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mralbania

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Just 30 minutes ago, I wrote a thread about why my computer wasn't able to play Red Orchestra 2 on lowest settings ( 800x600 ). They said I needed a new discrete video card, I had a integrated Intel 4000 Hd. Now I redirected myself to this thread and am wondering, what video cards should I get. Heres my specs:

Im planning to spend $200-300.

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8076MB RAM
Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
DAC type: Internal
Display Memory: 1696 MB
Dedicated Memory: 64 MB
Shared Memory: 1632 MB
Motherboard: z77 extreme 4 asrock recommended by toms hardware :)
Powersupply: Silvertstone Srider essentials 500w
Tower: MSI Tc-128
Solid ssd:
Cpucooler: Hyper 212 EVO COolermaster
Solid state drive: Vertex4 2.5 solid state drive.
Hardrive: Seagate 1 terabyte external hardrive

Copied and pasted from dxdiag and typed out by me.


I will read all suggestions, cheers!
 
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That card may be on the edge of what your PSU can comfortably handle long term. Since it is over budget anyway, I'd suggest passing on it.
Edit: That was in reference to the R9-280X. I was pulling 312W-321W out of the wall bitmining with a HD7970. Games will probably use a little more than that; the GPU will be less busy, but the CPU will be loaded too (it isn't when mining). So, a HD7970 would probably still be safe, if you don't have a stack of drives, water cooling, or too much bling.
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What is your budget?

 
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mralbania

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$200-300
 
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miit123

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Get the http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FR6XPL8/ref=asc_df_B00FR6XPL82849392?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=pg-469-34-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395097&creativeASIN=B00FR6XPL8

MSI Computer Corp. Video Graphics Cards R9 280X GAMING 3G.
Its just 10 $ more but will maxout any game you throw at it.

Here's the complete Overview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJSs08jMLRw
 
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That card may be on the edge of what your PSU can comfortably handle long term. Since it is over budget anyway, I'd suggest passing on it.
Edit: That was in reference to the R9-280X. I was pulling 312W-321W out of the wall bitmining with a HD7970. Games will probably use a little more than that; the GPU will be less busy, but the CPU will be loaded too (it isn't when mining). So, a HD7970 would probably still be safe, if you don't have a stack of drives, water cooling, or too much bling.
 
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miit123

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But those 7970 will be way too expensive.
 
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