So my graphics card died

Well you can get a 760 with 180 pounds I think.

It beats out the 660 Ti by a bit and is generally cheaper.

One should never go with AMD cards. The 660 isn't too bad, although a 670 or 680 would be better. So very sorry your card died ~ that sux! I had it happen to me before too. Shop around for the best prices though. I always check newegg.com first. Good luck to you bluerage.

http://rog.asus.com/

My Geforce 9800GT is still working without any problem :D It passed the test of years

First, use the UK Amazon.
Second, try to get the most powerful card for your price range. I'm afraid I can't help you out there cause of regional differences in pricing.

I'm not sure if this applies to you, but I went through 3 Nvidia cards ( 6800 GS, GT 430 and 560 TI) that would randomly reset the pc and eventually not last more than a minute or two after booting up, if it would turn on at all. It turns out it was some still unknown issue with Windows and installing to Windows 8 (or any Linux) completely removed all issues for me. The cards were completely unusable in Vista and Windows 7, but ran smoothly in Linux and Windows 8.
Edit: To be more precise, it is an issue with Windows and certain hardware combinations. One of the cards that didn't work for me is running fine in a different pc with Vista. No one seems to know exactly what causes it.

Personally, i would go with a gtx 760,its better than the 660 ti and cheaper. Btw, why do you hate amd gpus?

buy either a nVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, or AMD Radeon HD 7850

Even though you don't want AMD cards, I'd still recommend 7870 XT since its a superior card compared to the 660 Ti if you look at benchmarks.

180 wont upgrade shit along the NV side.

Get 760, i recently bought it aswell.
So far im happy.

Try the Radeon 9250, it's quite nice.

My 6670 just recently died and I upgraded to a 7790, I chose this card because it was the fastest for it's price compared to nvidia cards. And the games it came with vs free to play game cash (nvidia) also helped sway me. I would say even though you don't want an AMD card get the 7870, unless you want Splinter Cell Blacklist which is coming with the 660.

Plus I would take into consideration that both of the next-gen consoles have AMD CPUs, so I would assume developers will be optimizing more for AMD tech now and in the future than nvidia tech.

If your budget is only $270 get an AMD, they are better on the low cost end. Yes, I did read your entire post.

Edit: Also, consider ordering from Germany and having it shipped. Electronics are cheap over there and delivery is often free of charge.

RIP
I didn't know her, but my condolences.

Take a 600er one, because from then it is compatible with nvidia shield. though i find the GTX 560 TI better as graphic card.

i have a 7870 and it's pretty dam good

I feel sorry for you :(

you should've mentioned what resolution you are using. 1080p and above go with the 7870, under that 7790 should be enough.

7870 XT if you can, if not a 7870. I prefer AMD here because of the budget as the cards have an excellent price to performance ratio and I can personally vouch for their quality (it's not some cheap unreliable brand as may be assumed by its generally lower prices)

if you decide to stay in the green camp, as you would most probably do, then I would recommend the 660 Ti.

For the brand go with ASUS/MSI if you can, they are very reliable.

Have you looked at the nvidia geforce GT 630 or 640

630 is about $70
640 is about $120

I'd say both cards can run plenty of the games out there, including BF3

If you want the most power for your money, I advise you to camp this site every day (search for the models you want/discount for the store you're buying from etc). The GTX 760 was ~180 not too long ago.

ATI Radeon HD 7870

MSi GTX 670 Power Edition. Mount an Accelero Twin Turbo II on it and sail away to the sunset.

RIP bluerage's graphics card.