Best Graphics Card For £160? Sapphire 7850?

[JEardz]

Hello!
I'm currently about to put together a new rig which will include a Intel i5 3470 and 8GB RAM powered by a 500w PSU.

The only problem is after losing about another £30 for the Asus 7870, I need to drop down a level and I only have £160 left to spend. The question is, "What Card do I buy and from what make?"

I've considered an 650ti, a Sapphire 7850 2GB or a Asus 7850 2GB... any advice is welcome!

 

[Kindredsouls]

The 7850 pretty much rules the $160-200 price point right now. The 650 TI isn't bad but the memory bus is bigger on the 7850. So especially if you want to go with a 2 GB of VRAM on the GPU you will want the larger memory bus.

I hope that helps and I wish you luck!

 

[JEardz]

The 7850 pretty much rules the $160-200 price point right now. The 650 TI isn't bad but the memory bus is bigger on the 7850. So especially if you want to go with a 2 GB of VRAM on the GPU you will want the larger memory bus.

I hope that helps and I wish you luck!

Thanks a lot

The 7850 seems to be the way to go, however some people are suggesting that I should just get a GTX 660 and I wont have to worry about upgrading anywhere in the near future. Only thing is the CiT 500w PSU seems to send everyone Ape *** over in another forum since it will apparently cause me endless trouble if I attempt to run my new system off it.

Maybe it'd be best for be to buy a cheaper GFX card and use the extra money for a new Corsair 500w Build Series so my PC will be a little bit safer.

 

[haider95]

Getting a new power supply first is your best bet dude you can buy the HD7870 if you don't mind your system dying out on you. Not recommended, get the CX500 and maybe save up for the HD7870? But do yourself a favour and dont run any GPU's on that PSU.