500 dollar graphics card

[Davidwnuk]

Im looking for a (around) 500$ graphics card I'm also open to getting 2 of a card.

 

[Gam3r01]

It seems to me you want this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130919&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Desktop+Graphics+Cards-_-N82E16814130919&gclid=CJ6jpqnInLkCFcaDQgod9UYAbw or for 100 more a 780.

 

[17seconds]

A pair of $250 GTX 760s is as fast as a GTX Titan. SLI is very solid option these days.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_sli_review,1.html

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Final Words & Conclusion

As always it is nice to see what kind of number a SLI combo manages to out in terms of framerates. Interesting is that two of these cards are priced roughly 40% lower then say a GeForce GTX Titan, yet you'll hover at roughly the same performance. Fact remains though that SLI is not for everybody. Even yours truly rather would have the fastest single GPU based graphics card over a SLI solution. But fair enough, over time NVIDIA has done a great job, micro-stuttering is a thing of the past and there are hardly any driver issues. And with triple A game titles, NVIDIA will have a driver for you at launch day ensuring your multi-GPU solution is supported.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_sli_review,19.html

 

[Ravyu]

A pair of $250 GTX 760s is as fast as a GTX Titan. SLI is very solid option these days.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_sli_review,1.html

Quote:
Final Words & Conclusion

As always it is nice to see what kind of number a SLI combo manages to out in terms of framerates. Interesting is that two of these cards are priced roughly 40% lower then say a GeForce GTX Titan, yet you'll hover at roughly the same performance. Fact remains though that SLI is not for everybody. Even yours truly rather would have the fastest single GPU based graphics card over a SLI solution. But fair enough, over time NVIDIA has done a great job, micro-stuttering is a thing of the past and there are hardly any driver issues. And with triple A game titles, NVIDIA will have a driver for you at launch day ensuring your multi-GPU solution is supported.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_sli_review,19.html

Yes, but I still think it is unnecessary to go for an SLI set up as soon as you build a computer, unless it is a high end card

 

[Dayday831]

A pair of $250 GTX 760s is as fast as a GTX Titan. SLI is very solid option these days.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_sli_review,1.html

Quote:
Final Words & Conclusion

As always it is nice to see what kind of number a SLI combo manages to out in terms of framerates. Interesting is that two of these cards are priced roughly 40% lower then say a GeForce GTX Titan, yet you'll hover at roughly the same performance. Fact remains though that SLI is not for everybody. Even yours truly rather would have the fastest single GPU based graphics card over a SLI solution. But fair enough, over time NVIDIA has done a great job, micro-stuttering is a thing of the past and there are hardly any driver issues. And with triple A game titles, NVIDIA will have a driver for you at launch day ensuring your multi-GPU solution is supported.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_sli_review,19.html

Yes, but I still think it is unnecessary to go for an SLI set up as soon as you build a computer, unless it is a high end card

In some ways it used to be that way, but if you are paying for frames, why would you pay more for less?
$500 for 2 760's will beat a $650 780 & $1,000 Titan.
At that price point, it only makes sense to buy a 780, if you will SLI it, other than that you are wasting money.

Depending on your final budget you have in mind, 770's are $400 and you can obviously SLI those, but performance per dollar, the 760 SLI can't be touched. I have 1 770, and am buying the 2nd one soon.

 

[Ravyu]

A pair of $250 GTX 760s is as fast as a GTX Titan. SLI is very solid option these days.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_sli_review,1.html

Quote:
Final Words & Conclusion

As always it is nice to see what kind of number a SLI combo manages to out in terms of framerates. Interesting is that two of these cards are priced roughly 40% lower then say a GeForce GTX Titan, yet you'll hover at roughly the same performance. Fact remains though that SLI is not for everybody. Even yours truly rather would have the fastest single GPU based graphics card over a SLI solution. But fair enough, over time NVIDIA has done a great job, micro-stuttering is a thing of the past and there are hardly any driver issues. And with triple A game titles, NVIDIA will have a driver for you at launch day ensuring your multi-GPU solution is supported.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_sli_review,19.html

Yes, but I still think it is unnecessary to go for an SLI set up as soon as you build a computer, unless it is a high end card

In some ways it used to be that way, but if you are paying for frames, why would you pay more for less?
$500 for 2 760's will beat a $650 780 & $1,000 Titan.
At that price point, it only makes sense to buy a 780, if you will SLI it, other than that you are wasting money.

Depending on your final budget you have in mind, 770's are $400 and you can obviously SLI those, but performance per dollar, the 760 SLI can't be touched. I have 1 770, and am buying the 2nd one soon.

Oh yeah. That makes sense actually! I would never SLI a 780 if I had one cos of budget. What would Crossfiring a 7850 get me?

 

[Dayday831]

A pair of $250 GTX 760s is as fast as a GTX Titan. SLI is very solid option these days.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_sli_review,1.html

Quote:
Final Words & Conclusion

As always it is nice to see what kind of number a SLI combo manages to out in terms of framerates. Interesting is that two of these cards are priced roughly 40% lower then say a GeForce GTX Titan, yet you'll hover at roughly the same performance. Fact remains though that SLI is not for everybody. Even yours truly rather would have the fastest single GPU based graphics card over a SLI solution. But fair enough, over time NVIDIA has done a great job, micro-stuttering is a thing of the past and there are hardly any driver issues. And with triple A game titles, NVIDIA will have a driver for you at launch day ensuring your multi-GPU solution is supported.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_sli_review,19.html

Yes, but I still think it is unnecessary to go for an SLI set up as soon as you build a computer, unless it is a high end card

In some ways it used to be that way, but if you are paying for frames, why would you pay more for less?
$500 for 2 760's will beat a $650 780 & $1,000 Titan.
At that price point, it only makes sense to buy a 780, if you will SLI it, other than that you are wasting money.

Depending on your final budget you have in mind, 770's are $400 and you can obviously SLI those, but performance per dollar, the 760 SLI can't be touched. I have 1 770, and am buying the 2nd one soon.

Oh yeah. That makes sense actually! I would never SLI a 780 if I had one cos of budget. What would Crossfiring a 7850 get me?

I'm not too sure, but what I've read it will outperform the HD 7970Ghz cards, but you are always at the mercy of the drivers from AMD. From what I read Nvidia is more apt to deliver the drivers sooner than AMD.

If you power supply can handle it, it's probably worth it to add to your system. You get 2 free games right now, to sweeten the deal.

 

[guggi4]

i wouldnt crossfire low end amds, but you can think about crossfiring two hd7950, there are currently slight above 200$ and they will give you nice 3gbs of vram and a big 384bit memorybus, perfect for crossfiring. they would perform similar to sli760

 

[Dayday831]

I think he is talking about adding 1 matching card, not buying 2 new ones. $170 vs $450
If I was going to spend $400, I'd just get a GTX 770 not XF AMD cards.
You need a lot more power, and good cooling solution for your case because those AMD cards run hot.

 

[Ravyu]

I think he is talking about adding 1 matching card, not buying 2 new ones. $170 vs $450
If I was going to spend $400, I'd just get a GTX 770 not XF AMD cards.
You need a lot more power, and good cooling solution for your case because those AMD cards run hot.

Yea I already have a 7850.

Can we please help OP?

OP, if you plan on SLI'ing a high end card later, get a 770, use that remaining money for the next card

If not, just get 2x GTX 760's now

 

[Davidwnuk]

What resolution are you using and what PSU do you have? My initial recommendation would be a Gigabyte GTX 770 WF 2GB http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CU9GOAE/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00CU9GOAE&linkCode=as2&tag=b0b929-20 but more information about your rig would be important to have to make an accurate assessment.

1920x1080 with a 1000w so power isn't a problem

 

[determinologyz]

What resolution are you using and what PSU do you have? My initial recommendation would be a Gigabyte GTX 770 WF 2GB http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CU9GOAE/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00CU9GOAE&linkCode=as2&tag=b0b929-20 but more information about your rig would be important to have to make an accurate assessment.

1920x1080 with a 1000w so power isn't a problem

Nice, then at that resolution I stand by the GTX 770 WF 2GB recommendation.

Sick and he has room to sli the 770s in the future..Good stuff