Best performance at 225$?

[endlessmike133]

Which GPU will give me the best performance at 225$?

 

[tweakboy]

Why this 225 figure.

You surely cant get a GTX 470 for that price, so best bang for buck right now is

460 1GB for under 200 dollars is your best choice.

 

[endlessmike133]

Why this 225 figure.

You surely cant get a GTX 470 for that price, so best bang for buck right now is

460 1GB for under 200 dollars is your best choice.

Well 225 is the most I can spends, thanks for replying and I'll look into that GTX 460.

 

[happy medium]

Evga gtx460 FTW at newegg for 229$ and $209 AR is the fastest card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130575

 

[RavenSEAL]

GTX460/HD6850/HD6870/HD5850/HD5870.

The 6870/5870 would be my top picks, considering OCing.

 

[endlessmike133]

Thanks for everything guys, but I have a question.

Is overclocking ABSOLUTELY necessary to get the best performance out of these cards? I'm kinda worried that OCing might kill my CPU or mobo.

 

[happy medium]

GTX460/HD6850/HD6870/HD5850/HD5870.

The 6870/5870 would be my top picks, considering OCing.

He asked for the best performing card at 225$ not what you would pick.
No offence.

 

[mnewsham]

What resolution are you gaming at? 460 1GB will be your best bang for buck IMHO at that price point and will give you decent performance in all but 2560x1600.



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[RavenSEAL]

He asked for the best performing card at 225$ not what you would pick.
No offence.

Hmmm? HD 6870/HD5870 > GTX 460 FTW

Same price range.

 

[Termie]

RavenSeal is right. Right now, there's a much better deal than all of those listed above: HD5870 for $200. No question it beats the nVidia options: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2131303. The GTX460 FTW is overpriced.

 

[happy medium]

Thanks for everything guys, but I have a question.

Is overclocking ABSOLUTELY necessary to get the best performance out of these cards? I'm kinda worried that OCing might kill my CPU or mobo.

As long as you have a good power supply , you have no worries.
It will not kill other components.
No one says you have to overclock anyway.

 

[PingviN]

You can get HD5870 for roughly $200, that's your best bet.

 

[happy medium]

RavenSeal is right. Right now, there's a much better deal than all of those listed above: HD5870 for $200. No question it beats the nVidia options: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2131303. The GTX460 FTW is overpriced.

I missed that deal.

After the 5th of January the gtx460 ftw will be/should be the best deal.

 

[mnewsham]

I missed that deal.

After the 5th of January the gtx460 ftw will be/should be the best deal.

Might see a price drop after 560 release as well.

 

[flexcore]

5870 at $200 is way better than 460 and
6870 at $210 is way better than 460

 

[snarl]

My guess would be;

AMD 6870 1GB
Nvidia 460 1GB

 

[Insomniator]

5870 or you can get some GTX 470's for less than 225 after rebate. Both from newegg...

You can certainly do better than a 460 1GB for $225.

 

[digitaldurandal]

5870 deal is the way to go right now.

 

[Wreckage]

GTX 470 which is far faster than a 6870 would be your best bet at that price range.

 

[toyota]

GTX 470 which is far faster than a 6870 would be your best bet at that price range.

far faster? at 1920 there is a 2% difference...

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[Grooveriding]

A 5870 is the fastest card with that price ceiling. In some instances the 6870 will be the fastest.

Take your pick, it's 5870 or 6870.

 

[DominionSeraph]

Best performance is either that 5870 or GTX 470.

I'd pick the 5870 unless you have an affinity for house fires.

 

[Spikesoldier]

225? a 5870 on sale

 

[RussianSensation]

Hd5870.

 

[nenforcer]

Here is the GTX 470 everyone is talking about

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130550

after rebate it puts it right at your price point.

Only trouble is the amount of power it consumes and the amount of heat it puts out.