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Hello LTT community!

 

I need help on picking the best GPU for my setup. My budget is up to $130. Here's my setup:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KdpVVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KdpVVn/by_merchant/
 
 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($90.75 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $534.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Please suggest any graphics card that would support a H57 Motherboard, as well as the setup above, and tell me why! 
 
Thanks! 

 

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750 Ti by far! If you can ruffle up a few more bucks try a GTX 950

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Uhm..

See if you can get a GTX 770 or HD 7970 on ebay for around there.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SAPPHIRE-Radeon-HD-7970-3GB-384-Bit-GDDR5-ORIGINAL-OWNER-NEVER-OVERCLOCKED-/252162686283?hash=item3ab6113d4b:g:mHMAAOSwu-BWQAP1

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NVIDIA GTX 750TI. Cheap, runs well, no external PCI power required for the MSI model. 

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Hello LTT community!

 

I need help on picking the best GPU for my setup. My budget is up to $130. Here's my setup:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KdpVVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KdpVVn/by_merchant/
 

 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($90.75 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $534.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-15 19:47 EST-0500
 
Please suggest any graphics card that would support a H57 Motherboard, as well as the setup above, and tell me why! 
 
Thanks! 

 

Oh wait I forgot

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One day I will have my GTX 970. One day. PC specs are at my profile.

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Note that r7 370s were bumped down to the r7 line instead of r9, as stated a 750ti or 950 will also do well.

Also check out a refurbished or b-stock 960.

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https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42951kr if rebates count in regards to new cards as it is stronger than the 270/370

 

otherwise buy used, or a 750ti

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr73702gbd5ppdhe this could also be fine though it is weaker (than the 950), it is also under 130 without the rebate

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful

 

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no

Under a 130 bucks, a 750 Ti is by far one of the best cards to upgrade crappy office PCs. I have yet to see something of this value.

Are you debating the 750 Ti's performance? Because that's not a debate, nowadays it's not that great compared to other cards, but price/performance is fantastic

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Under a 130 bucks, a 750 Ti is by far one of the best cards to upgrade crappy office PCs. I have yet to see something of this value.

Are you debating the 750 Ti's performance? Because that's not a debate, nowadays it's not that great compared to other cards, but price/performance is fantastic

Sorry, I had a link to a 130$ r9 270x at bestbuy but it is no out of stock

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NVIDIA GTX 750TI. Cheap, runs well, no external PCI power required for the MSI model.

750 Ti by far! If you can ruffle up a few more bucks try a GTX 950

As I own a 750Ti, MSI is not the only my model with no PCIE required. I only got mine because of no PCIE power requires since my PSU has none. You can find GTX 770s or HD 7970s and a few more similar GPUs for around $130. 750Ti is meant for 1080p Med settings gaming. Medium settings is for a very well optimized game. You can find probably used R9 270/x's also.

 

 

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370>265>750TI>260X

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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Sorry, I had a link to a 130$ r9 270x at bestbuy but it is no out of stock

Oh, that makes more sense

 

   As I own a 750Ti, MSI is not the only my model with no PCIE required. I only got mine because of no PCIE power requires since my PSU has none. You can find GTX 770s or HD 7970s and a few more similar GPUs for around $130. 750Ti is meant for 1080p Med settings gaming. Medium settings is for a very well optimized game.

GTX 770s? I've done some poking around for new 770s in the past, and they are WAYY more than 130 let me tell you that much

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Oh, that makes more sense

 

GTX 770s? I've done some poking around for new 770s in the past, and they are WAYY more than 130 let me tell you that much

Used. At $130 going used makes 100% more sense

 

 

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Used. At $130 going used makes 100% more sense

That makes much more sense, I had a feeling you meant used 770s

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950>370  ;)

not if you have the latest drivers

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not if you have the latest drivers

Uhhhh wtf are you talking about, I mean it's not that abnormal but if so amd shot themselves in the foot again by not having those out at the time of their product launch  :huh:

 

They clearly have a management problem which is hurting sales potential

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful

 

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Uhhhh wtf are you talking about, I mean it's not that abnormal but if so amd shot themselves in the foot again by not having those out at the time of their product launch  :huh:

 

They clearly have a management problem which is hurting sales potential

latest amd drivers 370 > 950

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Used. At $130 going used makes 100% more sense

 

On ebay, there are some GTX 770 going for around $100. Though, with a bidding system, who knows what their final prices will be. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo&_udhi=130&_nkw=gtx%20770&rt=nc If only there were websites that had promo/savings codes other than mail-in rebates. 

 

950>370  ;)

 

Three GTX 950 models on Ebay are going for under $100, though again, the bidding system could make a difference.

 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42951kr if rebates count in regards to new cards as it is stronger than the 270/370

 

otherwise buy used, or a 750ti

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr73702gbd5ppdhe this could also be fine though it is weaker (than the 950), it is also under 130 without the rebate

 

How does the R7 370 perform than the 750ti?

 

R7 370

r9 270s are pretty cheap for the most part

 

The R9 270 are selling for around $100 on eBay, http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xr9+270.TRS0&_nkw=r9+270&_sacat=0 Though I don't know which one to choose.

 

 

750 Ti by far! If you can ruffle up a few more bucks try a GTX 950

 

I was thinking of getting the 750 Ti. I found this GREAT combo deal for $45 on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX750-Ti-SC-2GB-GDDR5-/231754394069?hash=item35f5a369d5:g:eXIAAOSwFGNWSQoF and this one is pretty good too. http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-750Ti-SC-2GB-GDDR5-Graphics-Card-GTX-750-Ti-SC-/191738141917?hash=item2ca47bdcdd:g:r4sAAOSwIwhWR0GZ#viTabs_0 . Otherwise, I could get the Zotac model brand new for $100 on Newegg.

 

Gahh! So many options to choose from! 

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On ebay, there are some GTX 770 going for around $100. Though, with a bidding system, who knows what their final prices will be. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo&_udhi=130&_nkw=gtx%20770&rt=nc If only there were websites that had promo/savings codes other than mail-in rebates. 

 

 

Three GTX 950 models on Ebay are going for under $100, though again, the bidding system could make a difference.

 

 

 

How does the R7 370 perform than the 750ti?

 

 

The R9 270 are selling for around $100 on eBay, http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xr9+270.TRS0&_nkw=r9+270&_sacat=0 Though I don't know which one to choose.

 

 

 

I was thinking of getting the 750 Ti. I found this GREAT combo deal for $45 on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX750-Ti-SC-2GB-GDDR5-/231754394069?hash=item35f5a369d5:g:eXIAAOSwFGNWSQoF and this one is pretty good too. http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-750Ti-SC-2GB-GDDR5-Graphics-Card-GTX-750-Ti-SC-/191738141917?hash=item2ca47bdcdd:g:r4sAAOSwIwhWR0GZ#viTabs_0 . Otherwise, I could get the Zotac model brand new for $100 on Newegg.

 

Gahh! So many options to choose from! 

370 is better than the 750ti, and some people claim it is better than the 950 but I can't verify that, and that was not the case a couple of weeks ago

 

But if between a 750ti and a 370 the 370 should win

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ Tier Breakdown (My understanding)--1 Godly, 2 Great, 3 Good, 4 Average, 5 Meh, 6 Bad, 7 Awful

 

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I was thinking of getting the 750 Ti. I found this GREAT combo deal for $45 on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX750-Ti-SC-2GB-GDDR5-/231754394069?hash=item35f5a369d5:g:eXIAAOSwFGNWSQoF and this one is pretty good too. http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-750Ti-SC-2GB-GDDR5-Graphics-Card-GTX-750-Ti-SC-/191738141917?hash=item2ca47bdcdd:g:r4sAAOSwIwhWR0GZ#viTabs_0 . Otherwise, I could get the Zotac model brand new for $100 on Newegg.

 

Gahh! So many options to choose from! 

45 bucks for a CX600 and a ACX 2.0 750 Ti?! HOLY SHIT, I don't care if it's used, as long as it works properly you should definitely buy it. Even if you find another GPU that's better, you can still use the CX600 for a better wattage PSU and the 750 Ti as a test/backup GPU if your primary GPU breaks

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45 bucks for a CX600 and a ACX 2.0 750 Ti?! HOLY SHIT, I don't care if it's used, as long as it works properly you should definitely buy it. Even if you find another GPU that's better, you can still use the CX600 for a better wattage PSU and the 750 Ti as a test/backup GPU if your primary GPU breaks

 

Problem is, I already ordered the 500B PSU that's coming this week, so I would have to give either that one or the 600 to someone else. However, like I've said, who knows what the final price will be. 

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