Affordable Yet Realiable Gpu

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Im looking for a Gpu that can run bf3 wow gw2 and more games ultra setting but will be stable for recording and streaming i heard the 670 is the best but thats kids outa my budget then i heard the new 660ti is amazing but i need more peoples inputs! anyone have first person exp with the cards? and if so which one? trying to go 350$ max

 

 

Specs:

I5 3570k 5.0ghz o/c 70'c

kingston ssd 120gb

corsair vengance 1600 8gb

corsair h80 liquid cooling push pull config

corsair  (big corsaid fan if u cant tell) gs700 wat psu

Z77x-UP5TH Motherboard

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660ti or 7950 will be your two best options.

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Ive never went with any amd products how do they compare?

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CPU's = Meh

GPU's = YES

AMD's GPU are usally performing right around Nvidia's GPU's usally at a lower cost. They're fine, when it comes down to it find a GPU from Nvidia and AMD that fits your price range, look at benchmarks and make an educated decision to what best suits YOUR needs. 660ti and 7950 both are great cards, they both leapfrog between each other in a lot of games so look at benchmarks and compare. 

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Through looking at gpu's all i seem to notice is the core clock >.> 

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well heres the gpus im looking at 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127696 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102991

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202003&Tpk=Sapphire%20HD%207950%20Vapor-X.

What i read is the vapor one is far more powerful? ive never bought a gpu before

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Soulreverent, BuffCareBear wanted you to look at game benchmarks.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6159/the-geforce-gtx-660-ti-review/21

Look at the benchmarks in the review and pick the card that does better in the games you play.

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Well From the bench marks i think im gonna go with the 7950 they dont have any test for gw2 or wow which are 2 main games i play but im pretty positive that it will be fine

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The vapor x is a better cooler then a stock cooler and can be overclocked higher.

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But the core clock is lower unless its on boost and im not sure how to o/c a gpu only my cpu -.-

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WoW can get maxed by almost any mid ranged GPU, I'm running a 6950 and GW2 runs around 40-60FPS on high. BF3 near 60FPS, benchmarks speak for themselves.

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Well im a streamer as well as make videos so you gotta add that into consideration

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u oc your 3570k to 5ghz with the h80? really i have a 3570k also and a h80 but im to afraid to take it that high how did u do it 

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overclockers.com they helped me every step of the way (they say i have a amazingly built one as well)

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7850 is the best budget gpu ever in the history of the world.

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If you need to overclock it, go get MSI Afterburner, and tweak it through that. You can't tweak the shaders through MSI with AMD cards, if I remember correctly, but you can tweak the voltage, and clocks.

I'd look at some overclocking references first, so you don't over-volt, and fry the GPU.

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How do i decide between the Sapphire Hd 7950 vapor x or the Sapphire Hd 7950 dual x

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You save $100 and get a 7850 and win at life

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I need a good gpu for up to date video recording and for school not a older out of date one id have to replace sooner -.- and if i ever need to i can go dual sli

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get the vapor x 7950 its got the best cooler