch a lil further the GTX 970 and R9 390 also offer good bang for buck. Beyond that it's more and more diminishing returns for your money.

 

[Lokken86]

R9 380 and GTX 960 are great cheap options.

If you can stretch a lil further the GTX 970 and R9 390 also offer good bang for buck. Beyond that it's more and more diminishing returns for your money.

Seconded. Put the CPU to 4ghz and you'll be sorted with a 380.

 

[Scougar]

So you are recommending a card that probably costs 3-4 times the cost of the PC !? Good grief the PSU probably costs more than the other parts.
The CPU is seriously going to hold you back in fact most of the system is. Are you planning on upgrading because the PSU could probably power another 3 PC's with the same spec that you have ?
It all depends what you play. If you are going to play the latest games then you are going to struggle unless you tone the settings down to medium or less.
The GTS 250 is a pile of dodo.
To accept educated advice you need to state the following.

What res is your monitor.
What games do you plan on playing.
What is your budget.

If it were me and you were keeping the PC I wouldnt chuck a GPU in that is worth more than about £125.

If you want to play the latest games keep the PSU get rid of the rest and upgrade.

Opps. Somehow totally missed the price, the old pc and the spec, and only saw the old card Thanks for pointing that totally ridiculous suggestion I made out

Given he has a decent PSU, I would suggest that he could pick up a cheap GTX 480 for around 50 or 60 pounds (the last time I looked at prices).

 

[Confused Stu]

This is a pretty good resource for comparing the raw grunt of most GPUs:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32899-7.html

It doesn't take into account features such as DX11/DX12 comparability, G-Sync/FreeSync compatibility, etc but it's good for just saying which is faster. As you can see, the 4850x2 is pretty decent although obviously not in the same league as a modern, top end card.