help me to buy new graphics card to my PC

[Haider92]

Hi everyone

i want to buy new graphics card to my desktop pc

the spec tech for my desktop is

CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Motherboard Asus
GPU Force 3D HD 4870 1 GB
RAM DDR2 667 3 GB 3x1


i'll change the ram to

Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR3 1600 (PC3-12800) 240-Pin UDIMM Memory
it cost $56.99 from Amazon


but the graphics card i don't know which one should i choice
i should put in my mind my board is PCI X16 not 3.0

my budget for the graphics card is 190 $ or less

1- PowerColor Video Card AXR9 270X 2GBD5-PPDHE (Price from Amazon $187.47)

2- PowerColor Video Card AXR9 270X 2GBD5-TDHE/OC (Price from Amazon $159.99)

3 - PowerColor AMD Radeon R9 270 2GB GDDR5 OC (Price from Amazon $149.99)

4 - Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 (Price from Amazon $179.99)

5- ASUS R9270-DC2OC-2GD5 Graphics Cards (Price from Amazon $164.99)

6- MSI R9 270 GAMING 2G (Price from Amazon $169.99)

if you see PowerColor offer R9 270 in price 150 $

while the other offer this model in higher price
also power color offer R9 270X in price 160 $
while MSI and ASUS, sapphire offer this model in price between 174 to 210 or higher


i see many review that show R9 270X from power color is more power full than Sapphire and MSI and ASUS

so what is your suggestion for this budget and which one should i choice

 

[AnMLGNoob]

For a budget of $190, you can buy an R9 280, and possibly an R9 285 if it's on sale or has a rebate or something, which I have seen browsing around on pcpartpicker. The only thing is that that CPU will bottleneck it, and yeah, you definitely need that more RAM. With that processor, a R7 270 or 270x will make more sense. 270 vs 270x depends on how much money you are willing to spend.

 

[nikos_gevre]

i found my r9 280x sealed in box for 190euros (~210$) on ebay. try to find a similar deal. it took my a while to find it but it worthed in the end.
it's true your cpu will bottleneck this gpu but you can always update your cpu in the future if you want.
for a better pick that doesn't bottleneck i suggest a gtx 750 ti or a r9 270

 

[Haider92]

the cheapest edition of R9 280 is Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB
its about $189.99

but this will make bottleneck also with CPU

so what about the six which i pick and put them in the first post, which one is the best quality and performance, also long life time

forget the first one (PowerColor Video Card AXR9 270X 2GBD5-PPDHE (Price from Amazon $187.47))

 

[AnMLGNoob]

I would buy the Sapphire 270x. Good performance, and it's not gonna really bottleneck the CPU very much if at all. Sapphire makes some really good, quiet, and cool AMD cards, and if don't get that, get the PowerColor. If you get the 270, go with MSI.
Out of all those cards I would go with the Sapphire 270x

 

[nikos_gevre]

i would pick the msi r9 270. with a decend overclock you can achieve 270x performance while you pay less money to buy it. if you overclock the 270x you will achieve 280 performance and it will bottleneck. why don't you consider the 750ti? i like this gpu more than the 270. the 270x is a bit more powerfull to be true.

 

[Haider92]

the difference in price between PowerColor 270x and Sapphire 270 is about 20 $
is sapphire edition better and have better quality components or there is no difference

 

[nikos_gevre]

if the difference is just 20$ buy the 270x. sapphire is better but 20$ for a better gpu is very tempting. powercolor is a very good gpu brand.

 

[Haider92]

i dont want to play the game in 1080p
my screen res : 1280 x 1024

 

[Haider92]

for 190 $ budget which one of this

1- EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC ACX 2.0+ 2GB GDDR5 ($192)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SC6HAS4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER



2- MSI Computer Graphics Card GTX 960 2GD5T OC ($193)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SAYDRLC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER


3- MSI Computer Graphics Cards GTX 960 2GD5 ($194)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SAYDRKS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

[nikos_gevre]

none 😛 in my opinion you would e better with a r9 280x for 20-30 more $ or if you find one in a deal for 190$.
but from these 3 i prefer the evga one.