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Recomendation needed: 2GB Vram Graphics Card
Posted: 2013-01-17 01:03
by KaizerSosa81
I not familiar with most retail outlets and purchase all my stuff on Newegg, and while it is great - I could be missing out on potentially good deals elsewhere that make my wallet cry less and more logical sense.
What I'm saying is that I don't have a broader aspect on hardware prices as some of you may have... So, I need recommendations on a decent capable graphics card with 2GB of vram around the 200 USD price point. Thanks in advance.
My current specs if curious are:
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX
AMD FX-6100 3.8GHz (swapping with FX-8350 later this month)
G.Skill Sniper 8GB
Radeon HD 6870 1GB DDR5 256-bit
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM Sata 6Gb/s
Hybrid 2 RX-630SS 630W Power Supply
Optimus Extreme GS-6000 Mid tower case
Re: Recomendation needed: 2GB Vram Graphics Card
Posted: 2013-01-17 01:21
by LITOralis.nMd
Are you going to sell the Radeon HD 6870 1GB DDR5 256-bit?
My general reply to those in the US asking for websites:
My suggestion is based upon finding the best prices, not on specific hardware...
start checking online deals websites daily:
my personal preferred bargain hunting websites:
slickdeals.net
fatwallet.com
bensbargains.net
dell.com outlet deals in conjunction with coupons I find on the web.
amazon.com Gold box deals
email subscription to newegg.com for their daily deals
email subscription to us.ncix.com for their weekly deals
others I check from time to time:
techbargains.com
subscribe to tigerdirect.com email daily deals.
subscribe to buy.com email daily deals.
Sign up for accounts on slickdeals.net and fatwallet.com
You can create keyword searches that are instantly emailed to your email address you sign up with,
set up email deals alerts for "Radeon" "gtx" "psu" "i5-2500k" "ssd"
set up a filter in your email to put all those alert emails to a single folder.
you'll get some desktops and notebooks mixed in the emails, but it's a pretty good otherwise.
[EDIT: ///The card I linked to here has horrible reviews, I can not recommend it....]
But, going from the HD 6870 yo a $200 card is not going to be a huge improvement, maybe %15 to %50 better depending on the game/application.
Video Card Comparison - GPUReview.com
Compare Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition R7870 HAWK Video Card, N660 Ti PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 Ti Video Card, HD7870-DC2-2GD5 Radeon HD 7870 Video Card, R6870 HAWK Radeon HD 6870 Graphics Card - 930 MHz Core - 1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM - PCI Express 2.1 x16, HD
Re: Recomendation needed: 2GB Vram Graphics Card
Posted: 2013-01-17 01:54
by KaizerSosa81
Funny you mentioned it - yes, I plan on selling my 6870. Also, I know I have little room to work with going from a 6780 to something only slightly better but I don't necessarily mean a card with a flat price of 200 USD.
I'm just exploring and seeing if I can net a good deal on something worth the price/card swap. If not, I'll eventually stick with the 6870 if it ends up being the case.
EDIT: Think I found something worthwhile. This
ASUS 7870 2GB looks like a decent buy around my range, a decent jump from the 6870 and nice cooling solution. Thirty dollars cheaper than Newegg too, I'm still looking though.
Once I do settle on a new card (if I do, really) I'm willing to part with my 6870 (under a year old still) for a rather decent price for anyone interested.
Re: Recomendation needed: 2GB Vram Graphics Card
Posted: 2013-01-17 05:37
by LITOralis.nMd
I actually owned that card for a day. It is freaking huge, didn't fit in my case, blocked all my SATA ports. It is also cool and nearly the quietest non-reference HD7870 you can buy,
I can't stress enough how big that is, but I think the sabertooth has better positioned and 90 degree SATA ports so you shouldn't run into my problem.
Re: Recomendation needed: 2GB Vram Graphics Card
Posted: 2013-01-19 05:58
by KaizerSosa81
Unfortunately, this card is apparently sold out/out of stock everywhere now... so it's back to the drawing board.
Was literally going to get it next week.
Re: Recomendation needed: 2GB Vram Graphics Card
Posted: 2013-02-08 07:05
by KaizerSosa81
Ended up going with the Sapphire 7870 XT 2GB. The only 7870 card on the market that's not even a 7870 - outperforms them, falling in somewhere to that of a "7930". It's a Tahiti, unlike every other 7870 out there which are utilizing Pitcairn architecture.
Plus it comes with a Steam code for Tomb Raider (2013) and Bioshock Infinite. Not too shabby. Also, got a FX-8350 along with it. Should be receiving them in three days or so.
Thanks LITOralis, again... for being the only one to chime in.