Need a new graphics card (EDIT - Small giveaway inside)

My opinion is:
Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Source, Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box(maybe), Crash Time II,
Faerie Solitaire, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Killing Floor, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

I think u should go with Nvidia as i have noticed that Nvidia is better. :)
I would recommend Gtx 670Ti

I'm in the same position, my 6850 almost died and barely runs anything.

I'm waiting for Black Friday deals on Amazon and get GTX 970 with Global Shipping.In my country, Turkey, that card costs about 550$.I'm pretty sure it'll get cheaper than 300$ on Amazon for Black Friday.

And my advice, R9 270 is not worth buying.It's almost the same card, performance change is unnoticable.Go for R9 280 or higher, or get an Nvidia 760-960(when it got released) or higher.

I used to have r9 270 in my computer before I sold him and it really was a decent card, however that was a year ago so I don't know how well it handles today's games

R7 265, R9 270 and 270x are all three solid performers for very good prices. In my country the performance/price for them goes 265 > 270x > 270.
I'll recommend to keep an eye on eBay as well. Lots of people has been changing their GPU to get a GTX970.
For a similar reason, unless you are in a hurry (and you sound like you are), you could wait for the GTX960 to come out. I recon it'll noticeably push the prices of all the mid-range GPUs down.

i recommend r9 270x but if you can afford more, you can go for 280 or 290

you should have a look here

Also this chart might help you as well.

I had xfx dual fan hd 6850 too then i had to change now i have sapphire 7850 almost all games run fine, but my rig failed on ac unity. it might be game's problem too since lots of people have problems with that game ^^

290 sale

280 sale

270x sale

270 sale

Intergrated games: Serious Sam 2, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Half-Life, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Thief Gold.

Civ V should work

go for nvidia man, chose the gtx 970,or if u can aford go for 980

Go for R9 270 or some other depending on your budget, but definitely AMD they have much better price/quality. Nvidia is too much greedy.

Games: Serious Sam, Half-Life, Counter-Strike series, GTA Vice City and San Andreas, Hitman 2

Try the R9 270X by Asus.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r9270xdc2t4gd5

Get a Nvidia GTX 970

I always go for sapphire for amd cards :P

I've had good experiences with EVGA nVidia cards. My current Radeon card is from XFX and it's pretty loud

GPU all depends on what your playing and plan to play

do not get more then you will ever need keep that in mind

if you play games like TF2,L4D,BF3,and son on then you do not need a powerful card,it also depends on how you want to run said games

the 270 is still a decent card for most gaming at 1080p

the 280 is also a fine choice,but if you going any bigger then that i have to say get Nvidia due to the better price to performance ration as the 290 is not the best choice in that class

and unless the 270x is same as a 270 really not worth the extra cost for the very little gain you will get in gaming not worth the premium

as fr as waiting for black friday that is fine as long as you can go that long without gaming but also keep in mine it will be hit and miss as to what may or may not be on sale and at what price so might get lucky and find like a 280 for the around the price of a 270

i got a used 7950 awhile back that had 2 years warranty left on ebay for 139 so you could go that route

none the less if you game in 1080p and do not care about having things maxed as possible you will do fine in your choice

MSI,GIGABYTE go by serial # for warranty unless you have proper sales slip so keep that in mind as sometimes that makes it easier to sell later or if you decide to upgrade plus i find it easier to use the serial #

anyhow i have used MSI and had to use warranty with serail # and had no issues got a card back that over clocked better then the one i had lol,now i am using an Gigabyte card and have had no issues have nto used Asus before so do not know if they are good or not

good luck and happy gaming

and here is a tip if you can buy a used cheap video card as a backup so at least you will not be totally without a video card next time and will not be in such a rush or need to get one ASAP

2x Nvidia Titan Z SLI
Bring a tank to a knife fight

If you were buying an Nvidia card, I'd suggest buying from EVGA. Once you buy one of their cards, they'll take good care of you. For AMD cards, however, I'm less certain. Go for reliability over saving a few bucks. You want a manufacturer who will give you great support.

Take the one with the better guarantee conditions out of those three.

dont even think about GigaByte ......(they may have best longest guarantee but when you take your card to them tey will replace it with a Refurbished one and in very very rare cases they give you a new one)

id say get the Asus one tough MSi cards are good too...

if your going to buy a used card you need to be very careful cause the card maybe a repaired one with BGA machine that may work for sometime but after that it will get F*cked....

GTX 780 TI AMP, thanks for skyrim

I just got a GTX 970 recently and I am not disappointed :)