GFX card options

[Epburpee]

I've had my rig up and running for a few months now and finally have time to invest in a nice GFX card.

I've got an Asus P8Z68 pro gen3 board.

My budget is £200 and, naturally, I want the most bang for my buck. As such I would buy a lower end one and crossfire it with another I could afford in a month or two.

Also, though performance is priority, aesthetics are quite important to me as well - I've got the Zalman 9 case (persoex side panel)

I'd like a summary of options or suggestions or whatever....
I understand that we're waiting for the new generation of cards here in the UK so maybe I'd want to wait a little while so the prices drop.

Cheers!

 

[Surveyor]

A possibility:

**NVIDIA GTX 480 IS BACK - TRULY INCREDIBLE PRE-ORDER DEAL!**

Or maybe a HD 7850 due in the not too distant future:

***HD7800 Series Reviews***

Either card should be fine for 1080p, assuming that's the resolution you game at.

 

[Epburpee]

Cheers mate. Some great reading there

 

[Surveyor]

You're welcome.

I'm surprised you haven't had any more replies.

I guess I must have hit the nail on the head with the first one

 

[cmndr_andi]

I guess I must have hit the nail on the head with the first one

Pretty much

For that price those are the best options for maximum performance for sure. Personally I would go with the HD 7850 2GB (when it becomes available) as it offers good performance (better than a HD 6950) and low noise.

 

[shadow_boxer]

Yeah toss up between more powerful GPU and less heat/power consumption with the GTX 480 and 7850. Would wait to see how the 7850's are priced but that GTX 480 offers some serious bang-for-buck!