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yoosuf290

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What I use the computer for
- NOT for gaming (if I do, probably old games or new games in mid-low resolution)
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Flash CC
- Toon Boom
- (Blender, CAD, Other 3D design programs) - lightweight
- Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas 12, Other video editing programs
- Web Designing
- Programming

My current specs for my computer (Dell Optiplex 755 Mini Tower):
- Intel Core2Quad Q6600
- 8GB DDR2 RAM (4x2GB)
- 2 7200RPM Hard Drives
- 1 DVD/RW
- PCI-E USB 3.0 Adapter
- PCI 300Mbps Wireless Card
- (Around) 7 USB 2.0 Accessories
- EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Power Supply

After checking the specs for my computer, the specs for my graphics card is limited physically.
Maximum Length: 6.5 inches
Maximum Height: Full
Single-Slot cards ONLY!

After weeks of researching, I came across these 4 cards:
1. PNY XLR8 GTX 650 2GB PCIe Graphics Card

2. GT 740 V2 GDDR5 from Zotac

3. Radeon R7 250X from PowerColor

4. Sapphire FirePro V4900
* The reason i feel bad about getting the FirePro is because it is bench marked really low!

Out of the 4 cards, which one do you guys recommend?

Thanks.
 
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He's right. The GTX 750 Ti has the new Maxwell architecture which already gives a significant boost and it won't be bottlenecked by your system. I'm not sure if this even exists, but if it does, don't get a 750 Ti under 1GHz (1000Mhz)

I definitely do NOT recommend the GT 740 or the Firepro. The best performing out of those is the GTX 650. It's a great card and can run Metro Last Light on High Settings @ 30FPS! (I know you don't play games, Metro Last Light is a high-end game so it's great for benchmarking)

Nvidia's technologies are better for Photoshop and...
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how much you are welling to pay ?
or
you just want from those four you had chosen ?
 
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He's right. The GTX 750 Ti has the new Maxwell architecture which already gives a significant boost and it won't be bottlenecked by your system. I'm not sure if this even exists, but if it does, don't get a 750 Ti under 1GHz (1000Mhz)

I definitely do NOT recommend the GT 740 or the Firepro. The best performing out of those is the GTX 650. It's a great card and can run Metro Last Light on High Settings @ 30FPS! (I know you don't play games, Metro Last Light is a high-end game so it's great for benchmarking)

Nvidia's technologies are better for Photoshop and programs like that because the software is better supported for it. Also, I'm not sure if this applies to Adobe CC but Nvidia has tessellation which sharpens images.

Update: You said you wanted a single slot card and you can make it one by sawing of the area where there's no video outputs. Careful not to break anything else on the card.

If you need the cooler to be single slot as well here's a tutorial: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/single-slot-geforce-gtx-750-ti,3761.html

You'll need to buy thermal paste and a custom cooler though.
 
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I agree, go for the GTX 650, or if you'r willing to spend a bit more, go for the GTX 750 or better yet the GTX 750 Ti. As XtremeAero426 said, Nvidia is better supported by most applications. And Blender for example does not support AMD at all, so if you would go for an AMD card you would have to run it on cpu...
 
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I very much agree.
There is a low profile non Ti GTX 750 from Zotac but I don't like low profiles and that card wouldn't fit my computer because it has too much width. Due to Dell's idiotic design, I am afraid it might hit one of the capacitors on my motherboard.

So I guess I'll be going with GTX 650. I do like the R7 250X but it consumes waaaay too much power.

Thanks.
 
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Good Luck and Enjoy! The GTX 650 is a great card!
 
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Adobe CC and Photoshop can require the performance of a dedicated graphics card when used intensively. Especially when rendering which is what you have to do a lot in Blender and Photoshop.
 
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Well before computer games, GPUs were used for graphic work. They are used extensively in the profeissional market, in fields like: 2D and 3D design/art/cad, physics simulations, stock market computation, cryptocurrency mining. Just to name a few. I would even risk to say that games are a secondary use for GPUs.
 
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I said earlier that there were no single slot GTX 750 Ti's...... Well after a CRAP TON of Googling, I found one.

The ELSA GTX 750 Ti Single Slot GPU On Amazon Japan: http://www.amazon.co.jp/ELSA-GEFORCE-%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89-VD5492-GD750-2GERTSP/dp/B00NA309A0/
 
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