Graphics Card Recommendations

hawke213x · Aug 26, 2014

Alright, so my current system is in massive need of a graphics card upgrade.
Mainboard: MSI Z97 PC Mate
CPU: Intell Core 2 Duo G3528 3.2GHz (4.3 GHz with the OC Genie)
GPU: Zotac GeForce GT 610 DDR3 2GB Synergy Edition (I don't even know what that means! It was cheap, and I regret buying it somewhat.)
RAM: 4GB SuperTalent DDR3 800MHz (this is my next planned upgrade after the graphics card)
HDD: One 250GB WD and one 2TB WD Caviar Green

My budget is $100 right now, so I am looking for any recommendations around that price point.

I also have an old HD5450 1GB DDR3 laying around, and I'm not sure if that would be better in my system or if my current card is.

mouse24 · Aug 26, 2014

R7 260 is the card you want. I am fairly sure the 5450 would be faster than the 610. The 610 is a really old card that got rebadged multiple times and was terrible when it first came out aswell.

prit87 · Aug 26, 2014

gt 610 and hd 5450 are both similar in performance i think the hd 5450 is little bit better.....your processor is going to bottleneck most of the mordern cards so i would say go for hd 7770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127687&cm_re=hd_7770-_-14-127-687-_-Product

mouse24 · Aug 26, 2014

prit87 :

I am almost positive he meant pentium G3528 instead of core 2 duo. Considering he has a z97 mobo.

hawke213x · Aug 26, 2014

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Overclock-Radeon-Express-Graphics/dp/B00AIVDNNC/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1409074123&sr=1-5&keywords=Radeon+HD+7770

Would this be a good choice then?

hawke213x · Aug 26, 2014

mouse24 :

prit87 :

I am almost positive he meant pentium G3528 instead of core 2 duo. Considering he has a z97 mobo.

Yes, it is a G3528

mouse24 · Aug 26, 2014

hawke213x :

I'd be wary about that, the cards they are selling are used and the sellers don't have very many ratings.

hawke213x · Aug 26, 2014

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Radeon-DisplayPort-PCI-Express-R7770-PMD1GD5/dp/B0089KJRLG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1409074542&sr=1-1&keywords=Radeon+HD+7770

I found this, which is the same as the one you linked on newegg.

I remember when it was preferred to keep your graphics and motherboard manufacturers the same. Is that still true?

Xzeon · Aug 26, 2014

hawke213x

best of the best buy of year is this... if u can somehow add extra 50$ will rest in peace, your pentium will raped

EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti SC (2GB GDDR5, 128bit, CUDA Cores: 640)

it has new Maxwell Architecture and do not need any 6-pin power, consumes only 60W. supports Display Port 1.2 with G.Sync....I can't recommend any other lower priced GPU

hawke213x · Aug 26, 2014

So, it's between the HD 7770 and the R7 260. Sadly I canniot afford the 750Ti.

Payne501 · Aug 27, 2014

A GTX750 would also be ok!!

Xzeon · Aug 28, 2014

Payne501
hawke213x

yap forgot about it, here GTX 750 also very nice card for price 114$

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2903&cmp[]=322&cmp[]=2825

look at this benchmarks, 750 has far better score than HD 7770 or R7 260 and it consumes much less power

3241 - GTX 750 60W
2906 - Radeon R7 260 95W
2154 - Radeon HD 7770 90W

why hawke213x u choose R7 over 750? do not understand..
GTX 750 - do not need 6-pin power, it consumes about 30W less power, much smaller, much newer technology...and it beats R7 in benchmarks, what do u want more? 4$ is dealbreaker?

only thing I found is more streameing cores vs cuda, but who cares when overall it is has better result, as u know bro...

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