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Hi, I'm looking for a graphics card which is around £300 or less (I might even push it to £350) and a suitable PSU to go with it. So far I have seen the 7950 for around £250, which will allow me to get a suitable PSU, but I don't know what PSU to get (I'm very indecisive) and I don't know if there are any other GPU's out there within the £300 range which I might want. I currently have a HD 7770 which isn't exactly amazing and therefore I am considering to upgrade, but with a 400W PSU in my computer I will have to upgrade that. So my question is this - Can anybody recommend a GPU (Around £300 or less) and a PSU to go with it? Cheers for all suggestions, and sorry for being indecisive lol.
 
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I don't like in the uk so I can't really give specific examples since I don't know any retailers that are common there. But here is a nice link to read up on info of power supplies, not specific models but stuff like single vs multi-rail.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025425/how-to-pick-the-best-pc-power-supply.html

Also a 7950 needs a 500w psu with two 6 pin pci-e power connectors, which shouldn't be hard to find. Also stay away from cheap power supplies and buy something decent I have always liked Corsair and Seasonic psus.

Hope that helped a little.
 
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what is your cpu because if it is rather low end it will be bottlenekcing the higher end cards.
 
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I could give any card with my penty 4 and preformance would be still bad as mhjadvf. <-----censoring skills over here
 
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Yeh, I used to be indecisive, but I'm not sure now ;) .
We need more detailed specs-as has been said-CPU, monitor size and if your system has a 64 or 32 bit operating system.
Not all 7950s use dual 6 pin PCI-E connectors BTW, some use 1x6 and 1x8 (like mine) so it would be a good idea to get a powersupply with at least these leads, if not 2x8.
Good names to go for: Corsair, Seasonic, Silverstone, FSP, OCZ and Antec. Look for 500-600 Watts, preferably with dual 8 pin ( some show as 6+2)PCI-E connectors.
A few shopping links: Aria, Scan, Dabs, Novatech, Misco, Ebuyer, CCL and Overclockers.
 
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I have an Intel i7 3770 ;). And sorry for the long delay I got an early night sleep and had to go to school so you know...
 
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With an i7 get a hd 7950 or 7870xt(220 pounds) and also upgrade your power supply to something like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/XFX-P1-550S-XXB9-PRO550W-Edition-Supply/dp/B004RJ8EKI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366306830&sr=8-1&keywords=xfx+550w
 
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Just need the monitor resolution to complete the picture (pun intended). A higher resolution means a more powerful graphics card will be needed to drive it and keep up with the CPU.
Assuming a single 1920x1080 monitor either the HD7950 or slightly slower HD7870 LE (that 'LE' part is very important) will be a night and day improvement over the HD7770 currently installed.
Nice PSU by david cassar, but I think I can do better ;):

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500w-silverstone-strider-sst-st50f-es-80-eff-80-plus-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-v23-psu

And I think you'll have to look long and hard to beat this:

http://www.ebuyer.com/432444-powercolor-hd-7870-myst-pcs-edition-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-dual-mini-ax78702gbd5-2dhppv3e

As for school...I can barely remember ;)
 
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