What graphics card do I need?

[Dennis_Papad]

Hello I want to ask something. What graphics card do I need for light gaming (simulator games) and a bit of gta v also I want to surf the Internet and media. I was thinking of the gigabyte gt740 oc edition but I don't know I need some help

[Oshino Shinobu]

What's your budget?

[miagisan]

Budget and specs you have? Such as psu, CPU, etc

[Dennis_Papad]

I don't have the system yet and I'm planning how can I manage best 1000€. I want to buy the new i5 6600 cpu and a 550 or 650w psu because I will install only 1 graphics card

[Thecrazyswede]

Please do not buy GT cards, they are horrible for gaming, pretty much anything is better, even older gen proper "gaming" cards is better.

 

Please post budget and usage, do you use a 1920x1080 monitor ? or maybe 2560x1440 ,ect,ect we need more info to properly answer this question.

[Dennis_Papad]

1920x1080

[Dennis_Papad]

1000€

[Thecrazyswede]

1000€

 

Is that for GPU alone or entire system ?.

[Dennis_Papad]

Entire system unfortunately...

[Thecrazyswede]

Entire system unfortunately..

 

What is your current build looking like ?, if you are using a site to build / order your rig it would be easy to see what it comes down to without graphics card.

 

I.E how much are you spending currently without the graphics card.

[AdamH96]

The GT series are meant for media use NOT GAMING. You could if you want but don't expect playing on anything but low 720P and under. Look for a 660+,750+,950+ or above cards.

[Thecrazyswede]

The GT series are meant for media use NOT GAMING. You could if you want but don't expect playing on anything but low 720P and under. Look for a 660+,750+,950+ or above cards.

 

Even a 500 series low end GTX card would beat the 740.

[Dennis_Papad]

Ok thank you very much!

[Alurit]

something like this? 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (€34.60 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Motherboard: Asus Z170-P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€122.22 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€60.88 @ Pixmania DE) 

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€59.73 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€56.61 @ Home of Hardware DE) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  (€370.52 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (€63.02 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€86.74 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 DE OEM (64-bit)  (€100.56 @ Home of Hardware DE) 

Total: €954.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-09 19:06 CEST+0200

edit: nevermind didn't see it didn't include the cpu price

[FinestRyeBread]

something like this?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€34.60 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Motherboard: Asus Z170-P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€122.22 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€60.88 @ Pixmania DE)

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€59.73 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€56.61 @ Home of Hardware DE)

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card (€370.52 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (€63.02 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€86.74 @ Amazon Deutschland)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 DE OEM (64-bit) (€100.56 @ Home of Hardware DE)

Total: €954.88

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-09 19:06 CEST+0200

ooh a ddr3 lga1151 board

[SteveGrabowski0]

1000€

 

Wait 2-3 weeks for the new locked Skylake chips to be released.

[SteveGrabowski0]

An i5 might be overkill for light gaming. 1000 euro budget certainly is. Here is an i5 system that will play GTA V pretty damn well and come in significantly under budget.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  (€201.90 @ Caseking) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (€87.48 @ Home of Hardware DE) 

Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (€56.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (€85.00 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€56.61 @ Home of Hardware DE) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  (€198.85 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (€40.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€59.90 @ Caseking) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit)  (€93.47 @ Home of Hardware DE) 

Total: €880.10

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-09 21:17 CEST+0200

 

You probably don't want to go any lower than the GTX 960 for GTA V. And the GTX 960 murders the GT 740 for gaming performance.

[SteveGrabowski0]

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