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Firearm2112
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So I finally got some money to do my external GPU project. So I narrowed down the games I play the most, and figured out of all of them modded skyrim was the most common. The most demanding game I own is BF4, and forced to play it on low on Intel HD 4000.

So anyways, I was wondering what the best bang for the buck GPU would be for me? I live in the USA.

Thanks guys

EDIT: Forgot to mention it has to be an Nvidia card. AMD cards might work but people have reported issues. Do recommend both brands though. Sorry.

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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So I finally got some money to do my external GPU project. So I narrowed down the games I play the most, and figured out of all of them modded skyrim was the most common. The most demanding game I own is BF4, and forced to play it on low on Intel HD 4000.

 

So anyways, I was wondering what the best bang for the buck GPU would be for me? I live in the USA. 

 

Thanks guys

r9 280x





 
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r9 280x

Forgot to mention it has to be an Nvidia card due to hardware restrictions. Will update post

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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wait for the 960

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Case: Bitfenix Prodigy Black          GPU: MSI R9 270 Gaming@1050/1500         CPU: i5 4570          Motherboard: ASUS H81I Plus          PSU: Corsair CX600          RAM: 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport XT         Cooling: 230mm Bitfenix Spectre Pro Intake; Corsair AF140 Rear Exuast; 2x120mm Stock Case Fans Top Exuast        Storage: WD Blue 1TB          OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64 Bit
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What hardware restrictions? If it has to be nvidia GTX970 or the upcoming GTX960 if you're willing to wait.

Power consumption. The external card holder can only deliver so much power, and since most Nvidia cards have lower power consumption less people run into problems. But I am contacting their support to see if I can still use some AMD cards with the adapter

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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Whichever one has the most Vram.

 

Make sure to upgrade your system ram as well for when you mod the shit out of it.

Ketchup is better than mustard.

GUI is better than Command Line Interface.

Dubs are better than subs

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what is your budget?

for the card, 400 max

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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Power consumption. The external card holder can only deliver so much power, and since most Nvidia cards have lower power consumption less people run into problems. But I am contacting their support to see if I can still use some AMD cards with the adapter

Oh right didn't realize that. In that case GTX970.

~non cogito, ergo non sum?~

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