Need a graphics card around 200$. I live in canada

[wepster]

Im building a new pc and looking for the best graphics card for the price.

Athlon 860K
500 Watt PSU
8 gig ram

 

[xxvolwarexx]

Get a 960
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487091

get the 4gb version. Newegg says its like 194.99 Thats the best option you got 😀

 

[azca]

AMD R9 270. You should be able to buy it for $140; If you can't find them, get a R9 370 for about $150

 

[xxvolwarexx]

The 960 has arguably better cooling and many will tend to agree that the driver support is better.

 

[Bob_Bob]

The R9 285 trades blows with the GTX 960. I live in Canada, and personally I find that there's not many stores with offer varying prices. The GTX 960s are in the mid-200s, but I found this Sapphire Radeon R9 285 DUAL-X for $210 @ Canada Computers.

 

[xxvolwarexx]

The R9 285 trades blows with the GTX 960. I live in Canada, and personally I find that there's not many stores with offer varying prices. The GTX 960s are in the mid-200s, but I found this Sapphire Radeon R9 285 DUAL-X for $210 @ Canada Computers.

Either card works! Between the R9 285 and the GTX 960, it is up to you

 

[azca]

that's false bs marketing and nvidia drivers suck; you clearly never owned an AMD product

Drivers for 960 are superior to AMD, better support in games, and runs hell of a lot cooler. AMD makes decent stuff, so if 140 is what you can afford, then that truly IS your best bet.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-370-vs-GeForce-GTX-960

Also, the 960 SMASHES the AMD card ^^^

 

[azca]

R9 285 is a great card

The R9 285 trades blows with the GTX 960. I live in Canada, and personally I find that there's not many stores with offer varying prices. The GTX 960s are in the mid-200s, but I found this Sapphire Radeon R9 285 DUAL-X for $210 @ Canada Computers.

 

[xxvolwarexx]

that's false bs marketing and nvidia drivers suck; you clearly never owned an AMD product

Drivers for 960 are superior to AMD, better support in games, and runs hell of a lot cooler. AMD makes decent stuff, so if 140 is what you can afford, then that truly IS your best bet.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-370-vs-GeForce-GTX-960

Also, the 960 SMASHES the AMD card ^^^

On the contrary, I just made the mistake of ordering my friend an R9 270x. Poor thing got destroyed by a 750ti we replaced it with. I've also owned 2 or 3 AMD cpus. Cheap and they work, but shutting down at 60 (ish) c and their 8 core being slammed by a 4 core? Not good.

Look, most games have specific SUPPORT for NVIDIA and their drivers kick ass, the last AMD card I dealt with was an R9 280x. Maybe things have changed since then, but in all the games I have watched, AMD gets beaten. Just look at benchmarks. Any benches. AMD is cheaper and WILL get the job done, but you have to understand the tradeoffs.

That's my and many other people's 2 cents.

Let's not fight about wh

 

[azca]

270x easily runs at 1100Mhz up to 1150Mhz; if you knew how to benchmark correctly, you will find that R9 270x at 1100Mhz is 50% faster than 750ti; clearly you have bs written all over your posts

even R7 265 runs 30% faster than 750ti

every console (XBOX 1/PS4) run on AMD hardware, so you can take your 'optimized for nvidia bs' elsewhere

that's false bs marketing and nvidia drivers suck; you clearly never owned an AMD product

Drivers for 960 are superior to AMD, better support in games, and runs hell of a lot cooler. AMD makes decent stuff, so if 140 is what you can afford, then that truly IS your best bet.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-370-vs-GeForce-GTX-960

Also, the 960 SMASHES the AMD card ^^^

On the contrary, I just made the mistake of ordering my friend an R9 270x. Poor thing got destroyed by a 750ti we replaced it with. I've also owned 2 or 3 AMD cpus. Cheap and they work, but shutting down at 60 (ish) c and their 8 core being slammed by a 4 core? Not good.

Look, most games have specific SUPPORT for NVIDIA and their drivers kick ass, the last AMD card I dealt with was an R9 280x. Maybe things have changed since then, but in all the games I have watched, AMD gets beaten. Just look at benchmarks. Any benches. AMD is cheaper and WILL get the job done, but you have to understand the tradeoffs.

That's my and many other people's 2 cents.

Let's not fight about wh

 

[xxvolwarexx]

270x easily runs at 1100Mhz up to 1150Mhz; if you knew how to benchmark correctly, you will find that R9 270x at 1100Mhz is 50% faster than 750ti; clearly you have bs written all over your posts

even R7 265 runs 30% faster than 750ti

every console (XBOX 1/PS4) run on AMD hardware, so you can take your 'optimized for nvidia bs' elsewhere

that's false bs marketing and nvidia drivers suck; you clearly never owned an AMD product

Drivers for 960 are superior to AMD, better support in games, and runs hell of a lot cooler. AMD makes decent stuff, so if 140 is what you can afford, then that truly IS your best bet.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-370-vs-GeForce-GTX-960

Also, the 960 SMASHES the AMD card ^^^

On the contrary, I just made the mistake of ordering my friend an R9 270x. Poor thing got destroyed by a 750ti we replaced it with. I've also owned 2 or 3 AMD cpus. Cheap and they work, but shutting down at 60 (ish) c and their 8 core being slammed by a 4 core? Not good.

Look, most games have specific SUPPORT for NVIDIA and their drivers kick ass, the last AMD card I dealt with was an R9 280x. Maybe things have changed since then, but in all the games I have watched, AMD gets beaten. Just look at benchmarks. Any benches. AMD is cheaper and WILL get the job done, but you have to understand the tradeoffs.

That's my and many other people's 2 cents.

Let's not fight about wh

So then why in games is the 750ti beating those cards? I'm not trying to sound negative on the AMD cards ok? I just see what I see and then report on it. Just because the mhz is higher does NOT mean the gpu is faster. look at AMD cpus. an 8 core cpu by AMD at 4.0ghz gets beaten by an Intel i5 at like 3.4ghz.


Which company has been falling apart for the past 10 years? Certainly not Intel, and certainly not AMD. AMD EVEN GOT both consoles like you said, which was exciting for both me and them, however, even that was not enough to dig them out of the hole that they are in. And no sir, I'm sorry, but it is NOt "optimized for nvidia bs" as many games are indeed optimized for NVIDIA products (I do not believe it is fair nor practical for the companies) but it is simply a fact of life.

Oh, here are some sources:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/is-the-eternal-pc-graphics-war-coming-to-an-end/

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/04/08/why-nvidia-will-continue-to-dominate-the-pc-gaming.aspx

etc.


NOW, AMD is for sure a better value, but this hobby is all about investments. We buy good products and invest.


That is all. I am no longer going to waste my time.

I am sorry to everyone who had to read all of these rants by me and my friend here.

***pick whichever company you want. Just know that many more people go NVIDIA and have had great successes. AMD is a great value. You get what you pay for.

 

[azca]

read some reviews 265 vs 750ti
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7764/the-nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-and-gtx-750-review-maxwell/15

265 is crippled 1024 shaders and 900 Mhz clock; 270x has 1280 shaders at 1100Mhz clock (another 30% FPS boost)

270x easily runs at 1100Mhz up to 1150Mhz; if you knew how to benchmark correctly, you will find that R9 270x at 1100Mhz is 50% faster than 750ti; clearly you have bs written all over your posts

even R7 265 runs 30% faster than 750ti

every console (XBOX 1/PS4) run on AMD hardware, so you can take your 'optimized for nvidia bs' elsewhere

that's false bs marketing and nvidia drivers suck; you clearly never owned an AMD product

Drivers for 960 are superior to AMD, better support in games, and runs hell of a lot cooler. AMD makes decent stuff, so if 140 is what you can afford, then that truly IS your best bet.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-370-vs-GeForce-GTX-960

Also, the 960 SMASHES the AMD card ^^^

On the contrary, I just made the mistake of ordering my friend an R9 270x. Poor thing got destroyed by a 750ti we replaced it with. I've also owned 2 or 3 AMD cpus. Cheap and they work, but shutting down at 60 (ish) c and their 8 core being slammed by a 4 core? Not good.

Look, most games have specific SUPPORT for NVIDIA and their drivers kick ass, the last AMD card I dealt with was an R9 280x. Maybe things have changed since then, but in all the games I have watched, AMD gets beaten. Just look at benchmarks. Any benches. AMD is cheaper and WILL get the job done, but you have to understand the tradeoffs.

That's my and many other people's 2 cents.

Let's not fight about wh

So then why in games is the 750ti beating those cards? I'm not trying to sound negative on the AMD cards ok? I just see what I see and then report on it. Just because the mhz is higher does NOT mean the gpu is faster. look at AMD cpus. an 8 core cpu by AMD at 4.0ghz gets beaten by an Intel i5 at like 3.4ghz.


Which company has been falling apart for the past 10 years? Certainly not Intel, and certainly not AMD. AMD EVEN GOT both consoles like you said, which was exciting for both me and them, however, even that was not enough to dig them out of the hole that they are in. And no sir, I'm sorry, but it is NOt "optimized for nvidia bs" as many games are indeed optimized for NVIDIA products (I do not believe it is fair nor practical for the companies) but it is simply a fact of life.

Oh, here are some sources:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/is-the-eternal-pc-graphics-war-coming-to-an-end/

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/04/08/why-nvidia-will-continue-to-dominate-the-pc-gaming.aspx

etc.


NOW, AMD is for sure a better value, but this hobby is all about investments. We buy good products and invest.


That is all. I am no longer going to waste my time.

I am sorry to everyone who had to read all of these rants by me and my friend here.

***pick whichever company you want. Just know that many more people go NVIDIA and have had great successes. AMD is a great value. You get what you pay for.

 

[xxvolwarexx]

read some reviews 265 vs 750ti
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7764/the-nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-and-gtx-750-review-maxwell/15

265 is crippled 1024 shaders and 900 Mhz clock; 270x has 1280 shaders at 1100Mhz clock (another 30% FPS boost)

270x easily runs at 1100Mhz up to 1150Mhz; if you knew how to benchmark correctly, you will find that R9 270x at 1100Mhz is 50% faster than 750ti; clearly you have bs written all over your posts

even R7 265 runs 30% faster than 750ti

every console (XBOX 1/PS4) run on AMD hardware, so you can take your 'optimized for nvidia bs' elsewhere

that's false bs marketing and nvidia drivers suck; you clearly never owned an AMD product

Drivers for 960 are superior to AMD, better support in games, and runs hell of a lot cooler. AMD makes decent stuff, so if 140 is what you can afford, then that truly IS your best bet.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R9-370-vs-GeForce-GTX-960

Also, the 960 SMASHES the AMD card ^^^

On the contrary, I just made the mistake of ordering my friend an R9 270x. Poor thing got destroyed by a 750ti we replaced it with. I've also owned 2 or 3 AMD cpus. Cheap and they work, but shutting down at 60 (ish) c and their 8 core being slammed by a 4 core? Not good.

Look, most games have specific SUPPORT for NVIDIA and their drivers kick ass, the last AMD card I dealt with was an R9 280x. Maybe things have changed since then, but in all the games I have watched, AMD gets beaten. Just look at benchmarks. Any benches. AMD is cheaper and WILL get the job done, but you have to understand the tradeoffs.

That's my and many other people's 2 cents.

Let's not fight about wh

So then why in games is the 750ti beating those cards? I'm not trying to sound negative on the AMD cards ok? I just see what I see and then report on it. Just because the mhz is higher does NOT mean the gpu is faster. look at AMD cpus. an 8 core cpu by AMD at 4.0ghz gets beaten by an Intel i5 at like 3.4ghz.


Which company has been falling apart for the past 10 years? Certainly not Intel, and certainly not AMD. AMD EVEN GOT both consoles like you said, which was exciting for both me and them, however, even that was not enough to dig them out of the hole that they are in. And no sir, I'm sorry, but it is NOt "optimized for nvidia bs" as many games are indeed optimized for NVIDIA products (I do not believe it is fair nor practical for the companies) but it is simply a fact of life.

Oh, here are some sources:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/is-the-eternal-pc-graphics-war-coming-to-an-end/

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/04/08/why-nvidia-will-continue-to-dominate-the-pc-gaming.aspx

etc.


NOW, AMD is for sure a better value, but this hobby is all about investments. We buy good products and invest.


That is all. I am no longer going to waste my time.

I am sorry to everyone who had to read all of these rants by me and my friend here.

***pick whichever company you want. Just know that many more people go NVIDIA and have had great successes. AMD is a great value. You get what you pay for.

Sir, I stand corrected.

I have not experienced such performance numbers before, but the data you show does indeed prove me wrong.

Again, my last comment here. Get either the R9 or the Gtx 960. Like Bob said, they trade hits and are relatively equal in power. Pick your poison 😉