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PC video card help
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:18 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:18 pm
PC guys i need your help.
I need help on purchasing a video card for my pc build. I built this PC around last January. Now please don't laugh at my build this was my first time every doing this and i had no idea what i was doing.At first i wanted a pc just to watch movies and have xbmc on it. Now i want to game on it. So i will link my build from pc part picker.
Now about the video card i want. I will only be using my 1080p tv to play on. But i would like to have it at max settings.
So please lead me in the right direction. Also my price range is no more that $350.00. but i would like to stay cheaper.
My build
LINK
I need help on purchasing a video card for my pc build. I built this PC around last January. Now please don't laugh at my build this was my first time every doing this and i had no idea what i was doing.At first i wanted a pc just to watch movies and have xbmc on it. Now i want to game on it. So i will link my build from pc part picker.
Now about the video card i want. I will only be using my 1080p tv to play on. But i would like to have it at max settings.
So please lead me in the right direction. Also my price range is no more that $350.00. but i would like to stay cheaper.
My build
LINK
This post was edited on 10/1/14 at 4:27 pm
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Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:20 pm to robzillaaa
i also have a 125 kingston ssd and a 2 tb seagate hd. If that helps any
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:20 pm to robzillaaa
Your build didn't come through.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:22 pm to DoUrden
the link doesn't work? It works if i click it.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:23 pm to DoUrden
What a shitty build, doesn't even have components
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:23 pm to robzillaaa
All I get is the generic page where you can select parts, none of yours are selected for me.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:25 pm to Mr Gardoki
haha. explain. there are some things i left out like fans and blue ray optical drive
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:26 pm to robzillaaa
sorry. now try the link
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:26 pm to robzillaaa
now they show up
This post was edited on 10/1/14 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:37 pm to robzillaaa
Did you already buy Windows?
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:38 pm to LewDawg
I had a free copy
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:39 pm to robzillaaa
Oh ok just making sure
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:40 pm to robzillaaa
I meant that your stuff was blank on the link 
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:45 pm to robzillaaa
You're probably going to have to up that PSU depending on what card you go with.
ETA: I would say a 280 or 280x but that would no doubt mean you have to upgrade that PSU which would eat into your budget. A good 280 will run $200 and the 280X will be $250-$300 so that does leave some room for a better PSU.
ETA: I would say a 280 or 280x but that would no doubt mean you have to upgrade that PSU which would eat into your budget. A good 280 will run $200 and the 280X will be $250-$300 so that does leave some room for a better PSU.
This post was edited on 10/1/14 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:55 pm to robzillaaa
quote:
Also my price range is no more that $350.00.
The answer is a GTX 970 for $329. In fact, the TDP being 100 watts lower than something like a 770 may actually make it possible to run on that PSU. Maybe. NVidia officially recommends a 500W, but given the rest of your components aren't particularly 12v power-hungry, 430 might work. No overclocking on CPU or GPU, though.
The problem is they are somewhat elusive. Seem to be in better stock than the 980 though. Get one: LINK
This post was edited on 10/1/14 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 10/1/14 at 4:56 pm to ILikeLSUToo
I had that PSU before. No way it would run his set up and a 970.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:04 pm to stout
Then can u recommend a psu and a video card? I aint worried about the price of the psu.
Posted on 10/1/14 at 5:12 pm to stout
Given that it's a so-so PSU but fared kinda sorta well in tests, I put it on the fence because of the 970's 145W TDP. It would put the 12V rail at something close to 95% load. Having never owned one myself, I am only basing my guess of its capabilities on the jonnyguru load test: https://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story3&reid=239
Obviously there's gonna be some variation in units, and the load, over time, would wear out the capacitors more quickly, and the PSU is probably gonna be a little hotter in that SFF case. So I'll concede that.
But either way, GTX 970 is my suggestion.
Any of these PSUs will be fine: PCPartPicker Presorted List
Obviously there's gonna be some variation in units, and the load, over time, would wear out the capacitors more quickly, and the PSU is probably gonna be a little hotter in that SFF case. So I'll concede that.
But either way, GTX 970 is my suggestion.
Any of these PSUs will be fine: PCPartPicker Presorted List
This post was edited on 10/1/14 at 5:16 pm
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