Best Graphics card under $200

[EcHoEnMeXiCo]

Hi

I really like fps games and i want to be able to run Battefield 4 in 1080p I also like to play free roam games like apb. I am looking for the best one i can get for under 200 that goes with my system

Specs :
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4ghz

Asus M4N75TD Motherboard

550 Watt Fatality PSU
8gb ballastics sports ram

 

[ayushde]

Hi

I really like fps games and i want to be able to run Battefield 4 in 1080p I also like to play free roam games like apb. I am looking for the best one i can get for under 200 that goes with my system

Specs :
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4ghz

Asus M4N75TD Motherboard

550 Watt Fatality PSU
8gb ballastics sports ram

At that budget you can get a gtx 660.
But you might bet bottlenecked by the cpu in some cases. Either OC your cpu even further or upgrade to a piledriver cpu if you have a am3+ mobo.

 

[Madn3ss795]

A HD7870 GHZ edition: this or this. Prefer the Sapphire one due to better cooling system.

 

[EcHoEnMeXiCo]

If i go with the 7870 will i have to buy a better cpu?

 

[woolycho]

7870 is a great card but if you want to go $40 more for the 7870 Myst edition it's well worth your money.

 

[EcHoEnMeXiCo]

I can't shell out another $40 unless i sell the current graphics card i have but i dont know who would want it

 

[Madn3ss795]

Not with BF4, which is known to take advantage of multi-core CPUs very well.

 

[EcHoEnMeXiCo]

so the 7870 ghz edition is the best one to go with my price budget?

 

[Madn3ss795]

Yes it is.

 

[EcHoEnMeXiCo]

Sounds good thank you all for your help and your quick responces

 

[Madn3ss795]

You're welcome Don't forget to pick the best answer

 

[photonboy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202025

The HD7870 is very similar to a GTX660 though it VARIES slightly from game to game. The HD7870 however comes with a download coupon of Crysis 3.

Shadowplay on NVidia:
There are other differences including PHYSX but I think the only thing really worth mentioning is Shadowplay. This new software (coming in July?) can create streaming VIDEOS of the game you're playing with almost no performance hit (3% roughly). Previously methods using FRAPS or whatever could drop frame rates by 30% or more.

Shadowplay uses the NVENC video encoder in GTX600 and better GPU's so it's not something you can add in software to an AMD card unless it has similar hardware (which I didn't think it had).

Summary:
- HD7870 + free Crysis 3
- GTX660 and Shadowplay

 

[Madn3ss795]

I doubt that Shadownplay will product good quality videos.

 

[Madn3ss795]

I doubt that Shadownplay will product good quality videos.

 

[EcHoEnMeXiCo]

Which one would be better for Dayz Standalone/ Arma3

 

[Madn3ss795]

A HD7870ghz is.

 

[EcHoEnMeXiCo]

Cool thank you for your help