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Hi guys, hoping to draw on the wealth of knowledge and experience of the people on this forum for an answer to my question.

 

Basically, what is the cheapest (read oldest/lowest spec) GPU that I can get to run ARK: Survival Evolved?

 

I'm not looking for Ultra detail etc, just good frame rates on low/medium settings...

 

I current have a GTS250, and the game is playable for the most part, but get frame stutters etc quite a lot on the lowest settings I can find...

 

As always, all advice is welcomed, and full system specific can be found in my signature...

 

Cheers guys,

Josh

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used 750ti?

If you can a 1050 would be superb

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Just now, pelark said:

used 750ti?

If you can a 1050 would be superb

So would the 50 series be ok? I was thinking it would need a 60/70?

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Just now, MrJoosh said:

So would the 50 series be ok? I was thinking it would need a 60/70?

Ideally, yeah. Depends on how far you can stretch your budget though, and if you went higher end you should really get a better PSU.

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what we need to know is your price range before anything else. 

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3 minutes ago, pelark said:

Ideally, yeah. Depends on how far you can stretch your budget though, and if you went higher end you should really get a better PSU.

Forgot to change my signature, now got a CX600M - not the best, but capable(ish)

3 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

what we need to know is your price range before anything else. 

Looking at spending a maximum of £80-£100

 

Been watching some 770's on eBay around the £60 mark, and also looking at the 7950, but don't really have a clue what's a viable option...

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7 minutes ago, MrJoosh said:

Forgot to change my signature, now got a CX600M - not the best, but capable(ish)

Looking at spending a maximum of £80-£100

 

Been watching some 770's on eBay around the £60 mark, and also looking at the 7950, but don't really have a clue what's a viable option...

I think I would go for the 7950.

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29 minutes ago, MrJoosh said:

CX600M - not the best, but capable

Have never understood the hate of these PSU. Absolutely nothing wrong with them whatsoever. 

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13 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

Have never understood the hate of these PSU. Absolutely nothing wrong with them whatsoever. 

I'm just going off the Tier 4 status... Only cost me £20 though, so can't complain haha

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GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX770 2GB
Case: Some free Sharkoon case
Storage: Crucial MX500 500GB SSD | Western Digital Blue 1TB
PSU: Corsair HX750
Display(s): Acer framless 24" 1080p thing | Acer 22" 1600x900 thing
Cooling: Corsair H100i AIO | 2 x Corsair LL120 front intakes on radiator | 1 x Corsair LL120 rear exhaust
Keyboard: Steelseries Apex
Mouse: R.A.T 7
Sound: HyperX Cloud II headset | Creative EAX 5.1 speakers
OS: Windows 10 Pro

 

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