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Vladlust
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Hey! This is the first time I ever buy a new GPU and I'm afraid I'm gonna mess it up and buy one that won't be compatible with my current PC, so I came here looking for help.

 

First off, I want to buy an RTX570, based on the reviews and my budget, it looks pretty good and affordable. After some research I decided on the PowerColor Red Dragon brand, only because the reviews don't seem bad and it's one of the cheapest ones. Here's a link to the Newegg store where I found it:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131717&Description=rx570&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&PageSize=36&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&ignorebbr=1&IsFeedbackTab=true#scrollFullInfo

 

So my questions are:

 

1- Is Red Dragon a good option? Should I consider buying a different one like ASRock which is the same price?

2- Is this GPU compatible with my motherboard? I'm specially afraid of the Dual Slot requirement. It appears to be the following: ASUS F1A75-M PRO Rev X.0x. I think I was able to find it on the asus website, here's a link to it:

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case/

3- Lastly, should I worry about the size of the card? Should I measure the inside of my case to make sure it fits? If so, from where to where should I measure it from? (My case is a generic ass black case from no brand in specific.

 

Thank you so much for any help!

 
 
 
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4 minutes ago, Vladlust said:

Hey! This is the first time I ever buy a new GPU and I'm afraid I'm gonna mess it up and buy one that won't be compatible with my current PC, so I came here looking for help.

If you're worried about compatibility:

https://pcpartpicker.com/

It also has pricing comparisons, you can find cheap models of various kinds

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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3 minutes ago, Vladlust said:

1- Is Red Dragon a good option? Should I consider buying a different one like ASRock which is the same price?

Yes, these bunch of cheap cards don't differ much in cooling and performance between themselves. Say Gigabyte Gaming, Powercolor Red Dragon, Asrock Phantom Gaming, MSI Armor etc. You're buying for customer service at this point, in which Powercolor is far from the best.

 

6 minutes ago, Vladlust said:

3- Lastly, should I worry about the size of the card? Should I measure the inside of my case to make sure it fits? If so, from where to where should I measure it from? (My case is a generic ass black case from no brand in specific.

Yes, measure the length from the PCIe bracket to the first thing that could get in the way of the graphics card. Say, the 3.5" drive bay. The length data shown by the manufacturers are all from PCIe bracket to the very end of the cooler.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Just now, Vladlust said:

Thank you! I did check this website but unfortunately, I'm unable to find the GPU I mentioned and I can't search for my case since it's a generic one.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JQQRsY/powercolor-radeon-rx-570-41gb-red-dragon-video-card-axrx-570-4gb-red-dragon

are you sure?

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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2 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/JQQRsY/powercolor-radeon-rx-570-41gb-red-dragon-video-card-axrx-570-4gb-red-dragon

are you sure?

It seems I'm not very good at this haha. I see it shows as compatible now, thanks for correcting me!

 

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Yes, these bunch of cheap cards don't differ much in cooling and performance between themselves. Say Gigabyte Gaming, Powercolor Red Dragon, Asrock Phantom Gaming, MSI Armor etc. You're buying for customer service at this point, in which Powercolor is far from the best.

 

Yes, measure the length from the PCIe bracket to the first thing that could get in the way of the graphics card. Say, the 3.5" drive bay. The length data shown by the manufacturers are all from PCIe bracket to the very end of the cooler.

Those are very helpful tips, thank you so much!

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