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Re: Best Gaming Cards for the Money (Tom's Hardware)
« Reply #140 on: June 14, 2012, 05:21:22 PM »
Nice update. I'll be in the market for an nvidia card soon. TriniXjin's putting together his first gaming rig.

Keep my HD 5870 in mind for him, nuh... :happy0203:
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Re: Best Gaming Cards for the Money (Tom's Hardware)
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Re: Best Gaming Cards for the Money (Tom's Hardware)
« Reply #141 on: June 14, 2012, 10:41:19 PM »
lol, was more thinking a GTX 560

may even let him run with Intel HD 4000 for a while so he can appreciate the upgrade to discreet graphics after.

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Re: Best Gaming Cards for the Money (Tom's Hardware)
« Reply #142 on: August 29, 2012, 12:36:20 PM »
August 2012 update

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After more than a month missing in action, the Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition is finally available. We've seen a few price adjustments recently, but the real news is the rumored Radeon HD 7990, GeForce GTX 660 Ti, and GeForce GTX 650.

Detailed graphics card specifications and reviews are great—that is, if you have the time to do the research. But at the end of the day, what a gamer needs is the best graphics card within a certain budget.

So, if you don’t have the time to research the benchmarks, or if you don’t feel confident enough in your ability to pick the right card, then fear not. We at Tom’s Hardware have come to your aid with a simple list of the best gaming cards offered for the money.

August Updates

When AMD launched its Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition card on June 22nd, it claimed boards would show up the following Monday, with widespread availability 10 days later. More than a month later, we were still waiting for the first card to show up. As of right now, there are a handful of models selling on Newegg, the least-expensive of which is $450.

That compares favorably to the $500 GeForce GTX 680 (though the 680 fell out of favor shortly after $400 GeForce GTX 670s started showing up). We're glad that AMD got its Catalyst 12.7 beta driver package out to customers so quickly, but find it ridiculous that AMD even threw a 10-day figure out there.

Then again, we're sure AMD has other things on its mind, like the anticipated Radeon HD 7990. You heard us: the expected replacement for AMD's dual-GPU 6990 should upon us soon to answer Nvidia's GeForce GTX 690. We first reported on a late-August launch back in July. According to that report, the Radeon HD 7990 is thought to employ six-pin PCIe power connectors, 6 GB of GDDR5 memory, and a price tag slightly lower than Nvidia's flagship. Of course, we'll need to wait for hardware to land in our lab before confirming any of those rumors.

Nvidia is expected to launch a new product soon as well, though it's going to be a more mainstream offering. The company's Kepler architecture hasn't yet permeated into every price point. There's a big hole between the GeForce GT 640 and GeForce GTX 670. That's where the rumored GeForce GTX 660 Ti and 650 are expected to land. We've already previewed the 660 Ti's leaked specs. And, assuming they're legitimate, the card is essentially a GeForce GTX 670 with a narrower memory interface. Finally, we're also hearing talk of a GeForce GTX 650, which is expected to use the GK107 GPU in Nvidia's GeForce GT 640 coupled to faster GDDR5 memory. If the rumors prove true, both cards will go a long way in proliferating the Kepler architecture.

Speaking of the GeForce GT 640, we're disappointed to see it still selling for $110, particularly since AMD's Radeon HD 7750 easily beats it for the same price.

In other news, GeForce GTX 460s are basically gone and dual-GPU GeForce GTX 690s are a little easier to find.

As for AMD's products, the Radeon HD 7970 continues to sell for about $440, although one or two models are slightly cheaper. That's closer to where it needs to be in order to outshine the $400 GeForce GTX 670. The Radeon HD 7870 dropped about $10, and can now be found for $290. Conversely, the Radeon HD 7950 and 7850 are about $10 more expensive, hitting $350 and $250, respectively.

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Re: Best Gaming Cards for the Money (Tom's Hardware)
« Reply #143 on: August 29, 2012, 02:44:30 PM »
Nice update. Good times, good times.

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