• Help me find a graphics card!
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Hello! Christmas is arriving in a couple more days and I thought of buying a graphics card. Although, I'm having abit of trouble deciding which - something that'll give me around 35 to 45 FPS on High or Ultra settings with a price tag between 200$ - 350$. Some of the games that I'll be playing is Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Battlefield 4, and DotA 2. GPU: GeForce GT 610 CPU: AMD FX(tm)-4300 Quad-Core Processor Memory: 8.00 GB Ram Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 60 Hz
r9 270x or something in its price bracket, under budget, but i think anything more powerful might run into issues with your processor, and it should play those games just fine. also, i'm thinking that your current setup is pre built so i'd check your psu to see if you have pci-e connections.
Is this good enough? [url]http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202059&cm_re=r9_270x-_-14-202-059-_-Product[/url]
that's more than good enough for what you want to do. have you checked your psu? looks like you'll need two 6 pins.
I haven't checked it yet but I don't think I have them installed due to my PC being pre-built.
[QUOTE=TheAlkaline;46739171]I haven't checked it yet but I don't think I have them installed due to my PC being pre-built.[/QUOTE] more likely than not, it won't have any pcie connectors. in that case, you'd probably have to settle for a 750 ti, which should play all those games fine, just not 60fps at 1080p. [URL]http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/nvidia_geforce_gtx_750_and_750_ti_review,14.html[/URL] [editline]17th December 2014[/editline] pci connectors look like this by the way. [IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26102300/misc/pcie6%2B2.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=TheAlkaline;46737536]Hello! Christmas is arriving in a couple more days and I thought of buying a graphics card. Although, I'm having abit of trouble deciding which - something that'll give me around 35 to 45 FPS on High or Ultra settings with a price tag between 200$ - 350$. Some of the games that I'll be playing is Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Battlefield 4, and DotA 2. GPU: GeForce GT 610 CPU: AMD FX(tm)-4300 Quad-Core Processor Memory: 8.00 GB Ram Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 60 Hz[/QUOTE] I'd recommend a Gtx 970, it'll keep your games running smoothly for quite a while [url]http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-970-4GD5T-OC/dp/B00NN0GIA0/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1418891286&sr=1-7&keywords=gtx+970[/url] Full size [url]http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeForce-Overclocked-Graphics-GV-N970IXOC-4GD/dp/B00OQUMGM0/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1418891286&sr=1-8&keywords=gtx+970[/url] mini [editline]18th December 2014[/editline] [url]http://www.amazon.com/Antec-BP550-Plus-ATX12V-Modular/dp/B0017KE3DM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1418891393&sr=1-1&keywords=antec+550w+power+supply[/url] [url]http://www.amazon.com/XFX-RADEON-1000MHz-Graphics-R9-280X-TDFD/dp/B00FSC5N66/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1418891453&sr=1-2&keywords=r9+280x[/url] R 280x with a new PSU to support it, that is if your computer's psu doesn't have the required cables. Or you could go with this [url]http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-80PLUS-Certified-ATX12V-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1418891539&sr=1-1&keywords=psu[/url] and get a 970Gtx, which is about 30% better in most games than the 280x. But it'd be closer to 400$ than 350$.
A GTX 970 is way overkill for his system, the CPU won't be able to keep up. I'd recommend getting a cheaper GPU like an R9 270x and also getting a better CPU like an FX-8320 if the motherboard supports it.
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