My (relatively new into PC building) friend needs a new GPU

roboplex22 · October 21, 2015

Well my best friend is more into the gaming side of "The Race" than components side. He made the mistake of buying an HP Phoenix prebuilt for $1500 which had a 4770, and a, get this...GTX 745. He has now realized what a bad move he made. It runs games worse than my i3 and 270x which I bought for around $500. He needs a new GPU, and was gonna get a 960. Thats his price range, around $200 maybe $250 for everything. I was telling him that maybe a 280x or a 380 would be a better choice, but thinks that AMD cards wont work with his OEM motherboard (which might well be true). I might just take my card to his house and plug it in and see what happens. So he is gonna need a new GPU, and PSU because Im not gonna let him use the one that came with the prebuilt. Was the 960 a good choice, or should he go with AMD?

RyanMacRocks · October 21, 2015

I don't see why AMD cards wouldn't work with his motherboard, but I would go for a 380 or buy something like a used 290x if you can get a good deal on eBay, Craigslist, etc.