Which of these GPUs

[Ducky duck]

Which of these GPUs would be best for gaming in the $50 price range.

I want to be able to run Gmod or TF2 withoutconstant lag or any crashing.
Or be able to record BL without lag.

Somewhat atleast 60fps



Or one of these two as a long shot

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[HerpaDerp]

with the gtx 660 you would be able to fly through gmod at at least 100FPS without vsync lol

[TabboHotel]

>750ti
why would you not

[Shitty Puns]

>750ti
why would you not

because a 750 ti is a horrible option at $200? and at $150, too. only good if you find one on sale at around $100, otherwise, there are way better cards around

OP, if you don't mind doing rebates, theres a $70 Powercolor R7 260X on newegg, it will smoke through source games at a VERY high FPS (hell, i can pretty much max out TF2 at 60FPS with Intel HD 4600, source engine runs great on anything)

[HerpaDerp]

Go for a r9 270x or a r9 280x if youre looking around $200 price range, you can find a 280x for around 220 if its on a nice sale

[Champion]

Go for a r9 270x or a r9 280x if youre looking around $200 price range, you can find a 280x for around 220 if its on a nice sale

^^^^ this

[Gytyyhgfffff]

my old gt 520 ran tf2 at 60 fps, and i think it was 60 bucks
same for gmod

[Blockzillahead]

every one of those cards can play tf2 and gmod without lag.

the only ones that can record at the same time without a huge fps drop is gtx 660 and 750.
the gtx 660 is a better bang for buck.

for smooth recording you also need a fast HDD.

[Shitty Puns]

Go for a r9 270x or a r9 280x if youre looking around $200 price range, you can find a 280x for around 220 if its on a nice sale

generally you would be looking at the R9 280 at that price range. R9 280X (X at the end, slightly different model) is typically around $250, i haven't seen it below $220 on sale so it might be slightly out of OP's league

[HerpaDerp]

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=91053&promoid=1413&gclid=CMH8mIDyob8CFUIQ7AodES4ASA

280x for $230, but yeah go for the 280 if you can't afford that  it will fit right in your price range

[Shitty Puns]

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=91053&promoid=1413&gclid=CMH8mIDyob8CFUIQ7AodES4ASA

280x for $230, but yeah go for the 280 if you can't afford that  it will fit right in your price range

oh wow thats quite nice. im going to be able to spend around $400 on a video card and i was thinking the R9 290, but two R9 280X's are also something to think about

[HerpaDerp]

oh wow thats quite nice. im going to be able to spend around $400 on a video card and i was thinking the R9 290, but two R9 280X's are also something to think about

IMO if crossfiring is still as stuffty as it used to be ~2 years ago you'd be better off with a single card

microstuttering is a pain in the ass plus a majority of games dont really support crossfire that well

but then again i havent crossfired myself so i wouldnt be able to tell for sure

[Shitty Puns]

IMO if crossfiring is still as stuffty as it used to be ~2 years ago you'd be better off with a single card

fairly sure it has been fixed through updates, its fine now

microstuttering is a pain in the ass

its supposedly only a real problem nowadays below 30 FPS afaik

plus a majority of games dont really support crossfire that well

pretty much all AAA games support it. those that don't aren't typically beautiful enough to need 2 video cards to run smoothly anyways

but then again i haven't ever crossfired, so all of the above might be total bs

[Blockzillahead]

those that don't aren't typically beautiful enough to need 2 video cards to run smoothly anyways

gta iv *cries*

[Rykuta]

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/

This should answer any performance related questions when comparing cards and prices.