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So, I am a newbie at this. I love gaming and learning about computers however, and I am wondering which card to buy. My budget would be up to $200 USD, and I would like your honest opinion on what to get. Note: I know that the 1050ti is at least slightly shaded by the rx 470, depending on the title. However, this computer will be located under my desk, between my legs. Is the rx 470 going to be a space heater? I live in California, and gaming during the summer with my current card (radeon 5750) gets very hot at times. Also, I am planning to "upgrade" my current i3 2100 to an i5 2500k or higher, while still staying within that generation. Will that processor give me decent frame rates in newer titles? or am I looking at replacing my whole rig? Thanks! 

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the 470 will be slightly hotter then a 1050TI but probably cooler then your current GPU by a noticable bit. i would get a I5 2500K or I7 2600K and a decent cooler and overclock the living hell out of it, or if you dont have a motherboard that allows you to overclock an I7 2600

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The i5 2500K will be a decent upgrade, but also take a look at the i7 3770K. For the card, no worries the 470 isn't a hot card. By the way at 200 USD you can find 4GB RX 480s, if you can pay more I would recommend paying the extra 30-50 USD to get a 1060 6GB or a RX 480 8GB depending on which performs best at the games you play or plan on playing in the future.

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40 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

The i5 2500K will be a decent upgrade, but also take a look at the i7 3770K. For the card, no worries the 470 isn't a hot card. By the way at 200 USD you can find 4GB RX 480s, if you can pay more I would recommend paying the extra 30-50 USD to get a 1060 6GB or a RX 480 8GB depending on which performs best at the games you play or plan on playing in the future.

Unfortunately, I cannot afford to pay that much... Also, isn't the i7 3770k incompatible with LGA 1155? and finally, I cannot overclock. Thank you for the information! 

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9 minutes ago, smokefest said:

I would go for a 2600K i7

 

Thanks! Will try to find one! 

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32 minutes ago, smokefest said:

1060 is a sweet card.. performs lil better than gtx 980, has 6 GB vram, and has pascal architecture.. bit costy but worth it !!!

 

The bit costly is the problem..... 

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1 hour ago, smokefest said:

I know also Fury X is sellin cheap too,

Are you hearing me? $300 usd is too much! Please! 

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5 minutes ago, Aelar_Nailo said:

Are you hearing me? $300 usd is too much! Please!

No, I'm sure they are aware of your points. The users are only tying to help by providing insight on the market.

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No, I'm sure they are aware of your points. The users are only tying to help by providing insight on the market.

Sorry... Thank you then! But I am poor...... (relatively speaking.) 

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7 minutes ago, Aelar_Nailo said:

Sorry... Thank you then! But I am poor...... (relatively speaking.)

I understand. In my honest opinion, an RX 470 would be a fine choice for an upgrade in your system. The heat output is much less than that of your current card and much cooler than last generation cards on both the red and green side.

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Thank you! 

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1 minute ago, Schyken said:

I would recommend this card specifically.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814126124

The question is, how much are you paying for the "Aura RGB!" Jk, Jk. I have heard good things about asus! Will save pennies and buy soon. 

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1 minute ago, Aelar_Nailo said:

The question is, how much are you paying for the "Aura RGB!" Jk, Jk. I have heard good things about asus! Will save pennies and buy soon.

To be honest, about $15USD-$25USD goes into the fancy lights and commodities on the card, but all worth it in my experience. I have one of these cards myself and I'm really happy with it. Performance is on par or better than what I've seen advertised as well as a damn solid build. Something ASUS always does pretty well. This card runs pretty quiet too with the fancy STRIX fans :P Under the sparkles and glitter, there's a beast at work.

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Just now, Schyken said:

To be honest, about $15USD-$25USD goes into the fancy lights and commodities on the card, but all worth it in my experience. I have one of these cards myself and I'm really happy with it. Performance is on par or better than what I've seen advertised as well as a damn solid build. Something ASUS always does pretty well. This card runs pretty quiet too with the fancy STRIX fans :P Under the sparkles and glitter, there's a beast at work.

Like a BA unicorn! But seriously, thanks. I have been windowshopping that exact card, to be fair. 

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11 hours ago, Aelar_Nailo said:

Unfortunately, I cannot afford to pay that much... Also, isn't the i7 3770k incompatible with LGA 1155? and finally, I cannot overclock. Thank you for the information!

Nah, it's the same socket as the i3 2100:

 

http://ark.intel.com/products/53422/Intel-Core-i3-2100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_10-GHz

 

http://ark.intel.com/products/65523/Intel-Core-i7-3770K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz

 

Look at the i7 3770 non k, but who knows maybe the used i7 3770k could be cheaper.

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MSi Gaming X RX-470 4GB -- $199.99 + $4.99 shipping -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137024

  • Additional $15 Mail-in rebate available

 

ASUS STRIX RX-470 4GB OC Edition -- $199.99 + $1.99 shipping -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814126124

  • RGB lighting
  • OC Edition is currently cheaper than the non-OC Edition...

 

XFX RX-470 4GB, single-fan edition -- OUT OF STUCK -- $169.99 + $4.99 shipping -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814150781

  • Currently the least expensive RX-470
  • Out of stock currently...

The Sapphire NITRO+ is also a decent option, but temperature-wise, currently the ASUS, MSi, and XFX coolers a performing the best.

The NITRO+ seems to fall a little behind according to review comparisons

(though, my friend just got a NITRO+ RX-480 about 3 weeks ago, and he is not seeing temperatures above high 60*C - 70*C ).

 

 

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