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So I just sold my graphics card and my computer needs one to turn on so I can see the screen and I just want to know what will be a good quality for a cheap one because I don't care about gaming anymore and I just need my pc. Budget 150-180

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Good luck. Can you even get a GT 710 or even a GT 210 for less than $150?

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1 minute ago, Nathanpete said:

Good luck. Can you even get a GT 710 or even a GT 210 for less than $150?

yes

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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2 minutes ago, Nathanpete said:

Good luck. Can you even get a GT 710 or even a GT 210 for less than $150?

Right now, at least in the UK, there are GT 710s for around £40-60 which is around 70 or so USD; not many of them, but they exist

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17 minutes ago, O_Bsnacks said:

So I just sold my graphics card and my computer needs one to turn on so I can see the screen and I just want to know what will be a good quality for a cheap one because I don't care about gaming anymore and I just need my pc. Budget 150-180

GTX 750ti or 770s are under a hundred dollars as long as you have a psu that supports them. In your case I would get somthing that is at least capable of doing some work. Even the 710's and 1030's are just bad value. I would rather spend a little bit more or even LESS in some senarios by going with somthing with more power even if you have to buy it used. With a budget of 150-180$ (assuming US here) you can get some older but good cards or go with a older mid range card and have some money to spare. its up to you!

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If all you need is video...  grab anything. Even an old 8800GTS for $30...

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/XFX-NVidia-GeForce-8800GTS-640MB-GDDR3-Dual-DVI-Video-PCIe-Graphics-Card/333924135673?epid=1668812098&hash=item4dbf6df2f9:g:HLYAAOSwzJBgUkUO

 

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13 minutes ago, SignatureSigner said:

GTX 750ti or 770s are under a hundred dollars as long as you have a psu that supports them. In your case I would get somthing that is at least capable of doing some work. Even the 710's and 1030's are just bad value. I would rather spend a little bit more or even LESS in some senarios by going with somthing with more power even if you have to buy it used. With a budget of 150-180$ (assuming US here) you can get some older but good cards or go with a older mid range card and have some money to spare. its up to you!

Will this slow my performance down?

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Will it be better to get a processor that can support my pc without a graphics card?

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1 minute ago, O_Bsnacks said:

Will this slow my performance down?

 

Just now, O_Bsnacks said:

Will it be better to get a processor that can support my pc without a graphics card?

No to both.  

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

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2 minutes ago, O_Bsnacks said:

Will this slow my performance down?

if you need a card to do basic tasks and light work/gaming this card will excel in 1080p. You said yourself you dont care about gaming but if all you need to do is watch youtube and you dont acually need any raw power whatsoever just get a 8800gts for 30$ on ebay and be done with it

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1 minute ago, Dedayog said:

 

No to both.  

Just out of curiosity why is a intergrated processor bad? 

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16 minutes ago, O_Bsnacks said:

Just out of curiosity why is a intergrated processor bad? 

It's not "bad", it's just the lowest form of GPU.  Less power, less abilities, less capabilities, etc.

 

Almost any other dedicated GPU is better, but if you do not need that... don't buy them.

 

7 minutes ago, O_Bsnacks said:

Would this be good

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/PowerColor-Red-Dragon-Radeon-RX-580-8GB-GDDR5-OC/193984656943?epid=25026504368&hash=item2d2a62f62f:g:M9IAAOSwedpgWLBo

 

It's a good GPU, but for your needs... it's a waste.  If you want to game or actually need GPU horsepower for whatever it is you're doing... then it's a good purchase.

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7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single

 

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Steam Deck 512GB OLED

 

OnePlus: 

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OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

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What graphics card did you sell, btw?

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx : AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3d / MSI 6900xt Gaming X Trio / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 32GB / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Platinum Pro 850 / EK-AIO 360 Basic / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / AOC AGON 35" 3440x1440 100Hz / Mackie CR5BT / Corsair Virtuoso SE / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502

 

7800X3D - PBO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, 18286 C23 multi, 1779 C23 single

 

Emma : i9 9900K @5.1Ghz - Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti - Gigabyte AORUS Z370 Gaming 5 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360mm - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

Raven: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x3d - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200Mhz - XFX Radeon RX6650XT - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - TP-Link AC600 USB Wifi - Gigabyte GP-P450B PSU -  Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L -  Samsung 27" 1080p

 

Plex : AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2400Mhz - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + WD Red NAS 4TBx2 - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNova 650 P2 - ASUS Prime AP201 - Spectre 24" 1080p

 

Steam Deck 512GB OLED

 

OnePlus: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

- Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

- MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti

- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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Rx 5700 xt gigabyte gaming oc its selling for alot of money and someone bought it 

1 minute ago, Dedayog said:

What graphics card did you sell, btw?

 

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