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AppleWhizzer
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Nvidia:

GTX 950, GTX 960, GTX 750 TI (unsure about pricing though) or another GTX 770...

AMD:

R9 290, R9 290X or R9 280

 

By the way, test your GPU, replace the thermal compound, clean the cooler... If it works there is no need to buy a new GPU...

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A used GTX 660ti sells for round $90, a used HD 7950 sells for about $130, 

 

 

750ti http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/282085686447/

HD 6970 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/262508906886/ (about GTX 760 speed)

660ti http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/322165569488/ (faster than GTX 760)

HD 7950 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/182189995852/ http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/262508104943/ (Faster than 760, slower than 770)

 

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5 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Nvidia:

GTX 950, GTX 960, GTX 750 TI (unsure about pricing though) or another GTX 770...

AMD:

R9 290, R9 290X or R9 280

 

By the way, test your GPU, replace the thermal compound, clean the cooler... If it works there is no need to buy a new GPU...

Oh yeah! And the R9 280X...

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6 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Nvidia:

GTX 950, GTX 960, GTX 750 TI (unsure about pricing though) or another GTX 770...

AMD:

R9 290, R9 290X or R9 280

 

By the way, test your GPU, replace the thermal compound, clean the cooler... If it works there is no need to buy a new GPU...

Yes i know but i tried everything, and when i plugged my gpu in, using the integrated graphics i clicked on geforce experience and it said 'You need an Nvidia Geforce product to use this application" and i also update my motherboard drivers. 

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5 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

A used GTX 660ti sells for round $90, a HD 7950 sells for about $130, 

 

 

750ti http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/282085686447/

HD 6970 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/262508906886/ (about GTX 760 speed)

660ti http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/322165569488/ (faster than GTX 760)

HD 7950 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/182189995852/ http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/262508104943/ (Faster than 760, slower than 770)

 

Thanks very very much for taking the time took look. 

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1 minute ago, AppleWhizzer said:

Yes i know but i tried everything, and when i plugged my gpu in, using the integrated graphics i clicked on geforce experience and it said 'You need an Nvidia Geforce product to use this application" and i also update my motherboard drivers. 

Hmm... I think you should sell it then on eBay as broken and get some money out of that... Then you would be able to afford a better GPU...

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1 minute ago, AppleWhizzer said:

Thanks very very much for taking the time took look. 

I look at the prices regularly on Tahiti based GPUs on ebay, same with GPUs in my area on Gumtree. Prices also fluctuate a lot, some times a 7950 will sell for $180, other times it might only sell for $115.

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4 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Hmm... I think you should sell it then on eBay as broken and get some money out of that... Then you would be able to afford a better GPU...

yes i was thinking that i've seen a lot of stock coolers from Nvidia 770 series and up going for a fair bit ($60+, seen some that had been bidded as high as $80-100!) but i am going to try it on a different PC first before i really know its dead, in case maybe my mobo needs a reset or whatever. 

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You might want to watch this as well...

 

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1 minute ago, AppleWhizzer said:

Thanks, i spent some time looking for posts and videos like this but couldn't find much! 

No problem!

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i have a GTX 760 and i play BF4 on high settings with no problem. although i can crank it up to ultra but i much prefer the higher FPS over the eyecandy so i just keep it at high.

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." -Albert Einstein

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2 minutes ago, glitchmaster0001 said:

i have a GTX 760 and i play BF4 on high settings with no problem. although i can crank it up to ultra but i much prefer the higher FPS over the eyecandy so i just keep it at high.

Yeah i used to have 760 4gb, bloody beast of a card, and very good cooling! 

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