What Graphics Cards to Buy

[ojasmm]

Hi, This is my first post and I am looking for a graphics card to play Far Cry 4 and Call of Duty advanced warfare at 60 fps on max setting at steady framerates. My budget is $250 but I'll go up to 275 if I have to.

 

[TheCheapGamer]

Radeon R9 280x for around $250 on Newegg. Decent GPU, 3GB VRAM, easily max games like FC4 and AW on 1080p resolution.

 

[Sandstorm3000]

I highly suggest the Nvidia GeForce GTX960, this card will cost you 200 dollars. So highly within your price range
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121913 (asus)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487091 (evga)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127843&cm_re=Msi_960-_-14-127-843-_-Product (MSI)

 

[ojasmm]

Which r9 280x should I get and what power supply, I have a intel i7 3770 and 12 gb ddr3 ram. Plus is this gpu future proof?

 

[TheCheapGamer]

Which r9 280x should I get and what power supply, I have a intel i7 3770 and 12 gb ddr3 ram. Plus is this gpu future proof?

The R9 280x is a slightly better option than the GTX 960 in my opinion with the extra GB of VRAM, I have a GTX 760 and I can play most games at high settings, decent framerates so yes. For your price range, the 280x would be a decent choice.

You may need a 550w 80+ Bronze for a PSU to be 'sufficient' anything more than that is perfect!

*edit*
Some forums are saying a minimum of a 600w PSU, but that is for a AMD CPU build which does consume more power than Intel CPU's.

 

[kapitalistas]

have no idea about far cry 4,but for COD AW to get 60fps on high you wanna get GTX980.

 

[ojasmm]

Which r9 280x should I get and what power supply, I have a intel i7 3770 and 12 gb ddr3 ram. Plus is this gpu future proof?

The R9 280x is a slightly better option than the GTX 960 in my opinion with the extra GB of VRAM, I have a GTX 760 and I can play most games at high settings, decent framerates so yes. For your price range, the 280x would be a decent choice.

You may need a 550w 80+ Bronze for a PSU to be 'sufficient' anything more than that is perfect!

*edit*
Some forums are saying a minimum of a 600w PSU, but that is for a AMD CPU build which does consume more power than Intel CPU's.

ok but which brand has the best r9 280x and which brand has the best r9 290 because I might get that when it goes on sale

 

[TheCheapGamer]

Personally I love the R9 290. My friend has the MSI Gaming R9 290 and he has no complaints at all! MSI are extremely good with GPU's and so are Gigabyte. I guess it depends on your colour scheme you want. I think MSI are the better option but that is just me.

A good PSU for the R9 290 would be a 650w 80+ Bronze to play safe.