As you can see, I don't have a graphics/video card yet.
I'm really struggling to find a suitable one and I thought that the legion of pc guru's that inhabit this website would be able to give me some help.
RESTRICTIONS:
It can't cost more than £170 (give or take) £130 is ideal.
It must be on amazon. (I'm using a gift card to buy things)
All help is much appreciated. Thanks a lot.
This rig is for playing games like Skyrim, TF2, Saints Row. Just games generally with a smooth FPS. It must also have decent processing power and I must be able to run fraps at the same time. I'm fine with rending
I recomend the GTX660 for this system as well as a new power supply has the CX430 is far from ideal in this price range and capability. Here are the FPS a GTX660 gets in various games : http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/660
The GTX660 is 162 euros, cheaper then the 7870 on that site while delivering similar performance. Here is a gameplay while recording with fraps @ 1080p with ultra settings in BF3(quite a demanding game) :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dj2zXtoKE8 The GTX660 keeps the fps 40+ all the time with fraps runing, i am fairly confident it will handle Skyrim and the others very well also.
For a power supply i recomend something along these lines: http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-P1-450S-XXB9-PRO450W-Edition-Supply/dp/B004RJ8EIA/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1356202529&sr=1-2 It has a stronger 12v rail, a 5year warranty and it is the same price, you get more for your money!
7870, incredibly fast, this model is the fastest/smoothest of the bunch. This is in dollars however, it is less than £170. If you can find it on a european site, it would be ideal. You will get incredible FPS with this card, it may perform better on some games than the GTX 680. It also has an incredible amount of processing power, and will handle workloads better than any tricked out Mac.
Good luck with your build man! It looks awesome so far!