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What's the best cheaply priced graphic card/ driver?
« on: November 30, 2012, 05:16:39 PM »
Well I have kinda given up with my computer it keeps fighting me so I think I am just gonna buy a new driver/card. I do play games like Starcraft 2 and the old republic on my computer. Any suggestions? :(
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Re: What's the best cheaply priced graphic card/ driver?
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2012, 05:21:38 PM »
If you are going for bang for buck AMD would probably be the way to go. Probably the AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB (55$) or the XFX Radeon HD 6850 1GB (100$)

Im not a expert in AMD cards though.
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Re: What's the best cheaply priced graphic card/ driver?
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2012, 05:27:16 PM »
HD7850 will run any game 1080p and at the very least high.

650Ti and 660 are also good
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Re: What's the best cheaply priced graphic card/ driver?
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2012, 05:28:06 PM »
Quote from: Xareh on November 30, 2012, 05:27:16 PM
HD7850 will run any game 1080p and at the very least high.

650Ti and 660 are also good

Though expensive. I think the point was cheap cards here.
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Re: What's the best cheaply priced graphic card/ driver?
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2012, 05:56:19 PM »
Quote from: Faiter119 on November 30, 2012, 05:28:06 PM
Quote from: Xareh on November 30, 2012, 05:27:16 PM
HD7850 will run any game 1080p and at the very least high.

650Ti and 660 are also good

Though expensive. I think the point was cheap cards here.
A 7850 and 650Ti are cheap, they're sub £150...
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Re: What's the best cheaply priced graphic card/ driver?
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2012, 06:24:20 PM »
Quote from: Xareh on November 30, 2012, 05:56:19 PM
Quote from: Faiter119 on November 30, 2012, 05:28:06 PM
Quote from: Xareh on November 30, 2012, 05:27:16 PM
HD7850 will run any game 1080p and at the very least high.

650Ti and 660 are also good

Though expensive. I think the point was cheap cards here.
A 7850 and 650Ti are cheap, they're sub £150...

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I can vouch for the AMD HD 6450. It will run the games you mentioned on low-mid settings and costs all of $15 (9.5 Pounds) if you find it on sale. Not seeing any on Newegg for < $30 atm, but then again they just did the black friday/cyber monday sales and prices are back up...

If thats not quite powerful enough for your needs, Faiter's suggestion of the AMD HD 6670 for $55-$60 is a good one, though I'd spring for 2GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161421
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Re: What's the best cheaply priced graphic card/ driver?
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2012, 08:05:00 PM »
cheap is quite subjective....

what's your budget?
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Re: What's the best cheaply priced graphic card/ driver?
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2012, 08:24:16 PM »
Under 150 hoping for under 100 . You make my old card feel ancient it's an AtI 2400... I am fine with running on medium/ low. My sc2 has issues running on lowest settings, kinda a disgrace....
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Re: What's the best cheaply priced graphic card/ driver?
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2012, 11:00:57 PM »
assuming you meant dollars, I'd recommend the AMD Radeon HD 7770. Good card but it's kinda right at the edge of your budget so not sure if you want to go with it
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