RX 460, RX 550 or used ?

[elis]

I have an old PC with a Core 2 Duo (planning to get a Core 2 Quad), 4 GB DDR2 (max 8) and a locked motherboard.

Right now I have an ATI HD 5450 1024 MB, but thinking about replacing it. The options are :

1 - Sapphire RX 550 4 GB , for 90 GBP

2 - Gigabyte RX 460 4 GB, for 100 GBP

3 - A used GTX 750 Ti 2 GB for 90 EUR

4 - Several older cards with 1GB VRAM, generally GTX 460,550, 550Ti,550Ti SC, 560 and Radeon 4770, 4870, 6770 all ranging from 40 EUR to 75 EUR.

 

As for the first two options I would have to wait for shipping and they are clearly more expensive. The other question is whether it's worth spending that much for a 10-ish year old PC.

The other options are all in my country, but is buying used worth it ? And is 1 GB VRAM enough ? I generally play PES 2017, Counter Strike (not GO because of my current GPU, but planning to play that too, once I get a decent card), C&C TW3, AoE 3, and I would like to play Assassin's Creed if supported.

[MrTiC]

15 minutes ago, elis said:

I have an old PC with a Core 2 Duo (planning to get a Core 2 Quad), 4 GB DDR2 (max 8) and a locked motherboard.

Right now I have an ATI HD 5450 1024 MB, but thinking about replacing it. The options are :

1 - Sapphire RX 550 4 GB , for 90 GBP

2 - Gigabyte RX 460 4 GB, for 100 GBP

3 - A used GTX 750 Ti 2 GB for 90 EUR

4 - Several older cards with 1GB VRAM, generally GTX 460,550, 550Ti,550Ti SC, 560 and Radeon 4770, 4870, 6770 all ranging from 40 EUR to 75 EUR.

 

As for the first two options I would have to wait for shipping and they are clearly more expensive. The other question is whether it's worth spending that much for a 10-ish year old PC.

The other options are all in my country, but is buying used worth it ? And is 1 GB VRAM enough ? I generally play PES 2017, Counter Strike (not GO because of my current GPU, but planning to play that too, once I get a decent card), C&C TW3, AoE 3, and I would like to play Assassin's Creed if supported.

460 or a 1050 if you can find it for the price of the 460 

[dsjds1010]

hello i can get u parts for ur budget tel me ur budget ill get u compatible parts

[elis]

2 minutes ago, MrTiC said:

460 or a 1050 if you can find it for the price of the 460 

I see many people rank the 460 over the 550. The two specific cards I chose have the same boost clock speed (with the 550 having a higher base clock speed) and VRAM. Is there anything else to consider, or it's just that the benchmarks rank the 460 higher ?

 

4 minutes ago, dsjds1010 said:

hello i can get u parts for ur budget tel me ur budget ill get u compatible parts

If you can find me a working 750 Ti for 50 USD I would place you on top of my ranks . The thing is that I am looking for the most compatible card for my setup. Anyway, anything up to 100 EUR/USD is within the budget.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, elis said:

If you can find me a working 750 Ti for 50 USD I would place you on top of my ranks . The thing is that I am looking for the most compatible card for my setup. Anyway, anything up to 100 EUR/USD is within the budget.

Try finding a 7950.

[dsjds1010]

then a 460 but if u could fine a 1050 for around 120 to 130 save, but i can build u a 400pc thats great compared to u 

save up and ill add parts 

[Loagster]

Unless all the games you play use Vulkan, I would not recommend the 4/500 series from AMD. I would get the 750ti personally.

[LienusLateTips]

2 minutes ago, Loagster said:

Unless all the games you play use Vulkan, I would not recommend the 4/500 series from AMD. I would get the 750ti personally.

Eh, the 570/580 is pretty good.

[Princess Luna]

The major issue from getting a 500 series GTX is that those are a lot power hungry and you might fall short on the PSU, just so you have an idea a GTX 560ti uses dual PCI-e 6x connector for a total of 500w recommended PSU by nVidia... outch... a GTX 750ti will give similar performance but use extremely less power.

[dsjds1010]

i was just posting parts for him and i go to a IT trade school in GACTC Cisco academy *i guess im a noob*

[Loagster]

3 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

The major issue from getting a 500 series GTX is that those are a lot power hungry and you might fall short on the PSU, just so you have an idea a GTX 560ti uses dual PCI-e 6x connector for a total of 500w recommended PSU by nVidia... outch... a GTX 750ti will give similar performance but use extremely less power.

By 500 series, we mean AMD Radeon RX 500 series.

[Princess Luna]

Just now, Loagster said:

By 500 series, we mean AMD Radeon RX 500 series.

Before you attempt to correct someone, bother to read all the way through the Original Post so thereafter you will understand the reason of my reply in the first place.

34 minutes ago, elis said:

4 - Several older cards with 1GB VRAM, generally GTX 460,550, 550Ti,550Ti SC, 560

When you simply correct someone wrongly without adding anything to the topic you're doing nothing but content count farming.

[Loagster]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Before you attempt to correct someone, bother to read all the way through the Original Post so thereafter you will understand the reason of my reply in the first place.

When you simply correct someone wrongly without adding anything to the topic you're doing nothing but content count farming.

I apologize. When reading the OP's message, I replied before reading the entire post.

[elis]

24 minutes ago, JDE said:

Try finding a 7950.

A single one here for 130 EUR, but that is over my budget.

23 minutes ago, dsjds1010 said:

then a 460 but if u could fine a 1050 for around 120 to 130 save 

Basically goes back to the question whether a 1050 is worth on an old PC, especially considering my CPU could be a bottleneck.

23 minutes ago, dsjds1010 said:

but i can build u a 400pc thats great compared to u 

save up and ill add parts 

You may, but I am considering getting a laptop. That's why I don't want to spend much on a desktop. Otherwise, I would just go for a Ryzen 5 1400 or Pentium G4560 setup.

By the way, it's ok for me even if you offer me your stuff. Just don't share personal links in public. And well, I wouldn't hand 400 USD to anyone just like that  

23 minutes ago, Loagster said:

Unless all the games you play use Vulkan, I would not recommend the 4/500 series from AMD. I would get the 750ti personally.

I listed my games already. Mind having a look again ? I don't know if they use Vulkan.

 

19 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

The major issue from getting a 500 series GTX is that those are a lot power hungry and you might fall short on the PSU, just so you have an idea a GTX 560ti uses dual PCI-e 6x connector for a total of 500w recommended PSU by nVidia... outch... a GTX 750ti will give similar performance but use extremely less power.

Thanks for telling me that. My PSU is a proprietary HP PSU, so I might need the least power hungry card, or would have to buy a PSU and a case too. By the way, the cheapest I found is a GTX 460 SE for 40 EUR. Do you think it's worth it or should I attempt the 750 Ti instead, for 90 EUR ?

[Princess Luna]

10 minutes ago, elis said:

750 Ti instead, for 90 EUR ?

 

Honestly the 750ti would be enough for gaming at 1080p if the pricing is good go for it but should you want to have more "future-proof" the 1050ti or a RX 570 would be the best cost-to-performance considering the expected longevity of it.

[elis]

Just now, Princess Cadence said:

Honestly the 750ti would be enough for gaming at 1080p if the pricing is good go for it but should you want to have more "future-proof" the 1050ti or a RX 570 would be the best cost-to-performance considering the expected longevity of it.

Not really looking for future-proof in a 10 year old PC. Just want to put the best performance/dollar while also having enough performance for the games I play. By the way, my monitor is a 1280:1024 with only VGA input, that I don't plan to replace soon, unless I get a smart TV for my dad and use a 1920:1080 32" TV. So, not planning to play in very high resolutions (definitely not over 1080p with this setup).

[Princess Luna]

Just now, elis said:

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Then the GTX 750ti is the card for you for sure [:

[elis]

6 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Then the GTX 750ti is the card for you for sure [:

Was just going to say that I will contact that guy selling it when I noticed it has been sold already.  

Anyway thanks.

[Princess Luna]

2 minutes ago, elis said:

Was just going to say that I will contact that guy selling it when I noticed it has been sold already.  

Anyway thanks.

How much does a GT 1030 cost there?

[elis]

In my city I can't even find it. I went earlier today and the most I could find was a 4 GB GT 730 for 90-ish USD. My only options are getting used or ordering one from abroad.

[Princess Luna]

Just now, elis said:

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Well... just get the brand new 460 then... at your level of acceptance to graphical quality it really won't matter much and you avoid the hassle to deal with used.

[elis]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Well... just get the brand new 460 then... at your level of acceptance to graphical quality it really won't matter much and you avoid the hassle to deal with used.

Guess that's what I'll do. Or not ?  I'll wait a little and see if another 750 Ti is around. As for the 460 I don't think the prices with go up again.