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Need a New Vid Card to Replace GTX 280

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April 2, 2014 7:57:59 AM

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: soon

BUDGET RANGE: $150 max. Closer to $100 if possible. Will take small hit in performance for decent savings.

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: I mostly play SWTOR, Skyrim, and 1701. Would love to play them on highest graphics settings as I currently am. Would also need to be able to play any newer games on a decent graphics setting (don't need highest end settings or cards for newer games).

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 and CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: AMD Phenom II x4 955, Gigabyte AMD MA790XT, 8GB DDR3 1600 SDRAM

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg

PARTS PREFERENCES: EVGA or other manufacturer that is equally reliable

OVERCLOCKING: Won't overclock

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Nope, not enough juice.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 on a 24" widescreen

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Must run 3 games mentioned smoothly and leave some room for newer games coming out. Using EVGA Precision X for GPU monitoring and control, set to automatic to adjust fan speed for cooling level needs.

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April 2, 2014 8:03:07 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $149.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 11:00 EDT-0400)

If you want cheaper card!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($132.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $132.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 11:02 EDT-0400)

But I would recommend you GTX-750ti, its the best card for it's price!
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April 2, 2014 8:21:40 AM

A 750ti or R7260x. If you can squeeze $10-20 more, consider a R7 265.
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April 2, 2014 9:27:06 AM

Thanks everyone! I was looking at the 750Ti, but wasn't sure if the 650 was worth it for a little less umph.
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April 2, 2014 9:38:02 AM

Vankali said:
Thanks everyone! I was looking at the 750Ti, but wasn't sure if the 650 was worth it for a little less umph.


You're Welcome :) 
Also bear in mind that GTX-750ti eats only about 70W under load!!!
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April 2, 2014 11:22:17 AM

Ahmadjon said:
Vankali said:
Thanks everyone! I was looking at the 750Ti, but wasn't sure if the 650 was worth it for a little less umph.


You're Welcome :) 
Also bear in mind that GTX-750ti eats only about 70W under load!!!


Insane how far cards have come. My 280 eats max of 236 W. Hell, I could SLI with my current PS if I had to.
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April 2, 2014 11:39:14 AM

As for gaming, I'm proud to say I've played skyrim on medium settings with nothing but dual core and GT 210 :D  *feeling like a beggar-boss* Well, as everyone may have already pointed out Gtx 750ti is the best. But if you really need it near to 100$ consider R7-250. I think that's a viable choice.
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April 2, 2014 1:28:22 PM

Vankali said:
Ahmadjon said:
Vankali said:
Thanks everyone! I was looking at the 750Ti, but wasn't sure if the 650 was worth it for a little less umph.


You're Welcome :) 
Also bear in mind that GTX-750ti eats only about 70W under load!!!


Insane how far cards have come. My 280 eats max of 236 W. Hell, I could SLI with my current PS if I had to.


750ti all the way but if you want something cheaper think about R7 260X
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April 2, 2014 2:23:29 PM

I noticed on my 280 that the memory interface width is 512 and the bandwidth is 141 GB/s where as the 751 Ti is 128 (which should be comparable to 256 on a DDR3) and the bandwidth is 86. With those numbers, will my performance actually decrease? Confused on the differences I guess.
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April 2, 2014 2:38:18 PM

Vankali said:
I noticed on my 280 that the memory interface width is 512 and the bandwidth is 141 GB/s where as the 751 Ti is 128 (which should be comparable to 256 on a DDR3) and the bandwidth is 86. With those numbers, will my performance actually decrease? Confused on the differences I guess.


No! performance won't decrease!
http://complaintsincorporated.com/2013/12/19/understand...
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April 2, 2014 2:47:43 PM

Ahmadjon said:
Vankali said:
I noticed on my 280 that the memory interface width is 512 and the bandwidth is 141 GB/s where as the 751 Ti is 128 (which should be comparable to 256 on a DDR3) and the bandwidth is 86. With those numbers, will my performance actually decrease? Confused on the differences I guess.


No! performance won't decrease!
http://complaintsincorporated.com/2013/12/19/understand...


Thanks!
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April 2, 2014 2:48:10 PM

You're welcome :) 
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April 3, 2014 3:41:03 PM

I didn't even know that they made HDMI to DVI adapters. Thanks!
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April 3, 2014 3:43:12 PM

Vankali said:
I didn't even know that they made HDMI to DVI adapters. Thanks!


Anytime You're Welcome :) 
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