gtx 650ti at 90$ a good buy?

vishalaestro

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i'm using 4670 currently and since i'm in a tight budget im looking for a used card so i saw a zotac reference gtx 650ti at 90$ used for 6 months.my reolution is 1600x900 and i play all type of games specifically crysis 3 at medium settings.is it a good buy ?i also saw 6850 for the same price.
 
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GTX 650ti requires 20 Amps on the 12v rail & a 400W PSU minimum

The Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 460w has dual 18 Amp 12v rails that gives a total of 312W/26 Amps on the 12v rail. It is compatible, as it has enough Amps.

BUT if it's been used for 6 years, and as it's a low end PSU with cheaper capacitors, the capacitor ageing can have more of an effect, especially when you add the extra load of a graphics card.

I can't guarantee it will work, it will be at your own risk.

I'd suggest replacing the PSU, i appreciate if the budget is tight, this Antec PSU is decent value & better quality than the Cooler Master. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Antec-VP450-Power-Supply-Review/1487/1

Antec VP-450 ($38)...
Assuming the card is good, it is a good deal.
Later this evening, Newegg will have a Shellshocker on a HD7770. There will be a rebate, but if I remember correctly, it's going to end up around $65. It isn't as strong as a GTX650Ti, but is still a huge upgrade from what you have.
 

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The GTX 650ti will be very good for your resolution. It is faster overall than the AMD 6850.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_650_Ti_Direct_Cu_II/28.html

Be aware though that they both use more power than the 4670 (more so the 6850) & require a supplementary 6 pin power connector (or dual molex to 6 pin). if you need a low power consuming card that don't require supplementary 6 pin power, the AMD 7750 (GDDR5 model) or GTX 750 are good candidates if you can find one or budget it.

What make/model of PSU do you have ?




 

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for like 10-20 more bucks I'd just buy a brand new GTX 750 superclocked, so you have a warranty. It's not a bad gpu but if the 650ti breaks in a couple weeks/months you're kinda outta luck. The 750 superclocked pretty much matches the 750ti in tests I've seen, it's not a well known fact though like the more mainstream 750ti is.
 

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GTX 650ti requires 20 Amps on the 12v rail & a 400W PSU minimum

The Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 460w has dual 18 Amp 12v rails that gives a total of 312W/26 Amps on the 12v rail. It is compatible, as it has enough Amps.

BUT if it's been used for 6 years, and as it's a low end PSU with cheaper capacitors, the capacitor ageing can have more of an effect, especially when you add the extra load of a graphics card.

I can't guarantee it will work, it will be at your own risk.

I'd suggest replacing the PSU, i appreciate if the budget is tight, this Antec PSU is decent value & better quality than the Cooler Master. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Antec-VP450-Power-Supply-Review/1487/1

Antec VP-450 ($38) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-vp450
 
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but if i replace the cpu is there any bottleneck in my system since my processor is only core2duo E8400 @3ghz and 4gb ddr2 ram.

 

WhiteSnake91

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what games are you trying to play? A dual core at 3ghz can still hold up in older stuff but a quad core is what most people use now a days for serious gaming, 4gb is ok, although 8 is recommended for modern gaming.


Instead of just sinking more money into such an old system, at least getting a modern i3 cpu and h81 motherboard+8gb ram would be better, it looks like your PSU isn't very good either, I'd still recommend just getting a gtx 750 Superclocked or GTX 750ti