I'm basically a noob. What is the best kind of graphic card that I can get in that price range? What kind of coins will it allow me to mine? And hashrate? Thank you very much in advance.
Will this be dedicated solely to mining? If so, i actually suggest getting 270 & 270X cards for their efficiency, and putting several together, rather than 1-3 high-end cards in one machine.
Here's real-life data from my farm showing 270's and 280's:
All systems use:
1050W PSU
ASRock 970 EX4 MB, 2gb ram, Sempron 145 CPU
270-system
5 MSI 270's
2460Kh @ 910watts
270X-system
5 MSI 270X's
2460Kh @ 950watts
280X-system
3 MSI 270X's
2200Kh @ 1080watts
280X-system
3 Sapphire Toxic 280X's
2415Kh @ 1155watts (1200w psu)
The 270 series will run cooler and use less power, which is better in the long-run. Also makes running power easier, especially for the MSI 270's which only use 1 PCIE power connection, the X's use 2. For 270 my preffered brand is MSI, other 270's are good but for long-term stability won't do much more than 475 a card, 485 tops. The MSI's are 492-500 stable.