Having a Dilemma

[prest1ge]

So, i was thinking on buying a new graphics card but i don't know which one to choose from.

This pc of mine was just given to my by my mom, and I'm still a student so, i can only afford a graphics card atm.

i have a gigabyte f2a55m-ds2 motherboard

an apu a8-5600k processor

(no graphics card, using on-board graphics since day 1. It's been 2 years.)

i only have the money to buy a graphics card.

 

What graphics card will you guys recommend(budget)?

[Aytex]

what is yo budget and yo resolution son shady

[prest1ge]

my budget is around 15000 PHP(Philippine Peso)

it's like 334 usd

i don't care about resolution but my only wish is to play with above 200 fps(well i want my reso to be 1280x960 and above 200 fps but that's not going to happen, is it?)

[Aytex]

my budget is around 15000 PHP(Philippine Peso)

it's like 334 usd

i don't care about resolution but my only wish is to play with above 200 fps(well i want my reso to be 1280x960 and above 200 fps but that's not going to happen, is it?)

son shady, i have a awnser for you my grASS hopper a magistic 3.5gb GTX 970 or a magical amd r9 290/290x

[prest1ge]

for performance, the gtx 970 wins? but for budget the amd r9 29/290x is the winner. am i right?

[Aytex]

for performance, the gtx 970 wins? but for budget the amd r9 29/290x is the winner. am i right?

prefroamnce wise they are around the same young samari but the 290/290x is hotter but has 4gb of vram and is cheeper

[prest1ge]

alright. Thanks!

I have a stable 60 fps in my pc using on-board graphics on cs:go

[A10-FTW]

R9 390   (or R9 380)

[orcinhell]

Before you spend anything check the PSU (power supply)... make sure you can run it and most importantly make sure it is not some cheap 50 dollar rip off... it might suck to think of having to spend a bit of money on that but putting a new GPU into something that is possibly unsuited can be disastrous.

 

A good PSU is paramount, I am not just talking about how big it is 550, 650 750 or higher... I reputable brand will ensure all future parts purchased are safe and sound.

[prest1ge]

Before you spend anything check the PSU (power supply)... make sure you can run it and most importantly make sure it is not some cheap 50 dollar rip off... it might suck to think of having to spend a bit of money on that but putting a new GPU into something that is possibly unsuited can be disastrous.

 

A good PSU is paramount, I am not just talking about how big it is 550, 650 750 or higher... I reputable brand will ensure all future parts purchased are safe and sound.

recently found out that cs:go is cpu dependent, so buying a gpu will be useless.....

[VortexS]

recently found out that cs:go is cpu dependent, so buying a gpu will be useless.....

Definitely not useless... With my Intel HD 4600 on my i7 I get 50 fps and with my gtx 970 I easily get 250/400.

[prest1ge]

Definitely not useless... With my Intel HD 4600 on my i7 I get 50 fps and with my gtx 970 I easily get 250/400.

oh well, will buy the gpu. The only problem is now is that: will it bottleneck?

[VortexS]

oh well, will buy the gpu. The only problem is now is that: will it bottleneck?

A 970 might bottleneck a little bit, but I think it won't be a big problem.

[prest1ge]

A 970 might bottleneck a little bit, but I think it won't be a big problem.

okay thanks!