Graphics The best Nvidia for £250?

Hello Folks,

I have a budget of £250 to spend on a Nvidia card and was hoping to get some advice as to which one to purchase.

I have been looking at the Gigabyte http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-gigabyte-gtx-760-pcie-30-(x16)-6008mhz-gddr5-gpu-1085mhz-boost-1150mhz-cores-1152-dport-dvi-d-dv and the MSI http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-214-MS

Would very much appreciate your input and alternatives. Thanks

 

I'd go EVGA personally - this one in fact

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-...08mhz-gddr5-gpu-1072mhz-boost-1137mhz-cores-1

or maybe even this at a slight stretch to your budget

EVGA 760 F.T.W.

Edit: Just to clarify why I prefer EVGA it's because of their warranty - if you ever wanted to sell the card on you can just transfer the warranty to the buyer unlike other companies...

 

My very old 8800GTS is still running! Only had to clean it once.

 

Thanks for your reply. Warranty aside, don't the other cards outperform the EVGA?

 

All cards are within a few % of each other unless they come with silly overclocks.

For Nvidia cards EVGA is best due to warranty.

 

As mrbungle says you're only looking at a couple of % at best - in some rare cases you can see big differences but, looking at reviews, the gigabyte, for example, on gets 1-2fps more on something like Crysis 3 than the stock card.

 

I think the 760s are overpriced. There were a spat eof reduced 670s for sub £200. There were some deals on 680s; a better buy imo. Not sure if there any still about?

Does it have to be nvidia? In that price range I would look at a decent 7950 for sub £200.

 

If it's Nvidia for you then why aren't you getting something like a GTX 670 or a GTX 680 even? The 760 is almost exactly the same as the GTX 670 performance wise for a very low price in the low £200 mark. If you look for a good deal you can get a GTX 680 for about the same price as what you're looking at.

The newer card isn't always better.

 

I would also recommend looking at 670/80s rather than the 7 series at that price point.

 

+1 on the 670 they are so good I bought 4 of them lol

 

whatever you decide, make sure it's EVGA.

 

I have to back up Domestic_ginger, why does it have to be Nvidia? You can get a 280X for £230.

 

What's up with a 680? Failing that, a superclocked or F-T-W 670.

Don't be sucked in by the 760, when better cards are available.

 

If it *MUST* be a Nvidia card the look for a GTX680. It is better than the 760 in every regard.

760's are good as long as they are below £200.

Going outside of Nvidia (why not?) then the HD7970Ghz / R9 280x and even the cheaper 7950 are all worthy of a look.

 

Blimey - didn't realise how much 680s had dropped in price - definitely one of those then over a 760 then. A quick look around reveals this one for about £250 but no EVGAs for that price. Also this one for less than £250 on Scan's today only page which will expire soon