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Got $200 for a new gpu, help!
03-03-2015, 03:31 PM
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kingrye
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So I have ~ $200ish for a new GPU from uncle sam. What should I get? Looking for 4x IR. I believe this puts me at 960gtx, R9 270X or lower end r9 280. Silent at idle is very important. Also want to crack into some steam gaming. Nervous about the idea of a used card.

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03-03-2015, 03:52 PM
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Quote:Silent at idle is very important
GTX 960 then . Nothing can beat it when it comes to power consumption
Lower Power Consumption = Lower heat output -> Fan will spin at lower speed -> Less noisy
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Clevo W230SS : 3200x1800 IPS | i7 4700MQ @ 3.6GHz (Intel XTU + Triple fan mod) | GTX 860M GDDR5 | 128GB Toshiba CFD SSD | 16GB DDR3L 1600MHz
Aspire 715 43G : 1080p 144Hz |  R5 5625U @ 4.3GHz | Nvidia RTX 3050 4GB | 500GB WD SSD  | 16GB DDR4 3200MHz 
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G3258 @ 4.6GHz | ELSA GTX 750 | Asrock Z87E ITX | 600W SFX 80+ Gold Silverstone + SG06-LITE | Corsair Vengeance 8GB 2000MHz | Scythe Kozuti + Ao Kaze | 45TB 2.5" Ex HDD (in total) , Zelda Gold Wiimote , LE Wii Classic Controller , Gold LE PS3 DualShock , BlackWidow Chroma ,
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03-03-2015, 03:55 PM
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750ti/660 is already more than enough for x4 and in games i played its even enough for x4 max aa. so it depends on how much power you want for steam games.
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03-03-2015, 04:03 PM
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True . My friend has GTX 660 and it can handle 4xIR in any game . But still , Maxwell is more efficient than Kepler
So either GTX 750 / GTX 750 ti or GTX 960 will do
Laptop: (Show Spoiler)
Clevo W230SS : 3200x1800 IPS | i7 4700MQ @ 3.6GHz (Intel XTU + Triple fan mod) | GTX 860M GDDR5 | 128GB Toshiba CFD SSD | 16GB DDR3L 1600MHz
Aspire 715 43G : 1080p 144Hz |  R5 5625U @ 4.3GHz | Nvidia RTX 3050 4GB | 500GB WD SSD  | 16GB DDR4 3200MHz 
Mini PC :: (Show Spoiler)
G3258 @ 4.6GHz | ELSA GTX 750 | Asrock Z87E ITX | 600W SFX 80+ Gold Silverstone + SG06-LITE | Corsair Vengeance 8GB 2000MHz | Scythe Kozuti + Ao Kaze | 45TB 2.5" Ex HDD (in total) , Zelda Gold Wiimote , LE Wii Classic Controller , Gold LE PS3 DualShock , BlackWidow Chroma ,
Now Playing : Xenoblade Definitive Edition on Yuzu - Switch Emu 

 
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03-03-2015, 04:20 PM (This post was last modified: 03-03-2015, 04:27 PM by HeyAlucard.)
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How far can a GTX 750 push? 4x?
CPU: i7 4790k @ 4.0 GHz l GPU: GTX 960 4GB l RAM: 16GB
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03-03-2015, 04:30 PM
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Probably from 3x to 5xIR depending on how demanding the game is
Laptop: (Show Spoiler)
Clevo W230SS : 3200x1800 IPS | i7 4700MQ @ 3.6GHz (Intel XTU + Triple fan mod) | GTX 860M GDDR5 | 128GB Toshiba CFD SSD | 16GB DDR3L 1600MHz
Aspire 715 43G : 1080p 144Hz |  R5 5625U @ 4.3GHz | Nvidia RTX 3050 4GB | 500GB WD SSD  | 16GB DDR4 3200MHz 
Mini PC :: (Show Spoiler)
G3258 @ 4.6GHz | ELSA GTX 750 | Asrock Z87E ITX | 600W SFX 80+ Gold Silverstone + SG06-LITE | Corsair Vengeance 8GB 2000MHz | Scythe Kozuti + Ao Kaze | 45TB 2.5" Ex HDD (in total) , Zelda Gold Wiimote , LE Wii Classic Controller , Gold LE PS3 DualShock , BlackWidow Chroma ,
Now Playing : Xenoblade Definitive Edition on Yuzu - Switch Emu 

 
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03-03-2015, 04:54 PM
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960 gtx purchased! hopefully it fits in my case!
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03-03-2015, 05:10 PM
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Post how far you can push with it once you get it!
CPU: i7 4790k @ 4.0 GHz l GPU: GTX 960 4GB l RAM: 16GB
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03-04-2015, 02:55 AM
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It'll also last longer with driver support than the already 2 year old 660
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03-04-2015, 07:36 AM (This post was last modified: 03-04-2015, 07:40 AM by ZL580.)
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I would have gone 280x if you could find one for 220 ish

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150678&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

But I myself just bought a Asus 960 and love it. The 280x was too big for my case
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