Best GPU for £60

[Flashheart]

Guys I built a video editing rig for my dad a few years ago.

It has 16gb ram a 2600k and a GTX 460 (for cuda rendering)

The 460 had just packed it in and I'm looking for a replacement. I know my stuff about gaming, but know naff all at what makes a good video editing card.

He has a budget of about £60, is there anything capable of keeping up or beating the 460?

It needs to be new, as he's a stiffler for warranty

 

[Sliver]

Not for £60 with warranty. You could at a push get a second card for that which would do, but no warranty.

 

[ShakeNBake]

£60, new, beats a GTX460

nope.com

 

[Flashheart]

The question was equals or betters, remember this will not be used for any gaming.

How close does a gt640 come? Is the 750 any good for video work?

 

[itchy]

Closest I can find is

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-184-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1699

 

[jak731]

If you can afford the 750 go for it, should have slightly more graphics power overall while consuming about 1/3 as much electricity under load.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-750-vs-GeForce-GTX-460

 

[ghost.florian]

What video editing software does your father use ? That can also be a contributing factor, since different software packages make use of different GPU acceleration standards (OpenCL, OpenGL, CUDA etc.)

 

[Flashheart]

I'm pretty sure he uses Magix movie edit pro.

Im trying to figure out if it uses Cuda and Open cl, so an AMD card may be a better option here.

 

[Flashheart]

Thanks for the replies guys, I've talked him into upping his budget.

Pretty keen on the gigabyte 750 now

 

[ghost.florian]

http://www.magix.com/fileadmin/user_upload/magix_com/oem/amd/Faster_and_better_with_AMD.pdf

Older versions seem to support OpenCl. In this case, an AMD GPU is to be desired. A 260x/265 are better options.

 

[chaparral]

A 260x/265 are better options.

But they start at around £90

 

[Craig321]

You can get GTX 480s for £80.

 

[Flashheart]

Ive seen the 480's for that price, just not sure I want to put one of those in his case

 

[hughtrimble]

This is worth a watch if you're considering budget budget cards:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sph6cjJeRdI

 

[ghost.florian]

Thanks for the replies guys, I've talked him into upping his budget.

I was under the impression that you had convinced him to up his budget, sorry if I got that wrong.
For £60, maybe you can get a second hand 6870 or 7850.

 

[JonSmith]

I'd rather get a second hand 7850 over a GTX 480 tbh.

The 750ti isn't bad but I feel it's overpriced for what it is, unless you absolutely have to have a very low power card.