Which budget graphics card gives you the most 'bang for your buck'?

[Aftonflickan]

(Prices will be in Swedish Kronor for practical reasons, shouldn't change anything :P)
I'm looking for a budget graphics card to play WoW, since my old one died a week back and I've come over a small amount of cash...
The models I'm comparing are the following:

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650Ti OC - 1494 SEK
Powercolor HD6870 - 1496 SEK
Asus HD7770 1 Ghz - 1490 SEK

The ASUS card has 2Gb of GDDR5 memory, while the others have 1Gb....
WHich one should I go for?

[demonskies]

6870 vs 7770
6870 vs 650ti
7770 vs 650 ti

It all really comes down to what games you plan on playing and what resolutions. They all sit very closely together, the 7xxx and 6xx series cards are newer than the 6870. My wifes rig has a 6870 paired with a 3570k and runs wow fine but without knowing your CPU configuration wont be able to give you estimates. Youll just need to check the benches and educate your self more on what games you personally play and where you want to see theoretically more fps.

[Lemmiwink]

It wasn't possible to find the 7770 cheaper? I don't think you will need 2GB of RAM on it anyway as it will never be able to run anything above 1080p anyway. 2GB on that one sounds like a waste to me. I would add 300 more to that and get a 7870 instead. For those prices, none of them are bang for buck imo

[Aftonflickan]

My CPU is an AMD Phenom II 960T 3.0 GHz that I've overclocked slightly to 3.6 Ghz (:
My old video card was an old 6770 and that couldn't really handle WoW @ Ultra 1080p :/

[potis]

Go for the 6870 if you can find it.

The 7770 and 650 Ti are both media cards, while the 6870 even if 1 year old, is the low-end gaming card.

[demonskies]

Go for the 6870 if you can find it.

The 7770 and 650 Ti are both media cards, while the 6870 even if 1 year old, is the low-end gaming card.

I wouldnt really call them "media" cards they are just the real low end of the gaming cards the ones you can go to best buy and grab off a shelf or even some local department stores.

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

You can play BF3 on full settings with a 6870, I wouldn't call it a "media card". A 6770, however, is one. A 6870 is as much a low-end graphics card as a 7870 is nowadays.

[Rennadrel]

Might as well just save the coin and get a 7850, it handles everything I can throw at it on high settings and can be had for a reasonable price. Honestly these days I'd never buy a 1GB video card, it's just not worth it.

[Faithh]

Go for nvidia instead of amd. With amd it's nothing else than problems with drivers or microstuttering stuff.

[Deleted]

Go for nvidia instead of amd. With amd it's nothing else than problems with drivers or microstuttering stuff.

Well that's not good advice at all. OP don't listen to this person.

[demonskies]

Go for nvidia instead of amd. With amd it's nothing else than problems with drivers or microstuttering stuff.

lol cuz nvidia doesnt ever have horrible drivers and stuttering.

[Faithh]

Well that's not good advice at all. OP don't listen to this person.

My opinion, mine opinion. Your opinion, your opinion.

---------- Post added 2012-12-15 at 04:29 AM ----------

lol cuz nvidia doesnt ever have horrible drivers and stuttering.

Not that much as that laggy 7950.