Selecting a gaming graphics card

[mastan]

Hi all,

I'm putting together a new budget gaming rig, but I am at a loss as to which graphics card to purchase. I had already decided for this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121801 but after reading some customer reviews it seems the graphics card suffers from severe driver issues (unless this is no longer the case?). So I'm again asking the community for help. I don't OC and I mostly play SWTOR. My budget is roughly 240 $ (or 175 € as I live in the EU) and my setup is the following:

PCPartPicker part list: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/3bk5Y
Price breakdown by merchant: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/3bk5Y/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/3bk5Y/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (€97.90 @ Caseking)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (€15.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€58.40 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€81.68 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€69.90 @ Caseking)
Total: €323.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-17 09:08 CET+0100)

Thank you very much.

 

[david271749]

Gtx 750ti would be good for $150.

 

[ak47jar3d]

I would say to get r7 270x and the best value for the price. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202050

 

[subhadeep082012-1331288]

I would say to get r7 270x and the best value for the price. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202050

Its not the r7 its the r9 270X and yes the r9 270X has a greater price/performance ratio

 

[ak47jar3d]

Typo. Thanks for correcting me, this new naming convention for amd always gets me.

 

[Deleted member 1272578]

I'd get a GTX 560, they go for pretty cheap these days.

 

[subhadeep082012-1331288]

I'd get a GTX 560, they go for pretty cheap these days.

Dude,please dont suggest any Fermi cards these days,a 270X is quite the same price as the GTX 560 and 270x performs better

 

[Deleted member 1272578]

I'd get a GTX 560, they go for pretty cheap these days.

Dude,please dont suggest any Fermi cards these days,a 270X is quite the same price as the GTX 560 and 270x performs better

I got one on ebay for £60.

 

[subhadeep082012-1331288]

I'd get a GTX 560, they go for pretty cheap these days.

Dude,please dont suggest any Fermi cards these days,a 270X is quite the same price as the GTX 560 and 270x performs better

I got one on ebay for £60.

Who wants fermi when maxwell and GCN has arrived,you should spend money so that you dont need to worry for a couple of years

 

[mastan]

It seems I'll have to up my budget a little since the r9 270x you suggested costs over 275 bucks where I come from. I think I'll risk an extra few euros and just buy SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 OC WITH BOOST (it costs 16 € more).

Thank you very much again. I absolutely love this site.