Best Graphics Card Between £150-£200

Ben3991 · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:33

Hi,

What is the best grahics card I could buy for between £150 and £200 that will play the likes of crysis and battlefield

I have seen an xfx radeon 6870 for £140 which people were saying is playing crysis etc but im not sure.

Thanks

Zynck · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:38

I would consider the GTX 560 Ti; it's slightly better than the 6870 and in my opinion, worth the money.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/290?vs=330

olivier renault · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:42

560ti I would say.

interestingly...

6870 would be between the 460GTX and the 6950.

Ben3991 · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:47

Is 31 fps really that good? I though 45 - 50 where was you needed to be?

ooEy · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:49

for £150-£200 I would suggest getting 2 x 5850's 2nd hand. That would put you about on par with a 580.

Zynck · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:50

You can always tone down the AF/AA and what now and boost the fps. If you did want to reach the 45-50 mark with the same settings in those results you'd have to invest a lot more to get a SLI/Crossfire of two really good (and expensive) cards.

Don't forget you could always add another 560 ti down the line if you want more gaming power - and if your motherboard supports it.

Buchanan0204 · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:52

Ben3991 said:
Is 31 fps really that good? I though 45 - 50 where was you needed to be?

You can turn down the settings remember to get higher frames. Will you be playing at 1080p?

Ben3991 · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:54

Yes, would be using my tv wich 1920x1080

Buchanan0204 · 30 Sep 2011 at 18:35

Ben3991 said:
Yes, would be using my tv wich 1920x1080

Got to remember it's a demanding game. 30FPS isn't too bad at all. If you want better performance, look into Xfiring cheaper cards as already suggested.

The downside is the power consumption (need a beefier PSU) and the heat generated.

Two 6850's in Xfire (109.99 each on this week only)

Is comparable to a GTX 580 and beats it on most counts. Click here to see

The card in Question

Levirginien · 30 Sep 2011 at 18:59

560 ti...

numatic.nathan · 30 Sep 2011 at 19:28

If yoU could, get SLI 460s, great performance!

arc@css · 30 Sep 2011 at 20:15

Levirginien said:
560 ti...

ndaar · 30 Sep 2011 at 21:08

Yeah have to agree for a single card solution in that price range id go with a 560ti. If you can crossfire as said there are other options, but you dont seem to have said if your mobo supports cf/sli.

Ben3991 · 30 Sep 2011 at 23:59

I have a 890fx with 1090t so could do crossfire.

By looking at the results on anandatech two 6870's would smoke two 6950 for aabout £40 and still only £80 more than i originally wanted to spend.

I think initially I will get one 6870 then save for another!

Cold_And_Miserable · 1 Oct 2011 at 00:08

The HD6950 since 2Gb of VRAM will soon be standard.
BF3 beta uses 1.3Gb already which would make the 1Gb cards stutter.

Andy__C · 1 Oct 2011 at 02:03

ooEy said:
for £150-£200 I would suggest getting 2 x 5850's 2nd hand. That would put you about on par with a 580.

That much?.... Will have to be done soon if so!

Bobisuruncle54 · 1 Oct 2011 at 03:26

Up to £200?

6950 no question, especially for 1080p. Then overclock it.

Stanners · 1 Oct 2011 at 09:09

Bobisuruncle54 said:
Up to £200?

6950 no question, especially for 1080p. Then overclock it.

This

Plus you can add a second for cf at a later date if you wish

ooEy · 1 Oct 2011 at 10:14

Andy__C said:
That much?.... Will have to be done soon if so!

I bought my 2nd 5850 from the MM for £85. Best £85 i've ever spent on my PC tbh.

Marine-RX179 · 1 Oct 2011 at 10:18

Bobisuruncle54 said:
Up to £200?

6950 no question, especially for 1080p. Then overclock it.

Or the MSI GTX560Ti Twin Frozr II 2GB for under £200. Think it will be out in few days' time.