Looking for a new video card(under 200 bucks)

[djzombie]

So I've been looking for a new video card since we have finally got caught up on all our bills since moving a few months ago, and have some extra money.

I have always gone with amd processor and ati video cards mostly because I'm cheap, and they've always performed well for me. That said, I'm not opposed to buying a nvidia card if I can find something that will perform better for less money.

I was looking on newegg at the radeon 7950 for around $210. Looking for 2-3gb on the card

My only other concern is that my motherboard is pci-e 2.0 and the card is 3.0. I've read that most video cards don't max the throughput through 2.0 yet so there won't be any loss in performance vs using a 3.0 mobo. Is this true?

[Mojo]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125466

Slightly higher than $200, but it's a pretty big upgrade in regards to what you're looking at. It's the best performance/price ratio in the market right now for what you're looking at. I don't think you'll need to worry about PCIE throughput bottlenecking you unless you play in super high resolutions.

[Jojimbo]

Best you can get for under $200 right now: $180 HD 7950, or wait a couple weeks for new AMD cards to come out either they'll be better or nVidia will drop prices. For a single card/single monitor then 2.0 is fine.

[djzombie]

yea i think thats the exact 7950 i was looking at, probably going to end up waiting a couple of weeks before i have enough saved up for it anyways, so i'll probably see what happens with the new amd cards

[Grieverbk]

You may be interested in this
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/25/a...7-video-cards/

Seems the low end one is sub $100, with the top tier up around $300

[xopher]

spend the extra 50 and get a gtx 760

[Callisto]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125466

Slightly higher than $200, but it's a pretty big upgrade in regards to what you're looking at. It's the best performance/price ratio in the market right now for what you're looking at. I don't think you'll need to worry about PCIE throughput bottlenecking you unless you play in super high resolutions.

I'm in the market for a new one too, this just solved that for me, thanks for the link.

[Cantih]

I just can not consider putting money on a 760 until they stop being coy and clearly state if a 760 Ti is or is not on the way.

[Kalmado]

I'm waiting too on the release of the R series and the subsequent price drops. If the 760 gets to $200 then I'll grab it. Otherwise it will be a 7950. Still may be a 7950 if they announce Watch Dogs and/or Battlefield 4 to the free games list. With the price already hovering $180 and benchmarks showing it has the potential to overclock to perform comparably to a 670 I can't pass it up.

[dalkor]

I'd post a link if I could, but look for Tom's hardware's "Best Graphics Cards For The Money" Articles. They come out often and will give you a really good idea about what is good at what price point and why. At the time of the Sept 2013 Article, they recommended the Radeon HD 7870 ($195) for your price point and a tie between the Radeon HD 7950 Boost ($209) and the GeForce GTX 760 ($245).

[orinthia]

If looking currently, AMD recently released their next new series: R5, R7, and R9 cards (numbers look like R5 220, R7 260X, R9 290X, etc, these are the cards after their 7000 series). Prices should fall a bit on their older high end stuff if they already haven't, like their 7950 and such cards, so keep looking!

[Kalmado]

If looking currently, AMD recently released their next new series: R5, R7, and R9 cards (numbers look like R5 220, R7 260X, R9 290X, etc, these are the cards after their 7000 series). Prices should fall a bit on their older high end stuff if they already haven't, like their 7950 and such cards, so keep looking!

I haven't seen any drops yet, but I too will be purchasing a 7950 more than likely when they do drop. Or, if the 760 drops to a reasonable price I'll get that.

[Jojimbo]

tbh I think prices have happened/are happening, all the shops have been having massive sales as they are trying to get rid of their stock.

[Kalmado]

tbh I think prices have happened/are happening, all the shops have been having massive sales as they are trying to get rid of their stock.

Online shops or locals? Lowest 7950 via pcpartspicker is $185 which is $5 higher than I've seen over the last month. Lowest 760 is $240. If anyone knows of lower prices please link!

[djzombie]

yeah i've been looking for someplace other than tigerdirect and newegg to order parts off of but those are the two places i tend to use the most. anyone know of someplace cheaper? i've been building custom pcs from barebones kits for people.

[Kalmado]

I bought a lot of mine from Amazon, but because I had gift cards and credit card points I could use there. I really do not want to wait until mid November for Nvidia's price drop, but if AMD isn't going to budge on price I'll have no choice.