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Thinking of buying the R7 260x, but not sure if it's compatible

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September 19, 2014 11:49:51 PM

Hello!
I recently bought a PC with these things mounted;

Motherboard:
MSI S-FM2 mATX FM2-A75MA-P

Processor:
AMD A10 Quad-Core 5800K Black Edition 3,80 GHz

RAM:
8GB DDR3 (1333GHz)

Graphics card (integrated)
AMD Radeon HD 7660D

Power supply:
LC POWER LC420H-12

Now, I'm not sure how much Watts are already being used (I don't want the PC to explode or not turn on at all after mounting R7 260x) and plus, I'm not even sure if the R7 260x will be compatible.

What I'd like to play, is Battlefield 3 at 1920x1080 at at least medium or high settings without lags. (I've seen YouTube videos of people playing on ultra too but I don't know anything about specs and all that..I'm still a noob)
And also if that's not the best graphics card, which one would you recommend? (Budget around 160€)

And also if it is compatible, but uses too much watts, which power supply would you recommend?

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September 20, 2014 12:56:43 AM

Your psu would most probably not handle a 260x...Rather go with a 750 ti which should work fine with you current psu...And the 750 ti is faster than 260x as well...
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September 20, 2014 5:52:25 AM

Aravind92 said:
Your psu would most probably not handle a 260x...Rather go with a 750 ti which should work fine with you current psu...And the 750 ti is faster than 260x as well...


Okay so, I went searching for a GeForce GTX 750 Ti, and I found something a little confusing.
(excuse me, the site is in Slovenian, but here's the link: https://www.mimovrste.com/graficne-kartice/asus-graficn...)
It has 500W as minimum, + it has 2 fans, although the official Nvidia site says 300W minimum, and it only has 1 fan.
What's the deal here I don't get it. There's 2 models of a Nvidia 750 Ti?
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September 20, 2014 7:34:19 AM

I've found a PSU. Is it good? Gigabyte Odin Pro 550 W
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September 20, 2014 9:09:30 PM

https://www.mimovrste.com/graficne-kartice/zotac-grafic... .........Go for this one...there other one will require a power connector...And the card in nvidia site is a referrence design...the other one you showed is a card with asus custom cooler which is not required for 750 ti as it does get hot even with one fan given its power usage...If you wanna buy a power supply go for this one https://www.mimovrste.com/napajalniki/webhiddenbrand-na... ...they don;t have much options with psu...
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September 20, 2014 9:19:29 PM

Get yourself a better PSU from a reliable brand with 600w, and buy yourself a R9 270x, its 30 bucks more than a 750 Ti and provides a ton more performance for the money.

(Not the best brand for GPU, But there alright)
R9 270x: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

EDIT: In euros...
GPU: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9270xcd...
PSU: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx...
That card is good, that PSU is better than what you have :) 

Bench 750 TI vs R9 270x: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1043?vs=1130

If you can shell out a bit more money, you'll be happier in the end... But otherwise, go ahead and get the 750 TI if money is very tight
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September 21, 2014 3:34:36 AM

Aravind92 said:
https://www.mimovrste.com/graficne-kartice/zotac-grafic... .........Go for this one...there other one will require a power connector...And the card in nvidia site is a referrence design...the other one you showed is a card with asus custom cooler which is not required for 750 ti as it does get hot even with one fan given its power usage...If you wanna buy a power supply go for this one https://www.mimovrste.com/napajalniki/webhiddenbrand-na... ...they don;t have much options with psu...


Thank you a lot for your time. I can show another site in my language with more components if you want to check if there's more options. The descriptions are usually in English so it's easier to understand

PSUs:
http://www.sestavi.si/index.php/items/display/169/178/n...

GPUs:
http://www.sestavi.si/index.php/items/display/169/173/g...
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