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  1. marinkvasina TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 246   +8

    What would u say the best gpu is around the price range of 300 dollars?
    I preffer AMD Radeon
    but u can suggest nvidia GPU too.

    tnx
    marinkvasina, Jan 19, 2012
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  2. Ranger12 TechSpot Booster Posts: 474   +34

    Looks like it comes down to either the 6950 or the 560 ti. Both are right around 300. I'm a radeon fan so I'd go with the 6950 but the 560 ti is a good card as well. Techspot will have a good review for both of these cards.
    Ranger12, Jan 19, 2012
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  3. Ranger12 TechSpot Booster Posts: 474   +34

    Although now that I think about it with radeon starting to release 7xxx series cards and the rumors of nvidia's new cards coming the first half of the year it might be good to wait and see how prices drop.
    Ranger12, Jan 19, 2012
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  4. marinkvasina TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 246   +8

    marinkvasina, Jan 19, 2012
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  5. Ranger12 TechSpot Booster Posts: 474   +34

    yes the 6xxx series was not really an upgrade in raw performance. The 6xxx series are typically smaller, run cooler, consume less power and scale better when in crossfire. Some I believe were also cheaper than the previous 5xxx series.
    Ranger12, Jan 19, 2012
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  6. slh28 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,683   +105

    The 5970 is a dual GPU card like the 6990 (yes, the naming is confusing). I don't think it's on sale any more as it is a previous generation card.
    slh28, Jan 19, 2012
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  7. LNCPapa TS Special Forces Posts: 3,950   +120

    The 5970 is faster than the 6950 and 6970, but you'll find when you get into heavily tessellated scenes both of those "slower" cards will beat a 5970 fairly easily. Tessellation is a feature you're starting to see often in newer games that support DirectX 11. The 5970 is also difficult to find these days as it's now 2 generations back and even the ones you see on craigslist or the like are for upward of $400 most of the time.
    LNCPapa, Jan 19, 2012
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  8. marinkvasina TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 246   +8

    hmm so for this price best is 6950?
    marinkvasina, Jan 20, 2012
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  9. Relic TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,368   +11

    The 560ti and 6950 as pointed out are the best in the ~$300 price range. Tom's Hardware even has them listed in their monthly best-bang roundup. If you can't decide what one is better, look at different benchmark performances. One may perform better than the other in a game you heavily play.

    But I would second Rangers suggestion of holding onto that money. In the next few months we will likely be seeing several new cards coming out and it would be a shame to buy an expensive card right now only to have something better come out a couple months from now at a much better price point.
    Relic, Jan 20, 2012
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  10. marinkvasina TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 246   +8

    how much can i expect the price to go down?
    lets say its 300$ now, how much would it be in a few months?

    and also, what manufacturer is best, like Gygabite , MSI or?
    marinkvasina, Jan 20, 2012
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  11. Ranger12 TechSpot Booster Posts: 474   +34

    I can't really tell ya how much the price would drop. Any of my guesses would just be a shot in the dark. I can personally recommend an Asus card or an XFX card. My last two have been XFX cards and they never gave me a problem. I also had no problem with my Asus card and the packaging that card came in was just awesome. Those are the only two company's in recent history I've done business with.
    Ranger12, Jan 20, 2012
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  12. marinkvasina TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 246   +8

    idk about asus, i got a pro silent blue fan from them
    it gave me a lot of issuses and its a lot louder than an standard fan
    marinkvasina, Jan 20, 2012
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  13. slh28 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,683   +105

    In all honesty I would just go for the cheapest option because at the end of the day the chip is the same. The only difference between manufacturers is the cooling solution and the warranty period. You might see some pre-overclocked versions but you can usually get much higher clocks yourself from a standard card anyway.
    slh28, Jan 20, 2012
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  14. marinkvasina TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 246   +8

    what about AMD Radeon 6950 Sapphire 2GB DDR5 256bit
    the product i found has 2 coolers, is that a lot betther than just 1?
    marinkvasina, Jan 20, 2012
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  15. klepto12 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,360   +9

    the GTX 560 Ti 448 is better than the 6950 in raw performance and can be overclocked to within a few fps of a gtx 580. all for around the $299 range
    klepto12, Jan 20, 2012
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  16. slh28 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,683   +105

    The best 6950's are the ones which can be unlocked to 6970 ;) and usually it's the reference cards which you can unlock.
    slh28, Jan 21, 2012
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  17. candle_86 Newcomer, in training

    560ti 448 is hands down the best in the price range, they OC like champs and from personal experince as I own 2 in SLI they walk all over everything else @ 300, unless you find a GTX570 on sale lol.
    candle_86, Jan 22, 2012
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  18. PC nerd TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 263   +23

    PC nerd, Jan 27, 2012
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