Hi there,
I seem to not see many graphics card deals on OzBargain.
I am looking to build a high-end computer to play very high quality graphics and make screen capture.
Which is the best high-end graphics for high value for this purpose?
Where to get the best deals for these cards?
I am fine to pay a bit for the amazing quality.
Any help is appreciated.
gonna need alot more than a high-end graphics card for a high-end gaming pc.
1080p, 1440p or higher?
If want to capture gameplay, check out the new Nvidia cards (ie 6xx and above). They have "shadowplay" which will let you record gameplay as well as desktop capture which was included in the latest driver update. I have a GTX670 OC, and it plays BF4 averaging around 70fps on medium settings, so you might want to look at a GTX780 or Titan for the high quality graphics. Or even SLI. If you're wanting to use very high graphics settings, I doubt you're going to find a real bargain.
780 Ti GHz. Picked one up for $929, highest single GPU from Nvidia currently, and that Gigabyte model is one of the best.
Whoa, what do you do with your rig?
Game @ 1200p, all or close to all settings (minus AA) maxed out at a solid 60FPS.
ethereal88 has his priorities in order
You could buy 2 x AMD 290s for that price, which would dominate a 780 Ti.
Nvidia have really slipped on their price points for this generation of GPUs.
Dominate what? Crappy drivers and heat? That Ti runs quiets, runs cool, and there are no driver issues you get with 2 or more cards. That is the whole point why I bought it.
You are clearly an Nvidia fan boy who has not used current gen AMD cards.
As long as you have a non-reference card, and latest drivers - AMD cards do not carry any issues.
I have used my fair share of both current gen Nvidia & AMD cards, and although AMD had problems in the past, its all smooth sailing now.
AMD offer so much bang for buck - they are hard to ignore!
Hes not just Nvidia fanboy hes also Intel fanboy…Hes history in Ozbargain comments definetly suggests your claims about him is certainly true!
The graphics sector .. with AMD.. How can anyone ignore it! Recently they started slashing there prices for all there graphics cards! It truly is hard to ignore value for money!
Article below:
http://wccftech.com/price-cuts-hit-amd-radeon-r9-280x-radeon…
@Cloud Axel: At the moment everyone should be an Intel fanboy for CPUs, given the seriously lacking processors AMD have been dishing out lately, they don't hold a candle to Intel's processors.
If you're after a barebones budget CPU, go for the Pentium Anniversary Edition and overclock the hell out of it, if you're going mid-range i5 4690K, if you're going ball to the walls, i7 4970K, if you want the best, i7 4930K.
There's no place for AMD with CPUs.
GPUs, on the other hand, yes, AMD have got the better price:performance ratio compared to nVidia at the moment. However, both sides have their advantages and disadvantages.
@paulsterio:
No doubt about it :) and also that very much varies on what the processor is and the price point and yes to date there are a few candles that AMD do hold against Intel cheer up , but last I checked this thread was about GPU's?
The A10-7800 also directly competes with the current I3 processor it has upper-hand by 31% in graphics. So there one candle paulsterio. But I'm not going to argue. In advanced what ever argument you have for next time you comment, ill give you the win so dont waste your time defending Intel. I don't want opinions to clash and arguments and sarcasm and attacks and criticisms! Intel is a ruler in high performance for sure! But not in everything is what I am saying. Its just I find fanboys so brainwashed its sorta sad.. I cant be bothered arguing. Just stating some facts that people always seem to miss, ignore and disregard.
@paulsterio:
Btw you and ethereal88 have these criticisms and attacks on me. I really am no longer interested in both your comments and hes.. Your both downers big time. AMD and Intel are definetly awesome, they also have pros and cons like AMD graphics and Nvidia graphics.
Who cares about the APU graphics? They can't max games at 1080p @ 60FPS, they can barely hit medium. If you are not gaming on an APU its trash and the CPU side is spanked by an i3. APUs are a tiny niche that most won't need. If you want a basic box stick a Pentium or i3 in it and use the iGPU. The CPU grunt is what most people need.
That's all well and good, I fully agree that a single R9 290 is much better value, but you obviously have no experience with multi-GPU gaming.
Aside from the extra power and heat considerations (both of which entail more money to solve; hence inflating the price closer to the cost of a 780 Ti), there is also the issue of scaling and micro-stuttering, which is still very problematic with multi-GPU setups given that a majority of game engines are not optimised for this niche demographic of user environments and the fact that both AMD & NVidia don't give two sh*ts about creating proper SLI/CF profiles for games.
The micro-stuttering problem is something inherent in PCI-E bus lane architecture and bandwidth and doesn't seem to be completely eliminated unless you switch to three-way SLI/CF.
The simplistic misconception that two mid-range GPUs in tandem must out-peform a lone high-end GPU is not at all realistic.
The scaling is never 2:1 and there are some games that are so horribly unoptimised for multi-GPUs that you're better off just disabling one card.
It's a total gamble with a lot of unwritten hacking/tweaking needed to do the work that the developers and GPU manufacturers were too goddamned lazy to do in the first place; whereas with a single, high-end GPU, you know that for the next 2 years or so, you're going to be running everything just the way you like it.
After toying around with multi-GPU gaming for 2 years, I've long since come to the conclusion that it's a barely consumer-ready technology and as bad as support for it is with the current generation of games, it can only get worse with more and more console-centric, time-constrained game development.
The average gamer is far better off with one, higher-end GPU than two mid-range GPUs.
@ethereal Ouch i'd feel ripped off if I was you.. I'd rather buy ASUS Radeon R9 290X DirectCU II OC 4GB for a WHOPPING $629 at PCCASEGEAR. Even MSY is currently sold out and their price is $719!
Well, he obviously has different assessments of what means value.
It may be more an intrinsic thing and that's all well and good. He's a budget master as well, according to his other post, so he can definitely afford the 780ti so good on him.
If I didn't have a heap of other commitments I'd be pending on the 780ti as well. Alas no, I'm slumming it with an ex-miner r9 280x that hits all the sweetspots for me.
I couldn't care less. I pay for quality. An extra $200 or $300 is irrelevant.
I'd definetly consider AMD for the price points there at!
Almost a grand for a video card! What type of monitor setup do you have??
Great deals on the 290x also!
Reference 290x - $499
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&c…
Non-Reference 290x - $549
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&c…
R9 290 going for cheap on eBay as all the miners are getting out. That'll probably be your best bet.
If not, this is a good deal:
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&c…
VERY good deal!