Graphics Cards

[m33rkat]

Hello everyone,

I figured if I had to post here anyway I would post about something I was curious about; graphics cards.

I was looking to upgrade my graphics card anyway but what would a good graphics card be for mining? My budget is around $700.
I'm guessing it's probably going to be something AMD.

Any help is appreciated! 

[Tera-Hash]

This one is good http://www.amazon.com/XFX-RADEON-947MHz-Graphics-R9290AENFC/dp/B00GA3C662/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387670557&sr=8-1&keywords=amd+290

This too http://www.amazon.com/XFX-DisplayPorts-PCI-Express-FX797ATDBC-FX-797A-TDBC/dp/B006W3ZU4U/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1387670524&sr=8-8&keywords=amd+radeon+7970

[Rolihlahla]

The 7950 is the card of choice for many miners because of its price/performance ratio.

[infinitybo]

Hello M33rkat,

My suggestion if you're looking to upgrade your AMD graphics card :

Code:

AMD Radeon HD 7990 6GB GDDR5 2DVI/HDMI 2-Mini DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card AX7990 6GBD5-2DHJ

Chipset: AMD Radeon HD 7990
Engine Clock: 900 MHz / 925 MHz
Video Memory: 6GB GDDR5
Memory Clock: 1375 MHz x 4 (5.5 Gbps)
Memory Interface: 2x 384-bit
Bus: PCI-Express 3.0 x16
Connectors: DVI-I, DVD-D, HDMI, 2x Mini DisplayPort
Max. Resolution: 4096 x 2160

[inasniom]

7950 and 7970 (or R9 280x) are great for price/performance if you can find them at non-inflated prices (you could try to get 2 with your budget).  R9 290 and R9 290x are faster but also more expensive.

[Sandymanland]

A few of the 290's can be unlocked to 290x variant. If it's just for mining, any of the elder generation 7850,7950,7970,7990 or 280x and above in the most recent generation.

This might help a bit:

https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison

[potato^3]

Around now you would probably want a 7970. It gives a great price/performance/power usage ratio.

[nouves]

I got 2 7850's and 2 6870's in the mail. With 700$ though i'd personally go with the new nonreference 290x that came out on newegg.

[360998186]

 There's no doubt that AMD card is the best choice on script coins now

[MrAsiaMiner]

managed to snatch on the bay a '1 month old' 7970.

[Dimitry123]

you can buy r9 290x 290 280x 280 270x 270,it's hard to buy a 7970 card

[baroncelli022]

I like the R9 280x cards, have 1 running now and waiting to setup 2 others. Cost less then the 7970 (ab 400usd per on newegg.com), use about as much power, and can hash upwards of 700kh/s. Plus they are newer, replacing the 7xxx line so if you'd like to add more later they should, hopefully, be more available.

[EnriqueGood]

7970 is a nice card,but it isnot easy to buy one,thougt the second hand

[libronesi]

 7950 i think   

[relayd]

Yes you would want to go with an AMD card. I recommend taking a look at reported hashing rates for different cards.

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison
https://litecoin.info/Mining_Hardware_Comparison

Are 7970s really that hard to find? I found this on newegg in stock atm.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1515855

2x    XFX Double D FX-797A-TDKC Radeon HD 7970 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (Model:FX-797A-TDKC)
1x    AMD Sempron 145 Sargas 2.8GHz Socket AM3 45W Single-Core Desktop Processor SDX145HBGMBOX (Model:SDX145HBGMBOX)
1x    Kingston 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model KVR13N9S8/4 (Model:KVR13N9S8/4)

Total = $1,088.96
Combo Discounts = -$300.97
Combo Price: $787.99

[greentea]

Stick with Sapphire or Gigabyte AMD cards ... some people have issues with XFX

[Herschy]

Hello

With that budget you can buy 2 r9 280x wich are pretty cool and will worth the investmen in case you want to sell them in a few months. I bought 2 r9 290 and they are running very nice.

Good luck

[misternanyte]

get 2x 7950's. You can't go wrong. If you have an older system and trouble fitting one of those cards in it, get a 6990 and make sure to get an 800+ watt power supply. 6990 can be found relatively cheap in some places on ebay

[TheCryptoManiac]

About $100 under your budget you could get an XFX R9 290X.  I'm getting 935 Kh/s with mine and pretty happy with it.

[corvetteaustin24]

It seems a lot of people are referring others towards AMD cards - is there really a clear cut difference between the top AMD and Nvidia cards? Also, when I see people referring to Kh/s, is this value equivalent to all coins?