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Spec me two graphics cards

Soldato
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I could really do with a bit of advice on picking a couple of graphics cards. Annoyingly my 7850 has died meaning not only do I have to resort to onboard graphics for a few days but it also means that I cannot pass my 7850 onto my brother who also has to deal with the horror of onboard graphics, so long story short, I need to buy two cards now, rather than not really wanting to buy one :rolleyes:.

Card 1:
Direct replacement for a 7850. I'm not a hardcore gamer but I do like to know that I could effectively play anything at my res (1920x1080) with the settings maxed. I'm not interested in 4K or anything like that, so I imagine a mid range card should do? Budget circa £200, but that can creep up if an extra few quid would get me something SICK :D

Card 2:
Replacement for onboard graphics. My brother needs a card that will play simple stuff like Fifa 14, C.S.G.O and minecraft at 1920X1080 on semi decent settings without it turning into a slideshow. Budget circa £100, although cheaper is better.

Any suggestions? I literally don't know where to begin

Cheers

Josh
 
What cpu & psu does each of you have?



Assuming the above checks out, these are my first thoughts...


(yourself) brand new -

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-019-VX&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-322-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1842


(yourself) clearance section -

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-004-VX&groupid=595&catid=683

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-290-MS&groupid=595&catid=683




(your brother) brand new -

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-010-VX&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-349-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1866


(your brother) clearance -

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-037-HS&groupid=595&catid=683




The reference 290 from the clearance section might be noisey at load, so that is something to bear in mind, but in terms of price & performance you'll find that hard to beat.

To give you an idea of gpu ranking, it goes something like this : 290 > 280X > GTX670 > 280 > 7870 > 6950 > 265.
 
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Looks like I should have waited for the replies. I did some research and in the end I took the cheap way out with a 270 and a 260 for my brother but I'm seriously thinking about cancelling the order and going for that clearance 290. That's a very tempting price.
 
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