GPU

[Ques2.0]

i have an i3 6100 with older gt 740 a friend gave me for my gaming pc I built the 6th of April I'm looking for a budget gpu to play BF1 at 1080 it can be low to ultra settings I get between 35-45FPS with the gt 740 budget is $100 to $120 the gtx 1050 ti isn't an option 

[App4that]

Either wait and save up for an upgrade, or look used. 

[kelvinhall05]

Why is the 1050 ti not an option?

[evilarceus]

RX 460 or GTX 1050 non-Ti.

 

I'd honestly save more to get the GTX 1050 Ti.

[EPPHO]

RX460 or RX550

[Cracklingice]

Try finding a used GTX 970?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Asus-Strix-GTX-970-4GB-Model-STRIX-GTX970-DC20C-4GD5-/142357340571?hash=item212528a19b:g:FcYAAOSwBOtY-mOg

Here's on on eBay at 125$.  This is not my card nor am I specifically recommending this listing, just referencing it as evidence the card can be found near your price range.

[Ques2.0]

3 minutes ago, Cracklingice said:

Try finding a used GTX 970?

I see a used gtx 970 for $125 on eBay on Amazon it's $299 so that's better than gtx 1050 ti I'm assuming 

[App4that]

Yes, but the i3 would limit the 970. 

[Cracklingice]

Just now, App4that said:

Yes, but the i3 would limit the 970. 

So you're saying you'd rather buy a slower card for the same price simply because the CPU couldn't keep up?  I could totally understand if you brought up the risks of buying used hardware and the lack of warranty, but the CPU shouldn't matter when comparing graphics speed at the same price.

[App4that]

1 minute ago, Cracklingice said:

So you're saying you'd rather buy a slower card for the same price simply because the CPU couldn't keep up?  I could totally understand if you brought up the risks of buying used hardware and the lack of warranty, but the CPU shouldn't matter when comparing graphics speed at the same price.

I'm saying it's not worth buying anything at the moment. Better to save up, buy a CPU and card at the same time so you benefit from both.

 

Also the 970 is just a horrible investment. low memory and older architecture.  

[Cracklingice]

2 minutes ago, Ques2.0 said:

I see a used gtx 970 for $125 on eBay on Amazon it's $299 so that's better than gtx 1050 ti I'm assuming 

http://hwbench.com/vgas/geforce-gtx-970-vs-geforce-gtx-1050-ti

http://hwbench.com/vgas/radeon-rx-460-vs-geforce-gtx-970

 

[AntonChigurh]

1 minute ago, App4that said:

I'm saying it's not worth buying anything at the moment. Better to save up, buy a CPU and card at the same time so you benefit from both.

 

Also the 970 is just a horrible investment. low memory and older architecture.  

The 970 isn't half bad. It's better than an RX 480 (I believe, don't quote me on that), and for $125 that's an absolute steal.

[App4that]

Just now, N1ghtshade said:

The 970 isn't half bad. It's better than an RX 480 (I believe, don't quote me on that), and for $125 that's an absolute steal.

Right now a 480 matches or beats the 970, in a year the 480 will be ahead. 

[AntonChigurh]

Just now, App4that said:

Right now a 480 matches or beats the 970, in a year the 480 will be ahead. 

Oh wait no I was thinking of the 470 vs 970, my bad. Yeah, I believe the 970 and 480 trade blows in benchmarks.

[AntonChigurh]

38 minutes ago, Ques2.0 said:

i have an i3 6100 with older gt 740 a friend gave me for my gaming pc I built the 6th of April I'm looking for a budget gpu to play BF1 at 1080 it can be low to ultra settings I get between 35-45FPS with the gt 740 budget is $100 to $120 the gtx 1050 ti isn't an option 

If you're wanting to play BF1, you definitely want to upgrade CPU also. If it's the main game you're gonna be playing a lot, get a ryzen. If not, pick a midrange intel CPU. As for GPU, get something like an RX 480/580

[Ques2.0]

Just now, N1ghtshade said:

If you're wanting to play BF1, you definitely want to upgrade CPU also. If it's the main game you're gonna be playing a lot, get a ryzen. If not, pick a midrange intel CPU. As for GPU, get something like an RX 480/580

So I should buy a used i5 on eBay and get a better GPU 

[AntonChigurh]

Just now, Ques2.0 said:

So I should buy a used i5 on eBay and get a better GPU 

What's your budget for a CPU? And yes, get a better GPU. Like I said, an RX 480/580 perhaps?

[Ques2.0]

I have no clue I just built my gaming pc this month it has a h110 chipset motherboard  8GB 2133 DDR4 Ram 

[AntonChigurh]

1 minute ago, Ques2.0 said:

I have no clue I just built my gaming pc this month it has a h110 chipset motherboard  8GB 2133 DDR4 Ram 

Well what's the max you're willing to spend on a cpu/gpu combo?

[Cracklingice]

10 minutes ago, N1ghtshade said:

The 970 isn't half bad. It's better than an RX 480 (I believe, don't quote me on that), and for $125 that's an absolute steal.

It's pretty much on par with 480 and runs 30 to 60 bucks cheaper but without warranty.  AMD does offer better long term software support than Nvidia though so in a year or two the 480 will probably have a performance advantage of 10% or so then, but likely only in new titles.

7 minutes ago, App4that said:

Right now a 480 matches or beats the 970, in a year the 480 will be ahead. 

The problem is the RX 480 si clearly out of the budget of the OP.  Even the used GTX 970 is almost 20 bucks over his 100-120 budget he mentioned.

[Ques2.0]

Just now, Cracklingice said:

It's pretty much on par with 480 and runs 30 to 60 bucks cheaper but without warranty.  AMD does offer better long term software support than Nvidia though so in a year or two the 480 will probably have a performance advantage of 10% or so then, but likely only in new titles.

The problem is the RX 480 si clearly out of the budget of the OP.  Even the used GTX 970 is almost 20 bucks over his 100-120 budget he mentioned.

I can squeeze out max for gpu about $170

[AntonChigurh]

Just now, Cracklingice said:

It's pretty much on par with 480 and runs 30 to 60 bucks cheaper but without warranty.  AMD does offer better long term software support than Nvidia though so in a year or two the 480 will probably have a performance advantage of 10% or so then, but likely only in new titles.

 

The problem is the RX 480 is clearly out of the budget of the OP.  Even the used GTX 970 is almost 20 bucks over his 100-120 budget he mentioned.

True, AMD products do tend to age better.

 

Damn, that's a pretty tight budget for a GPU

Just now, Ques2.0 said:

I can squeeze out max for gpu about $170

I'd recommend a 1050 ti, but you said it wasn't an option. Speaking of which, why is the 1050 ti not an option?

[App4that]

2 minutes ago, Cracklingice said:

It's pretty much on par with 480 and runs 30 to 60 bucks cheaper but without warranty.  AMD does offer better long term software support than Nvidia though so in a year or two the 480 will probably have a performance advantage of 10% or so then, but likely only in new titles.

The problem is the RX 480 si clearly out of the budget of the OP.  Even the used GTX 970 is almost 20 bucks over his 100-120 budget he mentioned.

The 970 is not on par with the RX 480. Not even a thermal limitied reference model. Far better to wait and get a 580 or 1060. 

[Ques2.0]

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1 minute ago, N1ghtshade said:

True, AMD products do tend to age better.

 

Damn, that's a pretty tight budget for a GPU

I'd recommend a 1050 ti, but you said it wasn't an option. Speaking of which, why is the 1050 ti not an option?

I'm really trying to make it budget as possible but as I can see that's not possible,  the Ti is probably the best one to get 

[AntonChigurh]

Just now, Ques2.0 said:

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I'm really trying to make it budget as possible but as I can see that's not possible,  the Ti is probably the best one to get 

Budget is possible, but you're gonna get pretty bad fps if you wanna spend that low. Yeah, Ti is the best option tbh. If you can save up a little more, i'd recommend a 480, seeing as you'll get way better fps for the money, but if you can't, get the 1050ti.