Graphics Card Giveaway? Anyone?

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darkx132

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I recently bought this Nvidia GeForce GT 610 and now i'm thinking i made a huge mistake. I settled for buying a Radeon HD 6570 but I couldn't find it anywhere so I bought this and now I'm stuck with it. I just upgraded from integrated graphics. I'm really desperate to upgrade from this card now. I'm poor...er than the other gamers. I'm only an 8th grade student so I have to rely on my dad to buy me stuff. Does anyone know of any giveaways that are currently going on?
It would be a lot of help. Also will it be good if I sell the card I brought (only used it 3 days)
and get a different card with some extra money? My budget that I can add for a new card is 25-30 US$

P.S : I have an Intel DG41RQ motherboard which supports all graphics cards...the only thing that matters is the PSU
 
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What you suffer from is the laws of supply and demand. There is no real demand for such low-end video cards because modern integrated graphics are better, close to the r7 250 or better, so there is therefore no real supply of the low end stuff, and what there is is going to be way overpriced.

IMHO, your best bet would be a gtx 750 or ti, with no additional power connector. These cards use @60w so are powered totally by the PCIe slot. While over your current budget by a small margin, they will run on a 300-350w psu, which is usually standard for those older PC's. This means you should not have to upgrade your psu, saving you money.
As far as psu's go, you get what you pay for, so if you were to upgrade, it would (should) run you an easy...
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same story,same rig it has also happened to me now i am also stuck with this s**t the only the good and cheap card i found was an amd radeon r7 250 for 59 pounds it can play games on high setting on big resolutions if you want to sell it then sell it on amazon or ebay there you can get good money for it but gt610 is not a very bad card i can play latest games on med settings without lag ..
 
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Well then I should probably sell it 2 months later, and get the R7 and posssibly a PSU upgrade. I want to use it for a few months before selling it so that I can get a better idea of which GPU to get... maybe one of the better cards will have their prices lowered? Who knows? If anyone one reading this thread is interested in buying contact me.
 
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Have a look on eBay , make sure they tell you the card is tested and you will find some great deals on used and new gaming cards. Make sure you take yours back first asap and be patient , you will find one just do your homework and make sure your seller has a good return policy , and its tested first has good feedback, I've found some great deals this way . Also I would go to your motherboard makers website get the detailed specs for your MB and verify compatibility first with are tested video cards , They will have a list of which ones they have tested and should be best for your board
 
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Could you help me pick a good card between 40-70 US$ ? I tried looking for Radeon HD 6450, 6570, and 6670 with no luck finding them. My dad doesn't agree on getting an old, used card since it doesn't have any warranty etc.
 
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What you suffer from is the laws of supply and demand. There is no real demand for such low-end video cards because modern integrated graphics are better, close to the r7 250 or better, so there is therefore no real supply of the low end stuff, and what there is is going to be way overpriced.

IMHO, your best bet would be a gtx 750 or ti, with no additional power connector. These cards use @60w so are powered totally by the PCIe slot. While over your current budget by a small margin, they will run on a 300-350w psu, which is usually standard for those older PC's. This means you should not have to upgrade your psu, saving you money.
As far as psu's go, you get what you pay for, so if you were to upgrade, it would (should) run you an easy $50-$60+, the stuff less than that is nothing more than ticking time bombs waiting to blow up.

So, @$130 for a very good gpu, no psu, or $130 for a not very good gpu and a junk psu.

Edit. EBay- Evga gtx 750, Best Buy eBay store, brand new, $110.99
 
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