What GPU for this rig?

[trawa]

Hello! 

I've put together an older system to give it away to a friend and the only thing missing is an GPU so was wondering which one should he get:

 

The PC is:

 

- Gigabytle P35-DS3L (rev 2.0)

- Q9550 @ stock ( 2.83 Ghz)

- 4 GB ram ( 2 x 2GB DDR2 @ 800 Mhz)

- 250 GB Seagate HDD ( might put one more 500 GB hdd )

- Coolermaster "elite" 460W PS

 

He will be using 22" monitor so he will be playing on 1680x1050 native resolution , he is thinking about GTX 650 / ti , GTX 750 ti and R7 260x would any one of these be good for that system to play at the mentioned resolution or will the CPU bottleneck those cards?

 

[Askew]

750ti.

[dragoon20005]

^^this

 

or the R7 265

[menendez1293]

750ti.

This. 

[trawa]

Well that was fast , thanks a lot for the replys so no bottlenecking with 750ti ok nice and btw this is the card he wants http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N750Ti_TF_2GD5OC.html#hero-overview is that ok or should he get any other ?

[shayned1997]

750ti.

[DigitalHermit]

GeForce 210 jk

 

Get something along the lines of a 750Ti or 250/260/260X

[i_build_nanosuits]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n750titf2gd5oc

[trawa]

Thanks a lot for all the replys so I'll tell him to go with the GTX 750 ti.

[I/O]

Thanks a lot for all the replys so I'll tell him to go with the GTX 750 ti.

Tel him to go with R7 265 please.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Tel him to go with R7 265 please.

they cost more nowadays for not much more performance and they are also less energy efficient...i don't see why he would pay 149$ for an R7 265 when he could get the same brand GTX 750ti for 119$...sorry!

This was a good suggestion a month ago or so, but prices have changed since...and the 750ti prices have been slashed down.

[I/O]

they cost more nowadays for not much more performance and they are also less energy efficient...i don't see why he would pay 149$ for an R7 265 when he could get the same brand GTX 750ti for 119$...sorry!

This was a good suggestion a month ago or so, but prices have changed since...and the 750ti prices have been slashed down.

They are the same price on newegg.ca either way you want a better performing card you normally have to pay. I would honestly get something a bit better than a 750ti 265 card.

[i_build_nanosuits]

either way you want a better performing card you normally have to pay. I would honestly get something a bit better than a 750ti 265 card.

on that we agree, but the OP posted the CPU being an 8 years old core 2 quad so i wouldnt personaly go anything higher than that for that particular machine.

Also the monitor is only 1680x1050 so the 750ti will run games on near max details on it.

[I/O]

on that we agree, but the OP posted the CPU being an 8 years old core 2 quad so i wouldnt personaly go anything higher than that for that particular machine.

Also the monitor is only 1680x1050 so the 750ti will run games on near max details on it.

In that case I would go with 260x ... same performance as 750ti for less money.

[i_build_nanosuits]

In that case I would go with 260x ... same performance as 750ti for less money.

The 750ti is quite a bit faster and use less power:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1044?vs=1130

 

do you have anything against the maxwell based GTX 750ti? the MSI twinfrozr of this card can be found at only 119$ online...what else could i say? it was overpriced at first but now it's great!