Form factor and VRAM

[Windows10Home]

Hey there. I wondered if you guys and girls knew some GPU's that's less than 21 cm long. Also, how much VRAM do I need for 1080p gaming? I want to play some big titles, like CS:GO, Tomb Raider, Rocket League, and of course, Minecraft.

This will be a gaming rig

 

Thanks in advance

[Murasaki]

I play these at 2560x1080 on a gtx650 1gig fine. Not sure about Tomb Raider though.

[Windows10Home]

Just now, ModuleLFS said:

I play these at 2560x1080 on a gtx650 1gig fine. Not sure about Tomb Raider though.

Well, I want some new cards, like gtx 900 or r9 300

 

[Monkey Dust]

Budget? the 3.5GB of an ITX 970 will be plenty of Vram for 1080p. If you have the funds for it the R9 Nano packs a serious punch for it's size.

[Windows10Home]

1 minute ago, Monkey Dust said:

Budget? the 3.5GB of an ITX 970 will be plenty of Vram for 1080p. If you have the funds for it the R9 Nano packs a serious punch for it's size.

well, I don't have enough for a 970, but a gtx 960 or r9 380

[Windows10Home]

If you wan't the CPU, here: Intel Core i5 6500

[Monkey Dust]

1 minute ago, Windows10Home said:

well, I don't have enough for a 970, but a gtx 960 or r9 380

You can get both the 960 and 380 in short form factors, and both in 2 & 4 GB versions. 2GB would probably be enough, but if you can afford it a 4GB would be a safer bet, and I'd go 380, mostly for dx 12 performance when the games arrive.

[Windows10Home]

1 minute ago, Monkey Dust said:

You can get both the 960 and 380 in short form factors, and both in 2 & 4 GB versions. 2GB would probably be enough, but if you can afford it a 4GB would be a safer bet, and I'd go 380, mostly for dx 12 performance when the games arrive.

Well, where I buy there is not a small formfactor 4GB

[TrigrH]

15 minutes ago, Windows10Home said:

Well, where I buy there is not a small formfactor 4GB

r9 nano

[Windows10Home]

1 minute ago, TrigrH said:

r9 nano

Have you seen the other replies?

[TrigrH]

1 minute ago, Windows10Home said:

Have you seen the other replies?

https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/GTX960-MOC-4GD5/

[-rascal-]

You didn't give us a price range...but here are some under 21 cm

• Gigabyte GTX 960 4GB (double fan version) -- 17.7 cm : https://www.proshop.no/Grafikkort/GeForce-GTX-960-OC-4GB/2519731?b=msi~evga~asus~gigabyte~kfa2~matrox~sapphire~xfx
• EVGA GTX 960 SC 2GB -- 17.3 cm: https://www.proshop.no/Grafikkort/GeForce-GTX-960-SC-2GB-GDDR5/2471069?b=msi~evga~asus~gigabyte~kfa2~matrox~sapphire~xfx
• Sapphire R9-380 OC ITX -- 17.0 cm: https://www.proshop.no/Grafikkort/Radeon-R9-380-OC-ITX-2GB/2493645?b=msi~evga~asus~gigabyte~kfa2~matrox~sapphire~xfx&o=1028&pn=10

[Windows10Home]

but that's more expensive

1 minute ago, TrigrH said:

https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/GTX960-MOC-4GD5/

 

[Windows10Home]

1 minute ago, -rascal- said:

You didn't give us a price range...but here are some under 21 cm

• Gigabyte GTX 960 4GB (double fan version) -- 17.7 cm : https://www.proshop.no/Grafikkort/GeForce-GTX-960-OC-4GB/2519731?b=msi~evga~asus~gigabyte~kfa2~matrox~sapphire~xfx
• EVGA GTX 960 SC 2GB -- 17.3 cm: https://www.proshop.no/Grafikkort/GeForce-GTX-960-SC-2GB-GDDR5/2471069?b=msi~evga~asus~gigabyte~kfa2~matrox~sapphire~xfx
• Sapphire R9-380 OC ITX -- 17.0 cm: https://www.proshop.no/Grafikkort/Radeon-R9-380-OC-ITX-2GB/2493645?b=msi~evga~asus~gigabyte~kfa2~matrox~sapphire~xfx&o=1028&pn=10

I think im maybe going for the Gigabyte one, cause it's cheap and has 4 gb

[-rascal-]

1 minute ago, Windows10Home said:

I think im maybe going for the Gigabyte one, cause it's cheap and has 4 gb

2GB will be sufficient for 1080p at reduced graphical details --  you are not going to be "maxing" the newest AAA game titles with a GTX 960 or R9-380 anyways.
That said, the Gigabyte GTX 960 4GB would be a relatively good choice.

[Monkey Dust]

12 minutes ago, Windows10Home said:

Well, where I buy there is not a small formfactor 4GB

For the games you want to play at the moment 2GB will be enough, the 4GB card just keeps your options open if a new Vram hungry game game comes along you really want.

[Windows10Home]

5 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

2GB will be sufficient for 1080p at reduced graphical details --  you are not going to be "maxing" the newest AAA game titles with a GTX 960 or R9-380 anyways.
That said, the Gigabyte GTX 960 4GB would be a relatively good choice.

What do you think of this build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($93.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H110I Pro Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($41.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($184.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $570.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-05 04:36 EDT-0400

[Murasaki]

@Windows10Home yeah  who wouldn't! was just implying most of the games you listed dont require much horse power.

[iDeFecZx]

12 minutes ago, Windows10Home said:

I think im maybe going for the Gigabyte one, cause it's cheap and has 4 gb

I have the gigabyte card, be warned the fans can be quite annoying without a custom fan curve, mines a decent overclocker too

[Windows10Home]

Just now, iDeFecZx said:

I have the gigabyte card, be warned the fans can be quite annoying without a custom fan curve, mines a decent overclocker too

Well, I think I might have it on gaming mode

[iDeFecZx]

Just now, Windows10Home said:

Well, I think I might have it on gaming mode

I never bothered with OC Guru, never installed it and just controlled everything through afterburner. Even if the card is idling the fans will ramp up whenever they want. OC Guru didn't seem to do anything to control the fans from what I remember

[Windows10Home]

1 hour ago, -rascal- said:

2GB will be sufficient for 1080p at reduced graphical details --  you are not going to be "maxing" the newest AAA game titles with a GTX 960 or R9-380 anyways.
That said, the Gigabyte GTX 960 4GB would be a relatively good choice.

What type of PSU do you suggest for a Cooler Master Elite 110? A standard, semi-modular or a fully modular?

[TheRandomness]

1 hour ago, Windows10Home said:

What do you think of this build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($93.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H110I Pro Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($41.98 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Toshiba  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card  ($184.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $570.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-05 04:36 EDT-0400

Why don't you just change the case to an SG13? Smaller in terms of everything but length and you can fit cards up to 10.5 inches (4GB 380?). Also, please, anything but that SSD. I recommend the SP550 for budget, and the BX200 for not budget. 

[Windows10Home]

3 hours ago, TheRandomness said:

Why don't you just change the case to an SG13? Smaller in terms of everything but length and you can fit cards up to 10.5 inches (4GB 380?). Also, please, anything but that SSD. I recommend the SP550 for budget, and the BX200 for not budget. 

BTW, SG13 is more expensive, and the SSD is the cheapest

 

[TheRandomness]

50 minutes ago, Windows10Home said:

BTW, SG13 is more expensive, and the SSD is the cheapest

$600 budget? Also, cheapest how? As for the CPU, have you noticed that deal is for Intel retail employees only?

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($35.57 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Toshiba  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.99 @ NCIX US) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($169.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B-Q Mini ITX Tower Case  ($40.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($58.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $561.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-05 10:54 EDT-0400