professional graphic cards below $160

[pushparaajbal]

Hi people...
I am looking for a professional graphic card for my animation works..
Could any one tell me a best suggestions to have graphic card below 160.. I am in Need of urgency to start my work..

 

[middlemarkal]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-195-132

 

[bob hays]

At this price point you'd be better off with a gaming card like the r7 260x.

 

[IndyAJD]

This should suit your needs fairly well for the budget I'd think. http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=92027&vpn=GV-R927OC-2GD&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1457

 

[Pushparaaj]

i am having M5A88M motherboard with 550W Corsair Power Supply, 4gb ram(will extend upto to 8gb)..
So i think pci express 2.0 suits me... Moreover i am in need of professional graphic card to be used for animation works, i won't play huge games..
Less gaming, more professional is what i expect..

Could you pls help with option...

 

[bob hays]

Even then, at low price ranges the gaming graphics cards will give you better performance than a cheap workstation card. This is true until at least the 600 dollar range.

 

[SVMreborn]

It seems you are from India.

In that case $160 = Around Rs 10000

In this price, I will suggest you to go for the AMD R7 260X 2GB Graphics Card. It is the best card in this price-range and will fulfill your animation requirements perfectly.

http://dl.flipkart.com/dl/msi-amd-ati-r7-260x2gd5-ocv3-2-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmdpvgcazrwhejw?pid=GRCDPVGCAZRWHEJW&srno=t_2&query=r7+260&affid=svmtruegma

 

[Pushparaaj]

But i am also have a plan of buying NVIDIA Geforce GTX-750 Ti 2GB and Firepro v4900 will it be more powerfull than R7 260X??????

& 1 more thing too does Asus AMD/ATI R7 260X Direct CUII suites best performance or Sapphire AMD/ATI Radeon R7 265 DUAL-X suites better????

 

[bob hays]

the sapphire 265 is better, and it is also faster than a 750ti so you should get that.

 

[SVMreborn]

Yup. R7 265 is better than both GTX 750TI and R7 260X.
It is a great option and costs just a little more than the R7 260X.

http://dl.flipkart.com/dl/msi-amd-ati-r7-265-2gd5-oc-2-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmduugfb2v4zn83?pid=GRCDUUFZW2UBYAGC&srno=t_1&query=R7+265+2GD5+OC+2+GB&affid=svmtruegma

 

[Pushparaaj]

Thanks for ur info..
Again, I am having m5a88m motherboard, PCI 2.0 express.. Will my motherboard is compatible with r7 265 which has pci 3.0????

 

[SVMreborn]

Although the Radeon R7 265 has a PCI-express 3.0 connection and your motherboard has a PCI-express 2.0 slot the PCI-express interface is backwardly compatible. Therefore it will work.

 

[Pushparaaj]

Thanks.. I thought it might burn my GPU interface, i will be happy if nothing happens to my board...
Also how much ram and PSU does requires for better performance with Radeon R7 265????
I am having 4 Gb Ram and Corsair 550W PSU as minimal... Will that be sufficient or i should increase some property???
(I am planning to increase my ram)

 

[SVMreborn]

Yes 550W will be sufficient.

 

[Pushparaaj]

Oh my goodness!! thanks a lot..
Now i am surprised that
Sapphire AMD/ATI Radeon R9 270 is worth of Rs. 13,860 and
Sapphire AMD/ATI R7 265 2 GB is worth of Rs.12,539..

http://yahoo.store.flipkart.com/sapphire-amd-ati-r7-265-2-gb-ddr5-graphics-card/p/itmduxmhpgsgsarg?pid=GRCDUXMHPHSA3JDF&icmpid=reco_hp_historyFooter_na_na_1

http://yahoo.store.flipkart.com/sapphire-amd-ati-radeon-r9-270-boost-oc-2-gb-ddr5-graphics-card/p/itmdsa4vzqeshbmp?pid=GRCDSA4VZQESHBMP&icmpid=reco_hp_personalhistoryFooter_na_na_1

which card will be money worth?? and review about R9 270 with goods & drawbacks...
does it supports my pc like r7 265???

plz......

 

[bob hays]

the 270 is the better value for that price

 

[SVMreborn]

So your budget is around Rs 14,000 ??

In that case I will definately suggest you to go for the R9 270X -> http://dl.flipkart.com/dl/sapphire-amd-ati-radeon-dual-x-r9-270x-boost-oc-2-gb-ddr5-graphics-card/p/itmdtp5j69ssu9gj?pid=GRCDTP5J69SSU9GJ&srno=t_1&query=r9+270&affid=svmtruegma


It is a great card and is comparable to the GTX 760(Rs 18,000 +) which is a lot more expensive.

R9 270X > R9 270 > R9 265 > GTX 750 TI


Edit :-

Yes it supports your PC.

 

[Pushparaaj]

is there any drawbacks in R9 270X..??
& Whats the difference in R9 270 Dual-X vs R9 270X.. and it also says that i should have minimum 600W as PSU, but i have recently bought corsair 550W... What to do with this...???

 

[bob hays]

550w is more than enough

the 270 dual x means the graphics card is a r9 270 with a "Dual-X" cooler design
the r9 270x means the graphics card is a 29 270x.

The 2nd one is better

 

[SVMreborn]

Bob is right. Don't bother with the "Dual-X" thingy. It is just a cooler design and is used for marketing purposes too.

What you need to understand is that "R9 270" and "R9 270X" are two different card. R9 270X is the better one.
So if your budget is around Rs 14k, you should get the R9 270X. It is a great card and is probably the best value for money GPU available in India right now.

And yes 550W will be enough. Even 500W is enough for your system.

 

[Pushparaaj]

Thanks a lot people.. & thanks for ur kind answers... I can pick this as my final solution...