Approx $100 video card budget

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Hey guys im looking for a video card right now with a give or take $100 budget for a friend. He plays at a 1920x1080 display. He mostly plays league of legends world of warcraft and mincraft. He has a library of over 400 steam games so i really cant tell you exactly what his most intensive game is. So what would be the best bang for your buck at this price range? He wants something as good or better than my radeon hd 6870 (i know its old and dated but its still a monster!). Ill try to answer any questions that you may have asap.

Thanks so much!
 
I'd honestly tell him to keep saving his money. You probably want to be thinking more like $150 to $200 to have a card that is even somewhat reasonable at 1920x1080.
 
I would look for a used HD 6950 or 7850, or save up another $50 and get a new 7850.
 
You won't be able to find a $100 new video card that actually performs the same as your HD 6870.

Also, what's the specs of your friend's PC?
 
Yeah, i figured a budget near $150-$200 would be more ideal. He is running i5 3570k, 8gb ram, some asus motherboard, 600w psu, some case, and some model view sonic led lcd 23inch, and an old hd 4000 series gpu.
 
Which 600W PSU does he have?
What case does he have?
 
Wow he's running on the CPU's built in GPU? No wonder ... it doesn't get much worse than that as far as game performance goes.As for his budget he will definitely need to spend more bucks for 1080p, especially if he has any desire whatsoever to crank up settings.

I'd say save the $200 and wait for someone on here to sell a used one - he can probably get a really good deal for that amount, especially with the amount of upgrading likely to be going on from all the new 700 series cards coming out.
 
Danny Bui said:
Which 600W PSU does he have?
What case does he have?
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He has i think a thermal take psu? im not exactly sure. As for his case he has one of the cool master HAF cases. Not exactly sure.


I was telling him to just save up his money but like me he wants it asap. So on the note of the higher budget. What would the best bang for your buck be at 150-200 for a gpu
 
Look for a used Tahiti 7870, i've seen a few on the FS forums here at the $200 price point. I dont think you'll beat that at the $200 price point.
 
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