What gpu to get for gaming

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Hay guys i need help what gpu i should get my budget is around $300-$350 nz dollars but could stretch out a little bit for a better card.

thanks for help :-)

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Asus HD7970 Direct CU II 

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best you could get would probably be a 7870

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pbtech has got both the 7870 ($316) and gtx660 ($304) on clearance at the moment both are great cards,

http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=c&p=video_cards

the 7970 is a great card but you are looking north of $500nz for one of those at the moment.

Also check out http://www.graphicscard.co.nz, they look to have great prices, haven't used them myself yet.

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thanks guys 

just a question is this a good card for the price http://www.dragonpc.co.nz/p.aspx?247046

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nz...

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AMD R9-280X

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No

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it's not a good cooler meaning it will run hotter and be able to OverClock less because it has less headroom.

BUT. that is a 7950 nevertheless so it will by default run faster than all the other linked 7870s

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1+

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so would it be better to get a 7870 and oc heaps and save some money because the 7950 cant really over clock 

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the 7950 is probably the best OC'ing card there is.

The average OC on the 7950 is about 1100Mhz from a 800/900Mhz base clock.

as long as you buy a card with good cooler the 7950 is EPIC.

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If you're willing to get your hands dirty, I'd suggest getting a 7950 and then putting an Arctic Accelero Xtreme 7970 on it.  Coolest, quietest, fastest combination you can get.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127667

http://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-Accelero-Xtreme-7970-Cooler/dp/B0074VVK52/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382237563&sr=8-1&keywords=arctic+accelero+7970

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What resolution are you going to be gaming at?

Any plans for running multiple monitors?

Will try and help you save some money if I can, as we get pretty ripped off for hardware prices in nz =/

Also if you are wanting to do some overclocking on your new gpu, try and grab one with an aftermarket cooling unit instead of the reference design, worth the extra $10-$20 you'll often pay as you can push it alot further to get more frames than a standard one.

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I think getting an ASUS 7850 2GB Direct CU II is a good option its just under 200$. I would never pay more than 200$ for a card because they come out with new ones all the time and the ones 200 and under are adequate to play any and upcoming games. Or you could wait for the high end R7 series or low to mid range R9 series. I think those have pretty good price points. And with this card you can check out Logans review on it :)

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yeah it sucks too pay so much for hardware,

im going to get a new monitor and only one. at least a 1920x1080 i think

yeah ill try to find some good deals on 7950 but there over $400 for a aftermaket cooler

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yeah i would get that for the price but in nz its so expensive for hardware. 

its around $300 in NZ

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im in nz so i dont think u can get a artic accelero cooler its sucks because i cant use amazon in nz or neweeg.

but its a good idea i was thinking about that be4 

they are about $100 in new zealand 

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http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=1105772 this looks good for the money or should i go for a http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=1379702 and this thing looks beast its huge does it have the best cooling http://pricespy.co.nz/product.php?p=1318540

also is a 970 chipset good for overclocking a 8350 and how much can it overclock

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HD 7970 or 280X.