best card for a budget

[big nath]

alright lads what it is i'm on budget and i want to get the best card for the
money ive been told that evga gtx 560 ti is a good all round card and look nice
in the case i want a gpu purely for gaming i will be playing mostly shooter and
all modern titles

my pc
fx6300
8gb corsair vengence (1866)
Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0
psu cx500

can anyone recommed a good gpu

 

[teppic]

But what is the budget?

 

[big nath]

around 100 but will consider second hand

 

[teppic]

Ok. Well new, this is the best card:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-198-MS

But I'd try to stretch to a 7850 (£130 inc games) as it's a great midrange card.

2nd hand - you could just about get a 7870. I wouldn't go for last gen stuff.

 

[RetrogamerX]

You can get a 570 or 580 second hand for around £100 or less. Much better then a 560ti.

 

[big nath]

why not last gen stuff and i heard nvidia are better for battlefeild and shooters
im a proper noob though so barring in mind im not very techy as such

 

[teppic]

nvidia's no better, some games favour one or the other. Metro Last Light favours nvidia, BF4 will favour AMD.

Last gen = no driver updates, high power usage, lower memory specs etc. e.g. a 7870 can outperform a GTX 580 with less power and more memory.

 

[decto]

560TI especially the 2GB one are still good cards and very cheap second hand as they are now unpopular due to more recent versions.

You may pick up a 560TI 448 (cut down 570 rather than native) or a 570/580 for not a lot more.

7850 is a good card though will cost at least double a second hand 560Ti for a little more performance.

7870 is way too expensive compared to the 7950 and both are well out of budget.

Driver updates are applicable to all cards!

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[eddyr]

I've watched 7850's go for less than a 100 secondhand quite often.

 

[big nath]

can i run these card that you are talking about on my psu or will i have to buy a new psu aswell

 

[teppic]

A 7850 has a very low power requirement. You could definitely get a 2nd hand 7850 for under £100 now they're £130 new, but with the warranty and free games I'd try to stretch to it.

 

[big nath]

will the 7850 work with my psu

 

[teppic]

Yes - that's why I said it has low power requirements. Less than 150W.

 

[big nath]

what the diffrence between 1 gb and 2gb

 

[teppic]

Don't get 1gb. Not enough any more.

 

[big nath]

most 2 gb one want a eight and six connector though

 

[teppic]

The 2gb 7850 at £130 requires just one 6 pin power connector. If your PSU doesn't have one you can use an adapter.