GPU advice

[atomicorion]

G'day people
I was wondering if anyone can perhaps point me in the right direction/path as to what GPU is necessary for my build?
Thanks in advance,any help would be greatly appreciated

System Specifications:

I. Processor/CPU:
intel i5-3570K

II. Current Graphics Card:
None

III. Display Resolution:
1920x1080

IV. Power Supply Unit Specification (Brand, Wattage, Ampage, Age). If possible, please provide a link to a website containing the power supply specifications:
Antec VP 550P
http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=705414&fid=5022051

V. Case Specifications(N/A, Model, Length, Low Profile, Cooling, HTPC, Water, Silent):
Corsair Carbide CC500R Black / White
http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-cases/...carbide-series-500r-white-mid-tower-case.html

Purchase Details:

I. Budget? Please be sure to include currency (If not USD), retailer preferences & specify whether rebates are a viable option.
$1300 AUD

II. Any particular preferences (Manufacturer[nV or AMD], Brand[XFX, Sapphire, EVGA, etc], Cooling Solutions)?
Not too familiar with all the brands,but the main thing I look for is quality and reliability.

III. Do you plan to have any Multi-GPU solutions such as Crossfire or SLI?
No

IV. Have you previously looked at a product(s) which you feel would fit your needs?
Yes checked out a few,but as i'm not educated enough about GPU's hence why i'm here

V. What are your needs for this GPU? Which games(If any)do you intend to play? If you have this information at hand, what are the desired detail levels?
I'm a console gamer,so this is my first build into pc gaming.
I am mainly into FPS games.
Not sure if I understand the second part of this question?..

VI. Do you plan on overclocking the card you intend to purchase?
No

Additional Notes
I don't want to spend my hard earned on the best card money can buy,just something that's more than sufficient to play FPS games.
Feel free to add any details that you feel were not covered within this template!

 

[jvroig]

I transferred your post from the sticky thread to here. That thread was a "read this" thread, meant to help newcomers see what info is necessary to include in their query. Their query, however, is meant to go on a separate, new thread. Forum regulars do not check that thread anymore (as it is obviously geared for newcomers), so had your post remained there, you would not have gotten any useful replies.

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[cmdrdredd]

Sapphire vapor-x 7970 or 7950 and be done

 

[Jaydip]

Wait a moment AUD ~USD right?At $1300 AUD you can probably buy 3 670/7970's and call it a day.

 

[hokies83]

If no overclocking get the highest factory overclocked card then and that would be this..
Gtx 670
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814500267

Gtx 680 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162106
http://redirect.anandtech.com/r?url...duct.aspx?Item=N82E16814500267&user=u00000687

 

[DominionSeraph]

GTX 670 or 7950. Whichever is cheaper in your country.

 

[tweakboy]

Is that i5 a quad core ? If so then what is your budget ? we can go from 200 to 600 dollars.

best bang for buck are GeForce Ti cards. DominionSeophie his CPU is sorta budget CPU so why have him spend 380 dollars on a 670. Grab a 460 1GB or a 560 Ti ... they OC well too and will go nicely with your CPU.

If you have money and want something faster, then its Geforce GTX 570 or 670. Your CPU will scale well with any of those cards. gl

 

[Red Hawk]

Hold up people. He says he doesn't need the best card money can buy, and he's only playing at 1080p. Stuff like multiple 670s and 7970s probably aren't what he needs.

atomicorion: What FPS games specifically? This matters because some graphics cards from the two designers (Nvidia designs Geforce cards, AMD designs Radeon cards) perform better in certain games, and certain games are just more graphically demanding overall. For example, the Call of Duty and Left 4 Dead series are pretty light on graphics. Battlefield 3 and Crysis are really tough on the graphics card, with Nvidia doing better in Battlefield 3 while AMD does better in Crysis.

The best single card you can get from Nvidia is the Geforce GTX 680, and the best you can get from AMD is the Radeon HD 7970 GHz edition. If you don't want to spend any more money than necessary and you don't want to overclock, I would recommend either the Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition or the Geforce GTX 660. Both are a full step down from the best. When choosing between Nvidia and AMD, the choice really comes down to what games you are playing. If you are willing to overclock -- that is, run the graphics card at a higher speed than it was designed for -- then you should get the Radeon HD 7950, as it has a reputation for being good at overclocking. Just remember that overclocking is never really guaranteed.

As for brands, there are several manufacturers which take the chips that AMD and Nvidia design and build the actual circuit board around it to make the full graphics card. These manufacturers are EVGA, Sapphire, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, etc. In my experience, I've owned a couple Nvidia cards manufactured by EVGA and they didn't give me any problems. I've owned several AMD cards manufactured by Asus and they've been alright. That's really all I can say on the matter.

 

[atomicorion]

Thanks fellas,for your time and replies
I think Red Hawk best understood my needs and has given me valuable info in purchasing my GPU.
Again,thanks for your replies everyone much appreciated