looking for the best graphics card for about 300$ canadian

[theunfluffyone]

i have been looking at a lot of graphics cards i like the gtx 760 770 and 960 but i've also seen the r9 280x 285 and so forth. i was wonder what card would be best for that price i plan on building a computer as well and i can show you what i have so far

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZyNYqs this is my build i'm thinking off

any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[getochkn]

280x if you can afford it. Beats the 960 by a decent margin. The 285 and 960 are tied. 280x also usually has more VRAM as well.

 

[Bloodhound00]

ill go for the gtx 770 2gb or 4gb but if your looking for something a bit cheaper ill go for the 280x even better the the R9 290

 

[theunfluffyone]

280x if you can afford it. Beats the 960 by a decent margin. The 285 and 960 are tied. 280x also usually has more VRAM as well.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZyNYqs
ok Thank you for the info i just updated it with my build and i think i am just going to try for a 1500$ build with tax and shipping and so forth i am not asking you to do any research but including cards i havent mention what would be the best?

Also thank you for the last answer i will definitely think about that

 

[getochkn]

First, you want either 2x4GB ram chips, or spend more now and get 2x8GB's. 1 chip will only run in single channel mode and slow some performance.

You don't need an I7. They are stupidly priced in Canada. You could try an I5 and save some money for a better graphics.

I would throw $30 in for at least a hyper evo 212 cooler. Stock coolers kind of suck.

Really, the best GPU is whatever you can afford with the rest of your budget. If you have $500 left, look at pcparkpicker for a $500 GPU. AMD/Nvidia, at the same price point, are pretty much the same cards, give or take a few FPS in this game and some games favor one over the other, and fanboi's will always have a say on what one RULEZ and is L33T, but in each price range, they both trade blows.

 

[theunfluffyone]

First, you want either 2x4GB ram chips, or spend more now and get 2x8GB's. 1 chip will only run in single channel mode and slow some performance.

You don't need an I7. They are stupidly priced in Canada. You could try an I5 and save some money for a better graphics.

I would throw $30 in for at least a hyper evo 212 cooler. Stock coolers kind of suck.

Really, the best GPU is whatever you can afford with the rest of your budget. If you have $500 left, look at pcparkpicker for a $500 GPU. AMD/Nvidia, at the same price point, are pretty much the same cards, give or take a few FPS in this game and some games favor one over the other, and fanboi's will always have a say on what one RULEZ and is L33T, but in each price range, they both trade blows.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/TBBzjX
ok so i made some change's to the build i would like to know if this is a good build including the companies i chose being reliable and what not (again i cant thank you enough)

 

[Bloodhound00]

have a look at this build allso and it is a bit cheaper

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p4bRyc

if your gonna use 4k later of time or multiple screens rather go with the r9 290x but me personally ill go for gtx 970 because it have direct x12 and u can use a smaller PSU.

 

[theunfluffyone]

have a look at this build allso and it is a bit cheaper

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p4bRyc

if your gonna use 4k later of time or multiple screens rather go with the r9 290x but me personally ill go for gtx 970 because it have direct x12 and u can use a smaller PSU.

ok i will think about that. i have looked at the phantom but i like the overseer and personally prefer it a bit more i do plan on using multiple screens and possibly down the road using crossfired/sli graphics cards so i do need the higher powersupply(also leaves alot of room to upgrade) thank you for the information though

 

[Bloodhound00]

pleassure mate good luck on the build

 

[getochkn]

have a look at this build allso and it is a bit cheaper

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p4bRyc

if your gonna use 4k later of time or multiple screens rather go with the r9 290x but me personally ill go for gtx 970 because it have direct x12 and u can use a smaller PSU.

You didn't use the ca.pcparkpicker.com for the canadian prices and availablity. Your build comes in $250 more for being in Canada.

 

[Bloodhound00]

my mistake for that sorry tho

 

[theunfluffyone]

my mistake for that sorry tho

it doesnt bother me