Need some help on deciding which graphics card to buy.

1. EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Superclocked

 

2. SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon R9 270X

Any ideas?

Here's a comparison for you: http://www.game-debate.com/gpu/index.php?gid=1863&gid2=1252&compare=radeon-r9-270x-vs-geforce-gtx-660-evga-superclocked-edition

 

They pretty much balance out according to that comparison, I think. I'm not very good at suggesting between AMD and Nvidia, though. I would probably go with whichever you can get cheaper from a reliable seller.

I'll be honest, I don't know anything about AMD. I've always found Intel and Nvidia to be the superior product. Just because the specs are better, doesn't necessarily mean the product overall is better. Like 5GHz vs 4.4Ghz, or 8 Migapixels vs 30. It's just a marketing term, so look at the overall quality of the product to find the product that suits you.

 

But in my system now I have 2 EVGA GTX 660's SC SE (Signature Edition) and it worked beautifully. ENBs, Car Mods, All highest graphics (Maybe anti-aliasing at 8x, 16x is a bit too high). 

 

EDIT: I meant to say, 1 GTX worked fine when I had one for about a year. 

Edited January 9, 201412 yr by Mr.Quiggles

I'm the same as quiggles, always been Intel and Nvidia over AMD.

 

The GTX 660 is a good card and I was also considering getting of those soon (I'm currently on a GTX 550 TI 1GB). Fortunately however I saw a GTX 760 2GB which was only like £40 more expensive, a value I can happily cope with. So that's what I'm likely to buy :)

I just bought the GTX 660 and loving it so far

GTX 660 is already obsolete lol. It was whenever the 270 series came out. And the 800 series will come out within the next 2-3 months. 

 

I made the mistake of buying a 660Ti like 2 months before the 700 series came out around this time as well. 

 

The 660 from EVGA might have better cooling by 10-20 degrees and memory clock speed by a small amount, but the 270 and 270X has a pretty noticeable difference in 3D Mark score and overall performance. 

 

I just think Nvidia overprices their products a lot because they can get away with it and people will still buy them. 

GTX 660 is already obsolete lol. It was whenever the 270 series came out. And the 800 series will come out within the next 2-3 months. 

 

I made the mistake of buying a 660Ti like 2 months before the 700 series came out around this time as well. 

 

The 660 from EVGA might have better cooling by 10-20 degrees and memory clock speed by a small amount, but the 270 and 270X has a pretty noticeable difference in 3D Mark score and overall performance. 

 

I just think Nvidia overprices their products a lot because they can get away with it and people will still buy them. 

 

Obsolete? The 600 series is 2 year old technology at most. Just because you don't have the brand newest graphic processors doesn't mean the older brands are obsolete. They all still work, and still available for sale.

 

Buying a 600 series series right now is a perfect solution to get performance and savings. I don't agree with you about overprice, perhaps I'd agree that it's a lot of money to buy the newest series technology. 

As many other have suggested, I would go with the Nvidia card. I have always liked Nvidia for graphics and AMD for my processor.

Obsolete? The 600 series is 2 year old technology at most. Just because you don't have the brand newest graphic processors doesn't mean the older brands are obsolete. They all still work, and still available for sale.

 

Buying a 600 series series right now is a perfect solution to get performance and savings. I don't agree with you about overprice, perhaps I'd agree that it's a lot of money to buy the newest series technology. 

 

Dude the GTX 600 series is obsolete. LOL in the computer age these days 6-12 months in most computer parts is obsolete. Nvidia stop producing them around Q3-4 last year. It's just the left over stock selling now. Driver support will still be there. It's only 700 series for now. 800 series coming out Q1 2014. Know this cause mate works in computer store and I hanging for the 800 seires too. Got my self GTX 670 SLI and theres no point upgrading to GTX 770 for what extra performance u get. So if u can wait for the 800 series to come out price in 700 series will drop by alot.

Dude the GTX 600 series is obsolete. LOL in the computer age these days 6-12 months in most computer parts is obsolete. Nvidia stop producing them around Q3-4 last year. It's just the left over stock selling now. Driver support will still be there. It's only 700 series for now. 800 series coming out Q1 2014. Know this cause mate works in computer store and I hanging for the 800 seires too. Got my self GTX 670 SLI and theres no point upgrading to GTX 770 for what extra performance u get. So if u can wait for the 800 series to come out price in 700 series will drop by alot.

 

Perhaps we both have a different definition of the word "obsolete". I'm thinking of it much more harshly, like obsolete meaning useless, already getting bottlenecks, lacking new technology to run the game much much much better.

 

Perhaps by obsolete, you just mean "there is a new model out", which in that case I'd agree. 

 

Ok, and then you said "No point upgrading to GTX 770" from the 670 SLI, and again I'd agree there. And the price drop confirms that. So looks like we had a slight definition misunderstanding. :D

Perhaps we both have a different definition of the word "obsolete". I'm thinking of it much more harshly, like obsolete meaning useless, already getting bottlenecks, lacking new technology to run the game much much much better.

 

Perhaps by obsolete, you just mean "there is a new model out", which in that case I'd agree. 

 

Ok, and then you said "No point upgrading to GTX 770" from the 670 SLI, and again I'd agree there. And the price drop confirms that. So looks like we had a slight definition misunderstanding. :D

 

Indeed!!! Agree with that Mr Quiggles XD

 

But as you say "already getting bottlenecks, lacking new technology" thats more on the lines "your graphics card is out of date". I found thats more harsh to use. But when look it up obsolete it does mean the same thing:

 

"1.no longer produced or used; out of date"

 

But I think in the computer age world "out of date" - "obsolete" mean two totally different definition, especially when you work in the industry like me. I hear and use the words alot. My meaning of them:

 

"Obsolete" = No longer produced (So more powerful and faster technology coming out)

 

"Out of date" = No longer used (The system struggles to meet its system requirements)

 

So i can see where your coming from, that the hardware can't meet it's requirements anymore so it's obsolete. But I found obsolete isn't a harsh word to use in the computer age. It's a word to use to embrace for the future of technology.

Edited January 12, 201412 yr by Tow3lie