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Votivee
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This is going to be 2 questions kinda rolled into one post. 

 

I'm throwing together a build for a friend out of components I have laying around my house (I'm trying to get him off console). My friend agreed to buying the GPU as I don't really have any good ones laying around.

I've settled on these specs:

CPU: Xeon X5650 

RAM: 8Gb

PSU: EVGA 400W (Yes, I know this is not ideal, but it's free)

What GPU would be recommended for these specs? He'd like to keep it around the $150 range, but would be willing to pay more if it's going to be worth it. 

I'm hoping this computer will be able to run games such as GTA V at low - medium settings.

We can always go to Newegg or Amazon, but there are also some local used parts for sale too:

EVGA SSC 970 - $180

Asus 780 - $150

MSI 660 2gb - Best offer

EVGA FTW 960 2gb - $100

 

For my second question, how can I determine what GPU and CPU will be a good match for each other without bottle necking? I'm just curious for future use, as I've never really understood how to match up CPU and GPU's.

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7 minutes ago, Votivee said:

Xeon X5650

What? 

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Just now, Votivee said:

http://ark.intel.com/products/47922/Intel-Xeon-Processor-X5650-12M-Cache-2_66-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI

But why do you have a Xeon in this build with this low specs everywhere else.  

Laptop: 2019 16" MacBook Pro i7, 512GB, 5300M 4GB, 16GB DDR4 | Phone: iPhone 13 Pro Max 128GB | Wearables: Apple Watch SE | Car: 2007 Ford Taurus SE | CPU: R7 5700X | Mobo: ASRock B450M Pro4 | RAM: 32GB 3200 | GPU: ASRock RX 5700 8GB | Case: Apple PowerMac G5 | OS: Win 11 | Storage: 1TB Crucial P3 NVME SSD, 1TB PNY CS900, & 4TB WD Blue HDD | PSU: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 600W | Display: LG 27GL83A-B 1440p @ 144Hz, Dell S2719DGF 1440p @144Hz | Cooling: Wraith Prism | Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown | Mouse: G305 | Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball | Server: 2018 Core i3 Mac mini, 128GB SSD, Intel UHD 630, 16GB DDR4 | Storage: OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad (6TB WD Blue HDD, 12TB Seagate Barracuda, 1TB Crucial SSD, 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD)
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Get an RX 500 series card once the lower end becomes available or get the RX 470 for just a little more and be able to run those games on high. 

Laptop: 2019 16" MacBook Pro i7, 512GB, 5300M 4GB, 16GB DDR4 | Phone: iPhone 13 Pro Max 128GB | Wearables: Apple Watch SE | Car: 2007 Ford Taurus SE | CPU: R7 5700X | Mobo: ASRock B450M Pro4 | RAM: 32GB 3200 | GPU: ASRock RX 5700 8GB | Case: Apple PowerMac G5 | OS: Win 11 | Storage: 1TB Crucial P3 NVME SSD, 1TB PNY CS900, & 4TB WD Blue HDD | PSU: Be Quiet! Pure Power 11 600W | Display: LG 27GL83A-B 1440p @ 144Hz, Dell S2719DGF 1440p @144Hz | Cooling: Wraith Prism | Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown | Mouse: G305 | Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball | Server: 2018 Core i3 Mac mini, 128GB SSD, Intel UHD 630, 16GB DDR4 | Storage: OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad (6TB WD Blue HDD, 12TB Seagate Barracuda, 1TB Crucial SSD, 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD)
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Just now, DrMacintosh said:

But why do you have a Xeon in this build with this low specs everywhere else.  

Because it was inside an old CAD workstation that my place of work was throwing out, so they gave it to me instead. The PSU that was inside it was some no-name that I didn't want to trust.

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Get an RX 480 4GB for $190 ;)

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/WfyxFT/asus-radeon-rx-480-4gb-dual-video-card-dual-rx480-o4g

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