Best Graphics Cards For The Money: December 2011

[songorocosongo]

I bought the 6850, as of now I'm not regretting it

 

[JonnyDough]

[citation][nom]johnnyseedlings[/nom]Newegg also has 4870s for ~$60 each. Xfire for 120 can't be beat, if you don't mind old tech[/citation]

They're sold out, probably thanks to you. I was considering one, but now I can't. I think you owe me a video card. 😛

 

[ojas]

Why has someone randomly gone and thumbed everyone down?

 

[in_the_loop]

So, Amd totally dominates the budget segment, the mid segement is a tie and the top segment belongs to Nvidia.

 

[tuffjuff]

[citation][nom]ojas[/nom]Why has someone randomly gone and thumbed everyone down?[/citation]


Hahaha I'm glad you're also asking this question. I'm thinking to myself, somebody must be really negative. Don't worry, I up-voted you back up to 0.

 

[husker]

This series has become kind of pointless, and I am beginning to wonder if Toms is just doing it out of some kind of obligation. The recommendations are so generic, as to make the conclusions completely forgone. And the fact that the nVidia and AMD offerings seemed to be tied in each category makes reading the recommendations even more pointless. For example, the best card for the money in the $300 - $400 range: GTX 570 and the Radeon 6970. Without reading the article most readers of this website already know that the major players (AMD and nVidia) each have exactly one card in this category and guess what? It's a tie! Wow, thanks for the great advice. I'm not even tipped off as to what particular manufacturer's card is better. So basically what I learned from this article: go to newegg and search my price range, rule out the overclocked boards that carry a price premium, and then throw a dart.

 

[bernardv]

Please enough with this microstuttering nonsense. If you're above 60 fps you just turn on v-sync and your fine, stuttering gone. If you're much lower than 60 fps, it's not playable anyway and you should reduce quality.

 

[madjimms]

Why was the 6790 included? it had EXACTLY the same specs as the 5770/6770 but with like 40 watts more power consumption... & its $20 more expensive. *facepalm*

 

[cleeve]

[citation][nom]madjimms[/nom]Why was the 6790 included? it had EXACTLY the same specs as the 5770/6770 but with like 40 watts more power consumption... & its $20 more expensive. *facepalm*[/citation]

You are misinformed.

With a 256-bit memory interface, the 6790 has twice the memory bandwidth of the 128-bit 5770/6770.

Performance is notably inproved, close to the defunct GeForce GTX 460 768MB.

 

[eddieroolz]

No signs of GTX 600/Radeon 7000 yet. There's time for both camps to woo me to their side!

 

[pjthedj]

Unfortunately this article doesn't tell me much about a "best card" for the money. Maybe the best platform for a card, but which card from which manufacturer? HIS, Sapphire, EVGA, MSI, Gigabyte, ASUS, others? They all make cards based on 5770 or 6770, so which is the best one?

 

[titaniumshield]

Processor
Name Intel Pentium E5200
Codename Wolfdale
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU E5200 @ 2.50GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x0)
Core Stepping R0
Technology 45 nm
TDP Limit 65 Watts
Core Speed 2500.0 MHz
Multiplier x FSB 12.5 x 200.0 MHz
Rated Bus speed 800.0 MHz
Stock frequency 2500 MHz


Memory type DDR2
Manufacturer (ID) Transcend Information (7F4F000000000000)
Size 2048 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
Monitoring
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Mainboard Model DG31PR (0x00000191 - 0x0055FA40)


PLEASE TELL ME A GOOD GRAPHIC CARD COMPATIBLE WITH MY SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSA
ROUND 2000 AND BELOW.
NVIDIA AND ATI BOTH.

 

[DSpider]

^You seem to have your Caps Lock button stuck there, friend...

2000 what? Indian Rupees? Try the forums.

 

[titaniumshield]

no dude, that was intentional.
Yes. 2000 INR or may be around 2500 INR.

 

[peevee]

[citation][nom]pjthedj[/nom]Unfortunately this article doesn't tell me much about a "best card" for the money. Maybe the best platform for a card, but which card from which manufacturer? HIS, Sapphire, EVGA, MSI, Gigabyte, ASUS, others? They all make cards based on 5770 or 6770, so which is the best one?[/citation]

AMD (namely, this idiot Ruiz) spinned off their fabs, and now has to wait for 3rd-party chipmakers to update their technologies, while Intel eats their lunch.

 

[punnar]

The THG team and readers alike have been my guide on all of my system builds and I want to thank you for all the great information you have provided to all of us.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

 

[InstantPressure]

Good to know I bought this VC 6 months ago for my 4 yr old Athlon 5000+ and is recommended by Tom's crew. Now I feel confident to transfer into my next computer that I will try to build myself. Thanks

 

[swapneel]

how would 6770 perform in CF ?
i heard they perform almost as good as 6970 ..... if thats true then its amazing performance

6970 here cost abt 21,000 Rupees
6770 cost abt 7,000 Rupees

 

[cleeve]

[citation][nom]swapneel[/nom]how would 6770 perform in CF ?i heard they perform almost as good as 6970[/citation]

i don't think so... two 6770's would probably be a closer match a 6870.

 

[shavgula]

hey ppl i'm kinda noob in video cards, so i need u'r help. building my CyberPower black pearl i'm going to spend 600-650$ on video cads thinking about buying two Radeon HD 6970 2GB on crossfire will it work good ??? will it be good ? or eny other ideas what to do ? plz unswer me i'm going to buy my pc be4 new year ) what will be bestf for that pirce i really dont know : (((

 

[DXcellence718]

woo my gtx 470 still dancing on fools 😛

 

[Headspin_69]

[citation][nom]Yargnit[/nom]Where'd you find 2x GTX 560ti's to SLI for $370? That would be more than an honorable mention if it were true. Perhaps you meant 2x GTX 460's?[/citation]
Two 460s SLI are still golden.

 

[Headspin_69]

[citation][nom]Cleeve[/nom]i don't think so... two 6770's would probably be a closer match a 6870.[/citation]
6770 XFire is on par with a 6970.

 

[Guest]

i have a 6870, 8 gigs ram, 2500k. the articles says its not worthwhile to upgrade unless the new card is 3 tiers or more higher. would not mean i should just wait until the next generation of cards (hd7000, gtx 600) because the performance gain vs cost ratio would not be in my favor?

 

[Headspin_69]

[citation][nom]swapneel[/nom]how would 6770 perform in CF ?i heard they perform almost as good as 6970 ..... if thats true then its amazing performance6970 here cost abt 21,000 Rupees6770 cost abt 7,000 Rupees[/citation]
Yes they are on par with a 6970 and don't listen to cleeve he is an Nvidiot, Bigot, elitist, whom will always tell people to go with Nvidia/Intel and tell lies to back up his false claims.Here are some facts on the 6770 CFX. http://www.guru3d.com/article/his-radeon-6770-iceqx-turbo-crossfire-review/10