Graphics card

[iNoa97]

By you don't have much how little are we talking? $150, $100, $50?

[dragoon20005]

first what is your PC specs? and what games you want to play exactly?

 

and what is your absolute max budget?

 

you cant be running a GTX 960 on a Pentium 4 machine

 

 

[DrMacintosh]

17 minutes ago, dragoon20005 said:

first what is your PC specs? and what games you want to play exactly?

 

and what is your absolute max budget?

 

you cant be running a GTX 960 on a Pentium 4 machine

 

 

why would you even buy a GTX 960? 

[dragoon20005]

2 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

why would you even buy a GTX 960? 

i using it as an example

[DrMacintosh]

26 minutes ago, Jared121 said:

Lol I don't even have a gpu and I need one badly but I don't have much money for a good one so I don't know what to buy 

1.) How much money do you have to spend?

2.) What kind of money? (what country are you from)

3.) What is in your PC right now? (specifically your CPU)

 

answer those and we can help you

 

[Jared121]

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16814202218&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile-_-pla-_-Video+Cards+-+AMD%2FATI-_-N82E16814202218&gclid=CLWeo4-s480CFQ-oaQodpaMIfA&gclsrc=aw.ds.   does the gpu preform the same as an rx 480 would?

[HKZeroFive]

It should but there's one reason I wouldn't buy a reference R9 290 - it runs absurdly hot.

[comicsansms]

That would preform marginally slower than a Rx 480 and that has a crappy reference AMD cooler, but that is a good deal.

[EarthboundHero]

You may as well just get a 480 at that price.

[Jared121]

is a gigabyte r9 390 better or is the xfx r9 390 better?

 

[TheProfessionalAmateurs]

Performance will only vary about a few fps in games and temps are fairly similar too, so Just get what best matches the rest of your computer, or get the cheapest.

[Deny_SL]

it depends how each brand clocked the card, and what is the price...or what type of cooler it offers....

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5500#ov

http://xfxforce.com/en-us/products/amd-radeon-r9-300-series/amd-radeon-r9-390-double-dissipation-black-edition-r9-390p-8db6

 

 

 

[Jared121]

is a 500w good enough for a core i5 and an r9 390?

[STRMfrmXMN]

3 minutes ago, Jared121 said:

is a 500w good enough for a core i5 and an r9 390?

What 500W PSU? 500W should be enough but not all 500W PSUs are made equal.

[saladcrack]

500w is kind of on the edge of enough so probably 600 or 650 would be better but if you don't already have the R9 390 I would recommend getting a RX 480 or GTX 1070 just to be current and be able to keep up with future games.

[Jared121]

10 minutes ago, Gamessys said:

500w is kind of on the edge of enough so probably 600 or 650 would be better but if you don't already have the R9 390 I would recommend getting a RX 480 or GTX 1070 just to be current and be able to keep up with future games.

the r9 390 beat the rx 480 in the benchmark test and the 480s are way overpriced right now i also found a r9 39 for $250

[Jared121]

12 minutes ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

What 500W PSU? 500W should be enough but not all 500W PSUs are made equal.

http://www.frys.com/product/7885459?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG       i lied 600w

[saladcrack]

2 minutes ago, Jared121 said:

the r9 390 beat the rx 480 in the benchmark test and the 480s are way overpriced right now i also found a r9 39 for $250

That is true but you can also go with a 1070 for $450

[comicsansms]

6 minutes ago, Jared121 said:

the r9 390 beat the rx 480 in the benchmark test and the 480s are way overpriced right now i also found a r9 39 for $250

Some models of the RX 480 are overpriced, in some stores and in some countries. From what I have seen, the RX 480 is neck and neck with the R9 390, it depends on the game. 

[STRMfrmXMN]

9 minutes ago, Jared121 said:

http://www.frys.com/product/7885459?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG       i lied 600w

Not a great PSU. Get a Seasonic M12 620w instead.

[DrM]

7 minutes ago, Jared121 said:

http://www.frys.com/product/7885459?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG       i lied 600w

umm NO. long story short, its a terrible unit that barely reaches half its advertised wattage and will burn everything down.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2015/02/03/lepa_mx_f1_600w_power_supply_review/9

1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Not a great PSU. Get a Seasonic M12 620w instead.

a little worse than not great. didnt actually expect it to be that bad

[Simon771]

56 minutes ago, Jared121 said:

http://www.frys.com/product/7885459?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG       i lied 600w

Don't buy that.

It doesn't even have standard 80 plus certificat.

I know that's not the only thing that matters, but did you see any PSU with 80 plus gold certificat that's acctually bad?

 

Maybe get some EVGA Bronze 500-600w? It will be more than enough.

Acctuall power draw of your system when both CPU and GPU are pushed to the limits, won't go above 350W.

[TheSuspect]

As stated, there's a small fps difference between games. Pick whichever is cheaper, which offers better customer support, and whichever one you trust more

[Jared121]

http://www.google.com/shopping/product/14368830303413804025?lsf=seller:6136318,store:15574020784031659070&q=r9+290&hl=en&prds=oid:15284725982085581382&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjHvYWv0evNAhUs3IMKHTRID7wQrRIIJw.     Will this run games like overwatch and h1z1 fine?

[8-Bit Ninja]

wait for the 1060/470/480