What GPU should I buy?

[Skylon]

Hiya guys,

 

I've been agonizing for months about what do for my GPU in my system so thought I would ask for other opinions. My system is extremely budget and though price isn't a huge issue for me I want it to have the best overall price/performance ratio and keep price down as much as possible. I'm also not in a huge rush so waiting isn't a big issue for me. This would be the final component in my system I've been working on and I don't wanna end up getting something and either regretting it or it not working. I currently have an EVGA GT 730, which works for my games fine except the display driver often crashes even after a clean install so it is very dangerous using it on Diablo2/3 since I play hardcore mode. My use case is pretty light, on my desktop I use following games and programs:

 

Diablo 3

Diablo 2

Magic Arena

Hearthstone

League of Legends

Vivaldi

Gimp

Mixxx

 

My system / budget I've hit so far is as follows:

 

20$ Dell Optiplex 780

10$ Xeon x3363 processor 771>775 Mod (4c/4t 2.83ghz)

45$ 16gb Hynix DDR3 1333mhz

25$ Intel 240gb SSD

20$ GT 730 2gd5

win 7 64 bit professional

 

Total cost : 110$

 

Other system constraints are a weak psu so no card using external connectors. The system also only supports single slot low profile GPU, but I do  have a pcie extension cable and a dremel so I believe I could mod the case to fit a 2 slot as I've seen others do. 

 

My thought process on the options are as follows:

 

gt 1030; "it just works" would require no modding would definitely still be much faster than current gpu. Fits my use case just fine even if its the weakest option.

RX 460: Best price / performance, would require modding.

1050 ti: Best performance currently, decent price if bought b stock. Powerful enough for most modern games at 1080p med settings and more than powerful enough for my chosen games. Needs modding.

1050: Still good power for my usecase and slightly cheaper than 1050 ti

1650: Launches very soon, probably will have best performance possible without external power excluding maybe navi. Warranty and  futureproofing. Highest price.

Navi: May be stronger than any current option. Love the Navi name (Lain reference). New card will have a warranty etc. Unknown price / performance / launch.

Wait for price drop: price on 1050ti and others could come way down after 1650 and navi but unknown if that will happen or when.

 

So please vote and let me know what you all think!

 

[Skylon]

And I posted to the wrong section

[jonrosalia]

I would open this up to used because a 1050ti is under $100-120 then and a 460 is $60 

[Skylon]

3 minutes ago, jonrosalia said:

I would open this up to used because a 1050ti is under $100-120 then and a 460 is $60 

Used is fine but currently on ebay having trouble finding anything better pricing than 129 on 1050ti unless I win an auction, 69 is best price I can find for 460 other than oem 2gb for 62$.

[LukeSavenije]

option next:

390(x) or 290(x)

[bradwiggo]

Not sure which one you should buy but don't buy a 1030, they aren't worth their price in terms of performance. 

[Skylon]

4 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

option next:

390(x) or 290(x)

Good options but I'd need to find one that's not too long for case and change psu to some sort of higher watt SFX for that to work.

[LukeSavenije]

570? or doesn't it have a power connector?

[Skylon]

3 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

570? or doesn't it have a power connector?

Its a dell optiplex 780 with a sub 300w psu and small form factor, would only support cards power via PCIE bus without finding a SFF/SFX psu upgrade 

[LukeSavenije]

2 minutes ago, Skylon said:

Its a dell optiplex 780 with a sub 300w psu and small form factor, would only support cards power via PCIE bus without finding a SFF/SFX psu upgrade 

ah okay...

[BobbyPdue]

1650 sounds like the best option.  Supposedly they will be revealed this week (23rd). 

[Skylon]

18 hours ago, BobbyPdue said:

1650 sounds like the best option.  Supposedly they will be revealed this week (23rd). 

Ya I guess I'll wait at least a few days to see what models launch

[BobbyPdue]

3 hours ago, Skylon said:

Ya I guess I'll wait at least a few days to see what models launch

There might be a 1650 ti as well.  If it's also 75Watts it will be the better choice for your specific use case. But who knows everything at this point is just rumors and speculation. 

[Skylon]

16 minutes ago, BobbyPdue said:

There might be a 1650 ti as well.  If it's also 75Watts it will be the better choice for your specific use case. But who knows everything at this point is just rumors and speculation. 

Ya speculation is a killer, like will the 1650 ti be worth it over 1050ti / 1650? Will the Navi have 570 performance at 75w? Will Navi actually start at 139? Will used 1050 models drop a bunch after 1650 / Navi is on the market? Should I wait for X and so on.

[BobbyPdue]

11 minutes ago, Skylon said:

Ya speculation is a killer, like will the 1650 ti be worth it over 1050ti / 1650? Will the Navi have 570 performance at 75w? Will Navi actually start at 139? Will used 1050 models drop a bunch after 1650 / Navi is on the market? Should I wait for X and so on.

If such a thing as a 1650 ti exists it would have to be better than a 1050ti.   

I don't know if AMD will have a video card at launch that will not need external power.  Do they normally launch their cheapest video cards first?  

I'm certain a 1050, 1050ti, <=RX570 is a terrible buy for gaming at any time after 2018 unless a person will never play a modern AAA PC title.  A person is better off spending more for a modern GPU either the 16 series or an equivalent Navi performing card.