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April 7, 2014 9:53:22 AM

Guys, please suggest a GC for my rig

I want to play BF3 and BF4 smoothly with 0 lag.. @ 1024X768
My budget is 80$ (around 5000INR)
My PC components are.. AMD FX-6300(stock clock 3.5Ghz) with Asus M5A78L-USB-3 on stock cooler with Corsair XMS 4GB RAM and WD Green 1 TB HDD, integrated ATI Radeon HD3000, and a 450W PSU..
Thank you :) 

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April 7, 2014 10:02:24 AM

ChethanEM said:
Guys, please suggest a GC for my rig

I want to play BF3 and BF4 smoothly with 0 lag.. @ 1024X768
My budget is 80$ (around 5000INR)
My PC components are.. AMD FX-6300(stock clock 3.5Ghz) with Asus M5A78L-USB-3 on stock cooler with Corsair XMS 4GB RAM and WD Green 1 TB HDD, integrated ATI Radeon HD3000, and a 450W PSU..
Thank you :) 


You will not get anything for $80 (at least new). I got a GTX 460 768MB (2010) for $41 used. However that will be hard, as I found it at a local shop. In my opinion that is your best bet. GPUs new will cost $100 or more for anything, no matter how crappy, unless it is used.

EDIT: You could get that Radeon, but you will get far better performance saving up a little and getting a 460 or higher. BF4 is one of the more GPU intensive games for PC.
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April 7, 2014 10:10:08 AM

the evga superclocked GTX750 is $90 after rebate on Amazon today.
it doesn't require PCI-express power cables, which your power supply likely doesnt have

as the above guy said, the 460 requires extra 6pin power cables from your power supply. I'd be shocked if you even had those... most cheapo PSU's in the 400-450w range do not.

so basically the gtx750 is in my opinioin your best and only option
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April 7, 2014 10:14:57 AM

The real question about that 750 is what will the shipping cost.

You may be better checking out some local shops to see what you can get.

As others have said the game is rather demanding. The low 1024 x 768 will help quite a bit, but the price makes it a bit hard to find a good card. Heck the fastest thing flipkart has in that price is a GT 630 and that is not going to cut it.
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April 7, 2014 10:17:09 AM

lowriderflow said:
the evga superclocked GTX750 is $90 after rebate on Amazon today.
it doesn't require PCI-express power cables, which your power supply likely doesnt have

as the above guy said, the 460 requires extra 6pin power cables from your power supply. I'd be shocked if you even had those... most cheapo PSU's in the 400-450w range do not.

so basically the gtx750 is in my opinioin your best and only option


I love single slot radeons! Just kidding, I think Ge Force wins when it comes to making single slot cards.
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April 8, 2014 6:04:51 AM

Guys, what about Radeon 6570 or 6670?
Or what if I increase my budget to a 100$ (around 6500INR)??
Getting a used card here at my place is like almost impossible.. I found only GT210 cards..
GTX750/GTX650 are way too expensive here in India..

And my 450W PSU is still a concern.. :( 

And yea.. GT630 is still hovering in my head..
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April 8, 2014 11:36:11 AM

ChethanEM said:
Guys, what about Radeon 6570 or 6670?
Or what if I increase my budget to a 100$ (around 6500INR)??
Getting a used card here at my place is like almost impossible.. I found only GT210 cards..
GTX750/GTX650 are way too expensive here in India..

And my 450W PSU is still a concern.. :( 

And yea.. GT630 is still hovering in my head..


It is not horrible, go for the best version you can get. Do the 2GB one.
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April 9, 2014 4:09:28 AM

U mean 6670 or GT630?
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April 9, 2014 9:11:09 AM

I know you got the info you needed, but I just want to add something here.

Most 450 watt power supplies will be no issue.

I personally and running a GTX 650 ti with a 300 watt power supply(22 amps @ 12 volts).

Now the quality of the unit makes a huge difference. Do you know how many amps on the 12 volt rail(s) you have on the current power supply?
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April 9, 2014 10:25:57 AM

ChethanEM said:
U mean 6670 or GT630?


I meant the Nvidia, not the AMD.

I enjoy the longevity that NVidia cards have, my GTX 460 still hits 1 Tflop at peak performance, and it is the 768MB.
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