Need Help Find A Graphics Card

hosley786 · Oct 18, 2013

ASUS M2N6-AR Motherboard
4GB RAM
160W PSU

need help finding the best gaming graphics card for the motherboard, I currently have a amd 6450 which is crap and need something better. I need something up to £95. thanks

Onus · Oct 18, 2013

The June SBM cycle featured a build using a HD7750 that drew only 113W from the wall, so that card should be acceptable for your system.

IAMEXTREME · Oct 18, 2013

Asus 7790:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-hd7790dc2oc1gd5

edit*my bad, 7790 will not work with a crappy 160watt PSU

hosley786 · Oct 18, 2013

Thanks for the reply ill check it out

hosley786 · Oct 18, 2013

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/7000/7790/Pages/radeon-7790.aspx#/3
This One Is It?

hosley786 · Oct 18, 2013

7790 meant to be the best ever

Onus · Oct 18, 2013

No, the HD7790 will not run on your PSU. You're looking for an 800MHz GDDR5 version of the HD7750.

hosley786 · Oct 18, 2013

These?
http://www.asus.com/uk/Graphics_Cards/HD77501GD5/#specifications
http://www.asus.com/uk/Graphics_Cards/HD77501GD5V2/#specifications
http://www.asus.com/uk/Graphics_Cards/HD7750DCSL1GD5/#specifications

IAMEXTREME · Oct 18, 2013

My advice:

GET A DECENT PSU BEFORE BUYING A GPU

IAMEXTREME · Oct 18, 2013

hosley786 :

Neither of these will work. They all require a minimum of 400watt.

hosley786 · Oct 18, 2013

But my 6450 1gb requires 400w and I have 160w

IAMEXTREME · Oct 18, 2013

hosley786 :

you were running your whole computer on a 160 watt psu???

hosley786 · Oct 18, 2013

PSU*
yes

IAMEXTREME · Oct 18, 2013

http://www.hwcompare.com/11737/radeon-hd-6450-oem-1gb-vs-radeon-hd-7750/
7750 is the most powerful card that doesn't require a pci-e lead. But it's tdp is 24 watts more than the 6450. I doubt it will work on your psu.

hosley786 · Oct 18, 2013

Is that graphics card my best option for my motherboard

IAMEXTREME · Oct 18, 2013

hosley786 :

Yes, the best of all according to your system specifications.

hosley786 · Oct 18, 2013

So which of the 3 links I provided would it be?

IAMEXTREME · Oct 18, 2013

http://www.asus.com/uk/Graphics_Cards/HD77501GD5V2/#specifications

hosley786 · Oct 18, 2013

This One Requires 3.0 additional PCIe power

IAMEXTREME · Oct 18, 2013

The card will work on a 2.0 motherboard as well.

Onus · Oct 18, 2013

Any of those Asus cards will work. I'd recommend against the third one (the fanless one) unless you have really good airflow through your case.
You may safely ignore the 400W recommendation in this case. Graphics card manufacturers overstate PSU requirements in the attempt (often vain) to account for all the liar-labeled junk still being sold. As I pointed out in my first post, a system build with a HD7750 in this summer's SBM cycle used a mere 150W PSU, and drew oinly 113W from the wall; that was after overclocking. You'll be fine with your current PSU.

hosley276 · Oct 19, 2013

So basically you mean get the third card?

and will it work even though I don't have a PCIe on the motherboard

IAMEXTREME · Oct 19, 2013

You have a PCIe on your mobo.

hosley276 · Oct 19, 2013

Not ATM But I Can

IAMEXTREME · Oct 19, 2013

So get it and play.

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