Graphics Card Recommendation: GeForce GTX 750Ti vs Radeon R7 360

[tobin48]

Hi I just wanted to ask a graphics card recommendation for this PC out of the two options above.

My Specs:

Lenovo H50
AMD A8-7600 3.1 GHz Processor
8 GB DDR3 RAM
1 TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Integrated Graphics
Windows 8

Also I am new to all this and I was wondering if this PC would be able to use an over clocked card? Many of the R7 360's I looked at seem to be overclocked. It seems that many of the R7 360's also come with the dual fan for around the same price as the single fan 750ti. Also does the brand make a difference, for example EVGA vs Zoltex for the 750 and XFX vz ASUS vs Gigabyte for the r7 360?

Some Links to cards I've found:

750 Ti:

http://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-DisplayPort-Graphics-ZT-70605-10M/dp/B00KHUE0MC/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1456006345&sr=1-3&keywords=gtx+750ti

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-750Ti-Graphics-02G-P4-3753-KR/dp/B00IDG3IDO/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1456006345&sr=1-2&keywords=gtx+750ti

R7 360:

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-PCI-Express-Video-Card-R7-360P-2SF5/dp/B00ZCBEO2C/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1455920860&sr=1-2&keywords=r7+360

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GDDR5-Overclocked-Graphics-GV-R736OC-2GD/dp/B00ZGF3U2O/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1455920860&sr=1-1&keywords=r7+360

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Dissipation-1050MHZ-Graphics-R7-360P-F22M/dp/B00ZFNDOVE/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1455920860&sr=1-3&keywords=r7+360

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-R7360-OC-2GD5-V2-ASUS-Graphic-Cards/dp/B01A0CBDTO/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1455921529&sr=1-5&keywords=r7+360

 

[nitrium]

750Ti is probably the better GPU (for the same money). Branding doesn't matter imo, especially on these low-end cards (they're likely all based on reference). Really both these GPUs are kinda obsolete, so if you can swing it, getting something a bit better would be a good idea.

 

[jediTT]

I'd probably go with the 750ti over the r7 but the GTX 950 is so close in price to the 750ti unless you're putting it in a dell prebuilt with a 300w psu I'd cough up the extra $10 or so and go with a 950.

 

[ohyes247]

You could probably find a 7870 Used for about the same price. theyre a lot better than those cards

 

[jediTT]

I forgot to ask, are you using the stock psu?

 

[tobin48]

I forgot to ask, are you using the stock psu?

Thanks everyone and no, I'll most likely be buying a EVGA 500w PSU. Also will an over clocked card work on this system or bring harm to it?

 

[jediTT]

I forgot to ask, are you using the stock psu?

Thanks everyone and no, I'll most likely be buying a EVGA 500w PSU. Also will an over clocked card work on this system or bring harm to it?

I'm guessing you're talking about a factory overclocked card, which case no it won't be any different than a reference card as far as the system is concerned.

 

[tobin48]

I forgot to ask, are you using the stock psu?

Thanks everyone and no, I'll most likely be buying a EVGA 500w PSU. Also will an over clocked card work on this system or bring harm to it?

I'm guessing you're talking about a factory overclocked card, which case no it won't be any different than a reference card as far as the system is concerned.

Okay thank you! Also I know you all have recommended getting the GTX 750 but would it be better getting the AMD R7 360 only for the fact that the processor is also an AMD the A8 7600. Is there any benefits to having a matching processor and card or does this really not matter?

 

[maxalge]

I forgot to ask, are you using the stock psu?

Thanks everyone and no, I'll most likely be buying a EVGA 500w PSU. Also will an over clocked card work on this system or bring harm to it?

stay away from the lower end EVGA, their good stuff is the GS, G2, P2, B2 models


get a 520w seasonic, great price/quality units


you can also find some great 550w models from XFX

 

[maxalge]

I forgot to ask, are you using the stock psu?

Thanks everyone and no, I'll most likely be buying a EVGA 500w PSU. Also will an over clocked card work on this system or bring harm to it?

I'm guessing you're talking about a factory overclocked card, which case no it won't be any different than a reference card as far as the system is concerned.

Okay thank you! Also I know you all have recommended getting the GTX 750 but would it be better getting the AMD R7 360 only for the fact that the processor is also an AMD the A8 7600. Is there any benefits to having a matching processor and card or does this really not matter?

its actually better to have an nvidia card with an amd processor

 

[DustinV]

If you can afford $119.99 get a gtx 950

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127904&cm_re=msi_950-_-14-127-904-_-Product