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For my very first graphics card im going low end I want to get a low end graphics card im getting the Gt 730 by PNY 1gb DDR5. Is this a good idea i know its capably at running games well at 720p and thats all i need now.

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Don't.

Get.

A.

GT 730.

Period.

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It is a very bad card, It makes no sense to get it, you can get same or better performance with a integrated graphics card on any recent Intel CPU or AMD APU. It performs badly even at 720p.

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Never buy a GT 730. Ever. It's not worth it. 

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It is not capable enough for most games and is not good value.  What is your budget.

 

Maybe considering getting a proper budget Graphics Card like the AMD RX480 if you can slightly increase your budget.

 

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Get a GTX 1050 or a rx460, stay away from GT cards those are awfully underpowered cards that aren't worth the cost

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no. just no. get a used card instead. 

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Yep it's old and can be out done by an integrated gpu unless you also have an old cpu

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If money is such an issue that you're considering a GT 730, you should probably be looking at the used market. A mid-range card even several years old will still be faster than that. CPUs have faster graphics than a GT 730 built right into them these days.

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Just now, typographie said:

If money is such an issue that you're considering a GT 730, you should probably be looking at the used market. A mid-range card even several years old will still be faster than that. CPUs have faster graphics than a GT 730 built right into them these days.

definitely.  You have to go used if you want to stick to this budget unless you are fine with below-shit performance.  SOME Integrated GPUs would even beat SOME of the GT series cards.

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Going used for such a low budget is a much better idea.

You can usually get a 6950-6970 for that price and they are much better.

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why did you even think of getting one?

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no. just no. get something like the rx460or the gtx 1050. other wise stick with integrate and just dont bother getting a gpu

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1 minute ago, ArduinoBen said:

definitely.  You have to go used if you want to stick to this budget unless you are fine with below-shit performance.  SOME Integrated GPUs would even beat SOME of the GT series cards.

Well, I said "these days" to mean recent CPUs. As far as I know, any iGPU from Skylake and up will likely come very close to or beat a GT 730. It's a little hard to be certain because they aren't benchmarked all that often.

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20 minutes ago, The Communist Alien said:

For my very first graphics card im going low end I want to get a low end graphics card im getting the Gt 730 by PNY 1gb DDR5. Is this a good idea i know its capably at running games well at 720p and thats all i need now.

No 'GT' cards are trash. If you are on a tight budget look at the RX 460 2GB, GTX 1050 2GB, GTX 1050Ti 4GB or RX 470 4GB. 

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1 minute ago, typographie said:

Well, I said "these days" to mean recent CPUs. As far as I know, any iGPU from Skylake and up will likely come very close to or beat a GT 730. It's a little hard to be certain because they aren't benchmarked all that often.

Can confirm, my 6600 iGPU was... ok for 1280x1024, but I had the plan of upgrading to my current 1060. I DEFINITELY wouldn't get a 730 now, it really isn't an enjoyable experience and it's not even a good price

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I got my geforce gtx 460 on ebay for 35 dollars plus shipping. And with a nice OC on it, it performs waaay better than the 730 ever could. 

 

Used cards are definitely the way to go under budget.

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If you are getting a first GPU for your rig you should wait for a while to save up for a better (at least tolerable/decent) GPU.

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definitely not worth getting 

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its like sticking a potato to your pci-e slot thinking it will run all games at 100000000000000fps.

now look at this net

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