I have always had the luxury of having a really good deal come my way when it comes to GPU's and when I first got into gaming, it was because of a 400 dollar GPU that was literally just given to me since the guy won a contest and didn't need it since he had a better one anyways.
I had to since then replace the GPU since it got old the thing would get too hot despite my best efforts to cool it off, water cooling, fans, dusting, etc.... the works. It was time for an upgrade regardless.
The moment I got my Radeon 6870, I was happy since I got it on a super crazy discount but I know that one day I will have to swap it out since as always, things will get old and you will need to update to the newer ports, slots, etc....
My question is, what do you all look for in a graphics card when you want to game that doesn't break the bank? I want a card that is not only good for gaming but doesn't break the bank at the same time no matter what time I plan to upgrade since I am not sure if I am going to do it anytime soon or not. I don't want a card that is going to be cheap and a waste of money but at the same time, I don't want to get a card that is overly expensive in terms of too much price, not enough performance, or good performance but requires you own your own personal power plant to power the thing. I was looking at some Radeon R9 cards and those things are power hungry!
I had to since then replace the GPU since it got old the thing would get too hot despite my best efforts to cool it off, water cooling, fans, dusting, etc.... the works. It was time for an upgrade regardless.
The moment I got my Radeon 6870, I was happy since I got it on a super crazy discount but I know that one day I will have to swap it out since as always, things will get old and you will need to update to the newer ports, slots, etc....
My question is, what do you all look for in a graphics card when you want to game that doesn't break the bank? I want a card that is not only good for gaming but doesn't break the bank at the same time no matter what time I plan to upgrade since I am not sure if I am going to do it anytime soon or not. I don't want a card that is going to be cheap and a waste of money but at the same time, I don't want to get a card that is overly expensive in terms of too much price, not enough performance, or good performance but requires you own your own personal power plant to power the thing. I was looking at some Radeon R9 cards and those things are power hungry!