Need recommendations for a sub £100 GPU

[lukefinch]

As it says in the title, i am in the market for a sub £100 graphics card, mainly for Microsoft Flight Simulator X.

I am unsure of what is the best out there for the money as this will be for my first build. Also, the graphics card needs to work with a Corsair 400w PSU.

If anyone could recommend a good graphics card for that price, preferably one that you may already use with FSX, it would be very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

 

[YoungRogue]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-177-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=708

or if you can stretch a bit more a 5770?

 

[perry081064]

+1 for the 5770 but they are both good cards.

 

[Michael_10]

Would recommend the 5770. Just got it and it's amazing, though I think the 5750 is just a bit slower clocked, so it should still perform really well!

 

[manbearpig]

I would try and stretch to a 5770 if I was you, if not and you aren't bothered about Direct X11 I would recommend a 4850.

 

[lukefinch]

Thanks a lot for all of your help.

Is there a big, noticable difference between the 5750 and 5770 cards?

 

[opethdisciple]

I havent seen thecards running with my own eyes, but I remeber reading somewhere that it is worth getting the 5770 over the 5750.

 

[Dark_Angel]

Possibly a second hand card is an idea too

 

[manbearpig]

There isnt a massive different between the 5770 and the 5750.
There are some benchmarks here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5770,2446-14.html but I would get the 5770.

 

[stulid]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=16906453#post16906453 -bargain

 

[manbearpig]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=16906453#post16906453 -bargain

Nice find

 

[Daaaveee]

5750 for your budget. 5770 if you want to treat yourself

 

[radar19]

I bought a 4870 from the MM for £65.

 

[lukefinch]

There isnt a massive different between the 5770 and the 5750.
There are some benchmarks here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5770,2446-14.html but I would get the 5770.

Thanks for that info

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=16906453#post16906453 -bargain

Looks good, how much of a difference does half of the memory make?

I bought a 4870 from the MM for £65.

Unfortunately i can't get onto there yet, i'll have to try ebay...

 

[lukefinch]

I've just had a though, would getting 2 HD 4850's and crossfiring them give better performance than one HD 5770?

 

[stulid]

these charts provide a good example of where individual/crossfire/sli cards stack up

http://ixbtlabs.com/articles3/i3dspeed/0510/i0510-video-p2.html

unfortunately no dual 4850 results