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So, my friend needs a (really) cheap gpu and I'm stuck choosing between these two models:

amd 6450 1gb ddr3

nvidia gt 630 1gb ddr3

which one should he choose?

also, if you know any second hand gpu's better than these two, but at about the same price tell me about them and I might make it to change his mind about second hand video cards :D

thanks for your help

 

His budget is $45

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what is the budget, and what is his system? a used card would be much better herre

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well 630 is definitely more powerful, but they both suck

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what is the budget, and what is his system? a used card would be much better herre

some athlon x2, 2gb of ddr2 ram and a 430w psu(no name)

his budget is about $45

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Does he intend on gaming or is it just to power his display(s)?

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Does he intend on gaming or is it just to power his display(s)?

light gaming on old games(gta SA, nfs Most wanted(2005) )

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light gaming on old games(gta SA, nfs Most wanted(2005) )

Well his whole system is pretty old, so anything too much more powerful than that would just be bottlenecked by everything else. I guess a GT 630 would be ok, he would really need a full system overhaul if he wants to do any serious gaming, it should be ok for the old games though.

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I've seen deals on 7770's for $50

not in Romania my friend "/

 

Tell him to save up to 150-200 and get a 750 ti

and to pair it with an athlon x2 64 ?

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150659 on mobile in school so can't make a clickable link

Nevermind mobile does it automatically

I don't think that he needs 2 gb of ram for his 1280x1024 monitor :D

even 512mb would probably be enough

 

In the end he will probably buy the gt630

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I don't think that he needs 2 gb of ram for his 1280x1024 monitor :D

even 512mb would probably be enough

 

In the end he will probably buy the gt640

Ok I hope he gets a sweet one I'll research more when I get home but I can't right now considering I'm in class and on a phone its hard to research

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Ok I hope he gets a sweet one I'll research more when I get home but I can't right now considering I'm in class and on a phone its hard to research

he has his eyes on a gigabyte 1gb ddr3 card

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Ok I hope he gets a sweet one I'll research more when I get home but I can't right now considering I'm in class and on a phone its hard to research

oops... I meant gt630*

here's the link to it:D

http://www.cel.ro/placi-video/placa-video-gigabyte-geforce-gt-630-1gb-ddr3-64-bit-l/

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Don't buy these cards. get this one instead : http://www.ebay.it/itm/Zotac-GTX550-Ti-1GB-GDDR5-ZT-50404-PCIe-Grafikkarte-160514-/221441712436?pt=DE_Elektronik_Computer_Computer_Graphikkarten&hash=item338ef46134&_uhb=1

it's a bit more expensive but for this card it's much more than worth it. it's about 3 times as powerful as any of the cards you listed.

or this one, it's basically equivalent http://www.ebay.it/itm/Carte-graphique-Gainward-GeForce-GTX-460-2-Go-Golden-Sample-/251543188396?pt=FR_GH_Informatique_Composants_Cartes_Vid%C3%A9o&hash=item3a912473ac&_uhb=1

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