Best graphics card for 500w PSU

Clevaleva · Nov 19, 2013

Hey guys,

Im new so be nice!

Anyway, onto the point! I'm looking to put a new Graphics card into my PC (My current one struggles to run anything in 720p, which is sad) My current power supply is supposedly 500w (Its stock and came with the PC so im guessing the tag lies) But I dont really have a budget, Im just wondering what the best card I can get without having to upgrade my PSU (But feel free to suggest a PSU to upgrade to, I will upgrade when I have some more funds, or now depending on how cheap it is).

Im from Australia and am prolly going to buy my parts from http://www.pccasegear.com

Cheers guys,
Hayden

Foldalot · Nov 19, 2013

What games do you plan to play? If you won't play any demanding games you can get GTX 650 because it has very low TDP and your PSU will handle it.

Gate9er · Nov 19, 2013

What is the exact model of your PSU?

Gate9er · Nov 19, 2013

kristianAA :

Or he can get the R9 270X TOXIC by Sapphire. Top choice.

Clevaleva · Nov 19, 2013

Gate9er :

Trying to figure how to reply to multiple people, new to the forum scene you see. Anyway, My PSU model is: FSP500-70E.

My other specs are :

i5 3350p
8gb ram
Amd radeon 7470

Those are the specs I believe are relevent.

Cheers.

Clevaleva · Nov 19, 2013

kristianAA :

You see, I have this rare thing called being an idiot. Anyway, yeah, im aiming to run games faster and with better visuals.

Gate9er · Nov 19, 2013

Hi. I could not find any info on the net regarding the model of the PSU you gave me. Is it possible to post a picture of the PSU's information label?

Clevaleva · Nov 19, 2013

Gate9er :

Sorry for the late reply, trying to get the photo from my phone onto something i could post.

Used my unused Flickr acc:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/109188025@N06/10943241805/

Cheers.

Foldalot · Nov 19, 2013

Wow, 80 plus bronze.

Clevaleva · Nov 19, 2013

Foldalot :

DOCTOR! Give me the news, is that a wow of sarcastic proportion meaning its a horrible PSU (Which im guessing it is...). I have little knowledge on PSU's.

Foldalot · Nov 19, 2013

Clevaleva :

Heh no, sorry for the bump. I think we were all expecting some crap PSU, but it's a good sign that is bronze plus 80.

Now, that varies from brand to brand, but having bronze PSU and 408W max power (>80% efficiency) seems good.

Clevaleva · Nov 19, 2013

Foldalot :

Ah I see, you just increased my knowledge on PSU's by 100%! + 2 brownie points to you (If only there was a way of sending edible digital brownies...)

magneezo · Nov 19, 2013

Delete

Clevaleva · Nov 19, 2013

magneezo :

As in by R9 270X, do you mean the TOXIC edition that Mr. Gate9er suggested? Or practically any card that is a R9 270X?

Gate9er · Nov 19, 2013

Clevaleva :

Hi

Many reviews claim that the TOXIC is amongst the best in terms of price/performance ratio. So go for the 270X TOXIC since the 280X TOXIC cannot be supported by your PSU. Also please give the model of your motherboard.

magneezo · Nov 19, 2013

No not all are the same. Many good variations out there. XFX version has unlocked voltage and a ridiculous 10 year warranty. You get BF4 free with registration as well. $219

Clevaleva · Nov 20, 2013

Gate9er :

Since i have no idea what Im looking at, there's a screenshot of my CPUz Mainboard menu.

nikoli707 · Nov 20, 2013

id say for money sake plug a 7850 in there.... $110 after rebate for a beautiful msi twin frozr 2gb model.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127663&Tpk=N82E16814127663

but a 650ti boost would work well too.

Clevaleva · Nov 20, 2013

Hey guys,

After looking a bit, and based on the suggestions...

A 650 Ti is too big for my case, so is the 7850 (I got 24cm of space from case end to HDD dock.)

So based on that i found this Powercooler R9 270x:
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=25331&cPath=877

I'm going to buy this, but if anyone sees anything wrong with this go ahead and speak now or forever hold your peace! (Preferably speak now, I don't want to waste money)

zilentworld · Nov 20, 2013

try looking for other brands, imo powercolor is not that worth it when you can add a few bucks to get a better much temp and performance

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