Best graphics card under £450?

Patberts19

Patberts19

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Hi guys, I have just sold my 1060 3GB version and am looking to upgrade to something bit more powerful and have got a budget of £450, can go over it a little bit but not too much. I will be using the card mainly for 1080p gaming, possibly 1440p in the future.

Thanks
 
Either what @tamzzy said, or if you want new (and in stock):

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,801.06 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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  • Zotac has a good coler, the longest warranty at 5 years, but has no UK RMA.
  • KFA2 only has a 2 year warranty, but has a UK RMA base for quick returns. Cooler is a bit weaker than the Zotac.
  • Palit has a good cooler, but only has a 2 year warranty and no UK RMA.
  • Inno3D has an average cooler, only a 2 year warranty and no UK RMA.


I wouldn't pay more than 450 for a 1070ti, as past that point it's too near to GTX 1080 pricing.
 
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Saffy said:
overclock it to get near GTX 1080 performance
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you say that as if a 1080 cannot be overclocked too lol.
with a budget £450, a evga 1080 is hands down the best choice (if @Patberts19 is not averse to getting second hand items)
especially as egva has a no questions asked warranty that is, for all intents and purposes, transferrable (via guest warranty).
and given that evga has a 3 year warranty, and assuming that the card was bought on release day, still leaves >18 months of warranty left
 
tamzzy said:
people spend loads more money on a "2nd hand" house, or thousands on a "2nd hand" car. silly statement is silly. :D
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Why go for a riskier option when you can be perfectly safe, happy and content with one that is only a teeny bit slower? Brand new at that too.

And who is there to guarantee that the 2nd hand EVGA card OP buys hasn't been tampered with and the warranty voided. If it is, that's OP's £450 down the drain. £450 may not be a lot for you but it might be OP. So no, silly statement is not silly, but comparing a video card purchase with the reasoning of buying a house or a car is ridiculously silly.
 
Saffy said:
Why go for a riskier option when you can be perfectly safe, happy and content with one that is only a teeny bit slower? Brand new at that too.

And who is there to guarantee that the 2nd hand EVGA card OP buys hasn't been tampered with and the warranty voided.
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that is why one would, on receipt of the card, inspect it for damage and check the warranty seals and test the card out. of course there is risk involved with every pre-owned purchase, but if one takes steps to minimise that risk then it shouldn't be too much of an issue.

Saffy said:
So no, silly statement is not silly, but comparing a video card purchase with the reasoning of buying a house or a car is ridiculously silly.
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how so, they're exactly the same - you're still buying 2nd hand goods.except a car/house would cost more money.
do you mean that because its only hundreds of pounds on a gpu vs a house/car, that one would not do any due diligence?

ps: besides my case, psu and hdd, all of my computer is 2nd hand (3770k, h100i, mobo, 1080ti, ram, ssd) - so yes, i am talking the talk and walking the walk.
pps: also driving a 2nd hand car and living in a (2nd) hand house :D
ppps: of course if op is 100% set that he wants it new then, of course that will limit him to a 1070ti (given that the vega 56/64 are still somewhat overpriced)
but for pure value alone, then a pre-owned 1080 from evga is unsurpassed, for a budget of £450.
 
Yeah I don't really mind buying second-hand if there is some form of warranty. If anyone got a 1070/TI up for sale, feel free to message me.
 
tamzzy said:
just fyi that it's not officially allowed to sell outside the member's market
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Ah right, sorry. Just a bit silly in my opinion that you can be in the forums for years but unless you have a 1,000 posts you don't have access to the members market. But rules are rules, sorry.
 
There's a few frames in it between the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070Ti, while both overclocked. So you can make the best decision based on your judgement. :)
For me personally, a few frames here and there is not significant enough to go with a used 1080. But that's just me I guess.
 
Saffy said:
There's a few frames in it between the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070Ti, while both overclocked. So you can make the best decision based on your judgement. :)
For me personally, a few frames here and there is not significant enough to go with a used 1080. But that's just me I guess.
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just double checking, that standard GTX 1080 and not GTX 1080 11Gbps versions? specially when they overclock to 2.1Ghz on core and 12Gbps on ram.
just a shame GDDR5X in shortage, could have phased out the standard 1080 and left 1070/ 1070ti and 1080 11gbps versions to make choices easier
 
Saffy said:
There's a few frames in it between the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070Ti, while both overclocked. So you can make the best decision based on your judgement. :)
For me personally, a few frames here and there is not significant enough to go with a used 1080. But that's just me I guess.
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to each his own :p on the other hand, however, i would get an evga 1080 with its remaining warranty lol. of course at this price point, performance to price will be diminishing returns.

Patberts19 said:
Another question - do you think that the price of 1000 series will go down any time soon or does no one know?
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Saffy said:
Nope. They'll likely stay the same until the next series of cards release, unfortunately. :(
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this - also, with AMD being supremely uncompetitive in the high-end market, i suspect nvidia is in no rush to release their latest cards, and milk the pascal architecture for that bit longer
and raise their prices with the next release :(

orbitalwalsh said:
just double checking, that standard GTX 1080 and not GTX 1080 11Gbps versions? specially when they overclock to 2.1Ghz on core and 12Gbps on ram.
just a shame GDDR5X in shortage, could have phased out the standard 1080 and left 1070/ 1070ti and 1080 11gbps versions to make choices easier
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yeah i think its the standard 1080, the 1080 with 11gbps memory is on average 3-5% faster still
 
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