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JakeHall
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Hi I'm trying to piece a rig together for the smallest budget I can.  I have an old case that I put a refurbished board and a salvaged cpu into.  I have a decent power supply to work with so that shouldn't be a problem.  What I havent figured out yet is what to do for a graphics card.  My monitor is only 900p so it doesnt have to be anything crazy.  I would like to play Borderlands 2, neverwinter, South Park the stick of truth and other like gmes on steam.  With the on board graphics neverwinter is playable but borderlands is too jumpy and laggy.  I've never really built anything for gaming before so don't really know all that much about those cards. 

         Thanks, Jake

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Hi I'm trying to piece a rig together for the smallest budget I can.  I have an old case that I put a refurbished board and a salvaged cpu into.  I have a decent power supply to work with so that shouldn't be a problem.  What I havent figured out yet is what to do for a graphics card.  My monitor is only 900p so it doesnt have to be anything crazy.  I would like to play Borderlands 2, neverwinter, South Park the stick of truth and other like gmes on steam.  With the on board graphics neverwinter is playable but borderlands is too jumpy and laggy.  I've never really built anything for gaming before so don't really know all that much about those cards. 

         Thanks, Jake

What CPU do you have? A GTX 750 Ti would do good.

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Can you tell us how much money are u planning to spend on that card? It would be easier to choose knowing ur budget.

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-131-505

I was thinking this might do what I need

That's a pretty bad card. Look for the R7 260x. A brand new costs around 100$, so a used one should be going out for less than that.

 

Likewise, if you can find a used Gtx 750ti, that's another great option.

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