Weekend Hardware Sales - $280 GTX 780 OC, $240 R9 290, $115 R7 265

With less than two weeks left until Christmas is here, we decided to do a video card sales round-up for all of you last-minute shoppers. Whether you're shopping for yourself or one of your technophile friends/family members, we have a few video cards that we consider the best weekly buys.

XFX R7 265 ($115): If you are looking for a low-budget video card, this may be the best choice for you. The R7 265 is a slightly handicapped R9 270 that was made to compete with the GTX 750 Ti. AMD's R7 265 has 1024 Stream Processors with a 900MHz Core Clock (925MHz boost clock) and 2GB GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit interface. This video card can play most games out at medium settings and games like LoL and Wow on highest settings with high FPS.

Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti ($115): If you prefer NVIDIA over AMD and are gaming on a low budget, this is a great option to consider. Coming with 640 CUDA Cores on a 1033MHz Core Clock (1085MHz boost clock) and 2GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit interface, the GTX 750 Ti is capable of playing most games at medium to high settings without issue.

Sapphire Dual-X R9 280 ($170): If you require a little more from the graphics card and don't want to spend a lot of money, this Sapphire Dual X R9 280 is a solid mid-range option. The R9 280 comes with 1792 Stream Processors on an 850MHz Core Clock (940MHz boost clock) and 3GB of GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit interface. This video card can play most games out at highest settings, with games like Far Cry 4 and Shadow of Mordor on medium settings.

ASUS DirectCU II R9 290 ($240): If you're looking for a top-tier AMD video card at a mid-range price, this ASUS R9 290 is a great option. With a whopping 2560 Stream Processors on a slightly overclocked 947MHz Core Clock (1000MHz boost clock) and 4GB of GDDR5 memory on a 512-bit interface, this video card can play most games at ultra settings. Not many games will actually require you to drop the settings much, aside from maybe AA. 4GB is perfect for future gaming, seeing how many games are starting to require more VRAM to play smoothly.

PNY OC GeForce GTX 780 ($280): Again, we've pulled another top-tier GPU at a mid-range price. While PNY is not as known for their video cards as they are for their RAM, this GPU gets strong reviews. The GTX 780 is a beast of a video card, coming with 2304 CUDA Cores on a slightly overclocked 902MHz (954MHz boost clock) and 3GB of GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit interface. Even though this GPU is a generation behind the newer Maxwell GPUs, the GTX 780 is a powerful video card that can play just about any game out at highest settings.

Well, that's all for this week. Keep in mind these deals are volatile, so grab 'em while they last. There are many more deals out there to find, so until next time.

- Michael "Mikagmann2" Mann.