Which is the cheapest GPU you can recommend?

[SteveGrabowski0]

6 minutes ago, Amigazazo said:

would it be good enough if I get the 750ti and 8GB of RAM instead of a 950? I'm still at 2GB of RAM because I didn't actually need more, I just design interfaces and icons in Photoshop, watch 720p Youtube videos and play CS:Condition Zero (I'll upgrade to CS: Source once I install the new GPU)

Wow, I found that hard to do on 4GB in Windows 7. A 750 Ti should be plenty to play Source games at 1080p with good framerates. If you can find any way to scrounge up the extra $30-$35 or so I'd really try to get the 950 and the RAM. It's just that GPUs are the thing that ages most quickly in a computer in the sense that games get more demanding graphically and new GPUs tend to still up the performance a lot, unlike with CPUs for example. But if your budget is hard and immovable the 750 Ti is still a nice choice. Anything below the 750 Ti you get into really lousy performance to price ratios for gaming.

[Amigazazo]

5 minutes ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

Wow, I found that hard to do on 4GB in Windows 7

you mean the Photoshop thing? I even use Photoshop CS6 on my secondary PC which has 128MB shared video memory with a Pentium 4 HT 3 GHz and 1GB of DDR(1)... Photoshop is not that heavy unless you render 3D or videos.

 

and I meant CS:GO, not Source, but I figure both of those recommended GPUs are capable of running it.

 

I'm between upgrading to 750ti and 8GB of RAM or 950 without upgrading the RAM (for now). I'll think abou it for a few days but maybe the smart choice would be the 950 and the RAM later

 

Thank you guys!

[Jerious]

30 minutes ago, Amigazazo said:

would it be good enough if I get the 750ti and 8GB of RAM instead of a 950? I'm still at 2GB of RAM because I didn't actually need more, I just design interfaces and icons in Photoshop, watch 720p Youtube videos and play CS:Condition Zero (I'll upgrade to CS: Source once I install the new GPU) //EDIT sorry, I mean CS:GO

I personally don't think you'll feel much of a difference between the 750ti and the 950. 

[Starelementpoke]

27 minutes ago, Amigazazo said:

you mean the Photoshop thing? I even use Photoshop CS6 on my secondary PC which has 128MB shared video memory with a Pentium 4 HT 3 GHz and 1GB of DDR(1)... Photoshop is not that heavy unless you render 3D or videos.

 

and I meant CS:GO, not Source, but I figure both of those recommended GPUs are capable of running it.

 

I'm between upgrading to 750ti and 8GB of RAM or 950 without upgrading the RAM (for now). I'll think abou it for a few days but maybe the smart choice would be the 950 and the RAM later

 

Thank you guys!

Or, you could go Used 7950/7970, and be able to upgrade to 8 gbs of ram now.