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Hi. I wanted to try latest games but my GTX 295 won't cut it. I have an ASRock 970 Extreme4 motherboard that doesn't have PCI-e 3.0 sadly. So what is the best GTX card that I can take full advantage of without wasting potential?

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Hi. I wanted to try latest games but my GTX 295 won't cut it. I have an ASRock 970 Extreme4 motherboard that doesn't have PCI-e 3.0 sadly. So what is the best GTX card that I can take full advantage of without wasting potential?

What's your budget? & location?

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Most graphics cards aren't bottlenecked by the PCI Express 2.0 x16 bus.

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780ti...... current graphics cards dont saturate the bandwidth of 2.0 so you can use any card realy....

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Well, you could get a 780Ti and it wouldn't matter.

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What's your budget? & location?

$100-$150 +-. I can buy on eBay
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780Ti Dual Classified acx

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$100-$150 +-. I can buy on eBay

some cards you would find on ebay are mining cards which could break suddenly, i suggest buying from newegg or amazon which are new, as for the card then a gtx 750ti or a r9 270 would be your best bet. 

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$100-$150 +-. I can buy on eBay

r9 280 if you can find one for 150$ or an r9 270

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some cards you would find on ebay are mining cards which could break suddenly, i suggest buying from newegg or amazon which are new, as for the card then a gtx 750ti or a r9 270 would be your best bet.

That 750 looks tantalizing. But just by chance, is there a specific brand or something that has a sex appeal similar to a GTX 295 or the Titans?
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@ @phillrulz @tmcclelland455 You guys should've waited to post after he actually replied with his response & your reply of "780 ti" isn't within his budget.

$100-$150 +-. I can buy on eBay

R9 270 or GTX 750 ti at best on newegg & ncix us. You might be able to squeeze into your budget a R9 270X or GTX 760 on ebay second hand on ebay, anything higher from well-known retailers will cost you a fair bit more & I'm not sure whether you'd be getting your moneys worth out of it.

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@ @phillrulz @tmcclelland455 You guys should've waited to post after he actually replied with his response & your reply of "780 ti" isn't within his budget.

R9 270 or GTX 750 ti at best on newegg & ncix us. You might be able to squeeze into your budget a R9 270X or GTX 760 on ebay second hand on ebay, anything higher from well-known retailers will cost you a fair bit more & I'm not sure whether you'd be getting your moneys worth out of it.

He should have put it in the OP. So... Not my fault.

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i don't think theirs a card that looks like tha titans

i think this will do

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487028

It looks really nice. But if you could answer a few questions for me about that card, that'd be greatly appreciated.

Is that card dual GPU?

Can I get more than 60 FPS on supported games? I have a 120Hz TV so I can take advantage

Will it be cool enough on a Phantom 530 case with the pivot fan?

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It looks really nice. But if you could answer a few questions for me about that card, that'd be greatly appreciated.

Is that card dual GPU?

Can I get more than 60 FPS on supported games? I have a 120Hz TV so I can take advantage

Will it be cool enough on a Phantom 530 case with the pivot fan?

not a dual gpu, depends on which games on 60fps(won't be able to play new games at 60fps at ultra

i guess you don't have to worry about temps unless it goes to the upper 80c, but i think it should be okay

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 You guys should've waited to post after he actually replied with his response & your reply of "780 ti" isn't within his budget.

R9 270 or GTX 750 ti at best on newegg & ncix us. You might be able to squeeze into your budget a R9 270X or GTX 760 on ebay second hand on ebay, anything higher from well-known retailers will cost you a fair bit more & I'm not sure whether you'd be getting your moneys worth out of it.

i simply stated the idea that pcie 2.0 isnt a problem.

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not a dual gpu, depends on which games on 60fps(won't be able to play new games at 60fps at ultra

i guess you don't have to worry about temps unless it goes to the upper 80c, but i think it should be okay

Hang on really quick. How does the 750 stack up against a 660?
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Get a R9 280 for 200bucks , its waaay better then a 750 or a 270 for 150-160 ish

Let's agree to disagree

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Hang on really quick. How does the 750 stack up against a 650?

i think the 750 is between the 650 and the 660 with less power consumption 

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