• Graphics Card Help!
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So I need to update a GFX card but I have no idea what I'm looking at, it's all a jumble of numbers and letters.. My budget is about £100-£120 At the moment Device manager tells me I have a Redeon HD 6700 Series? It does the job but it can't handle GTA V at 1080p smoothly. Anyone able to point me in the right direction? Thanks x
Please post your full specs including your PSU make and wattage. Use Speccy if you dont know your specs.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/a9sNN8N.jpg[/IMG] Not sure on the PSU, but I can look after work
On the side of the PSU is: RS-460-PCAP-A3
The FX-6100 isnt too powerfull. But should be ok-ish. Here you can see the performance of GTA-V on some current cards. [IMG]http://media.gamersnexus.net/images/media/2015/game-bench/gta-v-bench-1080-u.jpg[/IMG] Your budget is too small to run it at 1080P on ultra. But an AMD R9-270[B]X[/B] should be able to run it on high fairly well. And is only slightly above your budget. [URL="https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-226-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1982"]https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-226-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1982[/URL]
Thank you so much :)
[QUOTE=Four20;47544575]Thank you so much :)[/QUOTE] Pleas dont forget to post your PSU. For all we know it might blow up if you attach the card to it.
[QUOTE=taipan;47544697]Pleas dont forget to post your PSU. For all we know it might blow up if you attach the card to it.[/QUOTE] : RS-460-PCAP-A3, Is that not the right bit of info? It was on the side of the PSU
[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-CoolerMaster-RS-460-PCAP-A3-Connector/dp/B0014DL07E]This one?[/url]
[t]http://i.imgur.com/otCkLUn.jpg[/t] [QUOTE=DVH;47544795][url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-CoolerMaster-RS-460-PCAP-A3-Connector/dp/B0014DL07E]This one?[/url][/QUOTE] I think so, they just don't look the same :/
Yeah, you need 2, 6 pin connectors for most high powered cards. (Including that one). You have 3 options: 1: Get the cheaper R9-270 instead of the X version, and be content with running on medium. 2: Get a molex to 6 pin connector for your PSU. This usually works fine on a good PSU, But isn’t recommended. And there is a small chance that it might cause harm to it. Cooler master makes good and OK-ish PSU’s. I don’t know that particular Cooler master PSU. So I couldn’t tell you if its any good. 3:Get a Better PSU. 40 pounds should do the trick.
Ok sweet, thank you, I'll order a new PSU today, can you recommend one at all? I'm slowly going to be upgrading the PC. Starting with the PSU would be a good idea I guess.
This is a really good one: [URL="https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-038-SS"]https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-038-SS[/URL] Or this one. [URL="https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-181-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463"]https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-181-AN&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2463[/URL] [editline]17th April 2015[/editline] Bit cheaper, but also very good. [URL="https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-002-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2462"]https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-002-SF&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2462[/URL]
I've used Corsair and Antec PSUs with never a problem. Don't skimp on the PSU in order to spend more on another component. If anything, always put getting a quality PSU first. Also, try and leave a bit of room for upgrades if you can. Let's say your choice of GPU requires a 500W PSU. If you buy a 500W PSU but then a couple of years from now want to add a better GPU you are back where you started having to buy a new PSU again.
[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;47547146]I've used Corsair and Antec PSUs with never a problem. Don't skimp on the PSU in order to spend more on another component. If anything, always put getting a quality PSU first. Also, try and leave a bit of room for upgrades if you can. Let's say your choice of GPU requires a 500W PSU. If you buy a 500W PSU but then a couple of years from now want to add a better GPU you are back where you started having to buy a new PSU again.[/QUOTE] Not really, power requirements for GPU's etc are going down due to laptop tech and smaller die sizes requiring less power. And watch out a bit with Corsair. Its all ok, but not everything is good. [URL]http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html[/URL]
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