I was thinking that the Sapphire HD 5850 Xtreme 1GB GDDR5 video card that I purchased for my HTPC 3 years ago was getting a little old and that it was time to upgrade.
I was able to pick it up for $140 back then and it’s been a great card.
So what can you get for $140 today? Well, without mail-in-rebates, you are looking at something in the Radeon R7 260X range. Is that an upgrade? BARELY!.
In fact, looking at the numbers, the difference probably wouldn’t even be that noticeable.
With mail-in-rebates and sales, you can often find a R9 270/270X for that price, which is a bit of an upgrade, but considering my card is 3 years old, that’s kinda sad.
With Black Friday around the corner, I’m hoping to get a good deal on a R9 280/285/280X, which would be a definite improvement.
