I need advice on the right card ASAP

Thatbonokid · 12-08-10, 03:37 PM

Ive got 180 dollars and im going to order a new graphics card off of newegg. What would you guys say my best choice is?

MattNo5ss · 12-08-10, 04:22 PM

Definitely GTX460 1GB or HD6850

GTX460 1GB is a little better performance wise and can OC like a beast.

nightelph · 12-08-10, 05:47 PM

+1 for GTX460 1GB. They OC like mad, too.

Thatbonokid · 12-09-10, 07:48 AM

hows this?
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0352640

wonderkid · 12-09-10, 08:48 AM

The SE is a good card but remember it has some shader units disabled so it won't preform as well as a standard GTX 460, although I've heard the 460 SEs have great OC headroom as well

Thatbonokid · 12-09-10, 09:05 AM

But its still gonna crush my gtx 260, right?

wonderkid · 12-09-10, 09:12 AM

Oh yeah

EarthDog · 12-09-10, 10:06 AM

I wouldnt get the SE, no. That thing is crippled. Get the 460 1GB with full cores. For $10 more NOT including MIR (and under your budget), you can get a better card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Mappin...82E16814500169

MattNo5ss · 12-09-10, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by EarthDog

I wouldnt get the SE, no. That thing is crippled. Get the 460 1GB with full cores. For $10 more NOT including MIR (and under your budget), you can get a better card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Mappin...82E16814500169

+1. Get the non-SE GTX460 1GB or don't get a GTX460.

wonderkid · 12-09-10, 11:22 AM

Yeah personally with $180 to spend I'd get the 1gb GTX 460 or the HD6850, it just depends on your brand preference really, stock within like ~3 FPS of each other depending on the game.

It might help better to know what kind of monitor you have and what your screen resolution is, and what your future plans are, do you plan to go SLI or Xfire? Etc . .

qubit · 12-19-10, 06:40 AM

Yup, get a GTX 460 1GB and no SE version. Nothing less is worth spending on.

cpyfx · 12-19-10, 07:29 AM

A couple of days ago this card was $114.99 after rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127512

HongKongFever · 12-20-10, 09:41 PM

you should get some sli 240GT's on a serious note i got an evga 460GTX 1gb for 185$ after taxes there was a 20$mir that i never got because i bought it on the day that the rebate ended, and it's a pretty nice card

Jayws · 12-26-10, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by cpyfx

A couple of days ago this card was $114.99 after rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127512

I would have grabbed it at that price even though you would've lost 256mb of graphics ram on that version. The price shot back up now though, oh well.

I'll give the 460 GTX 1Gb version another +1 recommendation. There's an MSI card on newegg right now for $160 after $20 MIR which I'm sure you'll get eventually if you follow the instructions and send it in on time.

Grief · 12-26-10, 05:47 PM

Got to agree with the crowd, GTX 460 is preety much the card too go for at that price range.

magik_missles · 12-27-10, 10:02 PM

Just be aware of the 768mb version of the card is only 192-bit memory interface and the 1gb card is the full 256-bit memory interface. I bought the 1gb PNY GTX 460 this past weekend.

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Thatbonokid Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Michigan	hows this? http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0352640
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12-09-10, 08:48 AM	#5
wonderkid Registered Join Date: Nov 2010	The SE is a good card but remember it has some shader units disabled so it won't preform as well as a standard GTX 460, although I've heard the 460 SEs have great OC headroom as well
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12-09-10, 09:05 AM	Thread Starter #6
Thatbonokid Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Michigan	But its still gonna crush my gtx 260, right?
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wonderkid Registered Join Date: Nov 2010	Oh yeah
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EarthDog Senior PITA Member Overclockers.com Editor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stuck in Maryland...	I wouldnt get the SE, no. That thing is crippled. Get the 460 1GB with full cores. For $10 more NOT including MIR (and under your budget), you can get a better card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Mappin...82E16814500169 __________________ Should I R0 my SSD? / SandyBridge / Ivybridge Overclocking Guide / AMD Overclocking Guide / Power Supply Guide SSD Reliability/Write Endurance / JOIN THE BENCHING TEAM! / Bulldozer Overclocking Guide / Forum Etiquette Want to see your writing featured on the overclockers.com Front Page? PM me, I can help! "We have more information and more ways of accessing it than ever, yet seem increasingly less inclined to do so."- Michael Wilbon
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12-09-10, 11:22 AM	#10
wonderkid Registered Join Date: Nov 2010	Yeah personally with $180 to spend I'd get the 1gb GTX 460 or the HD6850, it just depends on your brand preference really, stock within like ~3 FPS of each other depending on the game. It might help better to know what kind of monitor you have and what your screen resolution is, and what your future plans are, do you plan to go SLI or Xfire? Etc . .
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qubit Registered Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: The quantum well (UK region)	Yup, get a GTX 460 1GB and no SE version. Nothing less is worth spending on. __________________ Intel E8500 (EO stepping) @ 1THz Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P v1.0 Zalman 8700 4GB (2 sticks) OCZ Flex 2 PC2-9200 (1150MHz DDR2) Zotac GTX 285 WD Caviar Black 640GB / WD Caviar Black 1TB x2 (Raptor X now retired) Whatever optical drive I've chucked in there right now iiyama ProLite E2607WS-1 (1920x1200 26" LCD) Coolermaster HAF 922 Win7 64-bit / XP 32 & 64-bit
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12-19-10, 07:29 AM	#12
cpyfx Member Join Date: Apr 2002	A couple of days ago this card was $114.99 after rebate. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127512 __________________ Gigabyte GA-z68x-ud3h-b3 2500k 8gb g.skill rip jaws Xigmatek hdt-s1283 Msi N460GTX 768mb Thermaltake pure power 500watt. 1tb sata 320gb sata Fractal Design Arc Midi case
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12-20-10, 09:41 PM	#13
HongKongFever Registered Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC	you should get some sli 240GT's on a serious note i got an evga 460GTX 1gb for 185$ after taxes there was a 20$mir that i never got because i bought it on the day that the rebate ended, and it's a pretty nice card
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12-26-10, 05:47 PM	#15
Grief Member Join Date: Jul 2010	Got to agree with the crowd, GTX 460 is preety much the card too go for at that price range.
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12-27-10, 10:02 PM	#16
magik_missles Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: TX	Just be aware of the 768mb version of the card is only 192-bit memory interface and the 1gb card is the full 256-bit memory interface. I bought the 1gb PNY GTX 460 this past weekend. __________________ Intel i5-3570k Xigmatek Gaia ASRock z77 Extreme4 2x4 GB Corsair XMS3 1600mhz DDR3 500 GB WD Caviar Blue HDD XFX Double D Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 700W OCZ ModXStream Pro Antec 300
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