Hardware noob looking for help on graphics cards.

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Daswaimsta

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Hey there everyone!
I have a F2A55-M/M11BB/DP_MB motherboard and I'm looking to get a new graphics card. My current power supply is 350w HBA008-ZA1GT.

I was curious on what graphics cards would be best for the current set up that is somewhere between 100-200 bucks. I was looking at the GTX 750 TI just because I don't think my PSU has a 6 pin for better cards. Plus 350W isn't much anyways.

I usually only use my computer for gaming and basic computer needs. I'd like to stream but that's much further in the future cause I know my computer is no where near that power and I don't have the money right now to make that happen. So I'm just trying to make my gaming experience as good as I can with what I have right now.

If there is a good card but I need a better power supply, please let me know and give me an idea on the power supply. I'm quite noob-ish on the hardware of PCs.

If you need anymore information I'll do my best to answer and help out. Thanks a ton!
 
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iraqi26

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some 750 ti versions take their power for the motherboard so you mostly wont need the pci-e pins
but your motherboard may get hot
p.s.: the difference between a 100$ and 200$ cards are HUGE so you'll need to give me a specific number for the budget
 
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Would like to stick around 140-160, especially if I need a new power supply to support it. If I don't need a new power supply. Than around 200. But in total (With graphics card and power supply) I dont want to go over 250 bucks. And thats slightly pushing it. So if its ONLY the card and I dont need a new power supply for it. Really anything up to 200 bucks, But if I need a new power supply. Than somewhere around 140-160. Thanks!
 
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For the amount of money that you are willing to spend, you are not going to beat the 750 ti (around $150). Just make sure that it is not one of the versions that needs a 6-pin power input. Any card that would be noticeably better will run you more than $180 and require a $50 dollar power supply
Option A ($150):
750 ti: Can play modern games on average settings or better
Option B: ($240)
GTX 260 ($190) and power supply ($50): Can play most modern games on high settings at 1080p
 
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If I were to get this, Is their anything I need to keep in mind? Is their anything else in my PC that I need to make sure these work with (Measurements, brand, etc)?
 
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Is the GTX 260 what the guy (or gal) above posted about? And if not, is their a major difference? etc. And I guess same reply to you, Is their anything else I need to keep in mind when buying these things other than what I mentioned in original post? Measurements, brands etc? I just dont want to buy something and it not be compatible, or work. First time buying parts and updating my PC so just a bit of anxiety that something wont work.
 
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The R9 270x is a noticeably better card than the 750ti (it is slightly worse than the GTX260 I mentioned before). It's just a matter of how much money you are willing to spend. As for compatibility, all the parts will work together. The one thing you might need to watch for is if the CPU isn't powerful enough to make good use of the new graphics card.
What is your processor?
 
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Daswaimsta

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I just ran a DXdiag and will link here if that helps some.

Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit (6.3, Build 9600) (9600.winblue_r9.150322-1500)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
System Model: M11BB
BIOS: 0403
Processor: AMD A10-6700 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (4 CPUs), ~3.7GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 7368MB RAM
Page File: 4561MB used, 10229MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.03.9600.17415 64bit Unicode
 
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Daswaimsta

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Sorry, My noob-ness coming out on this, Whats Crossfire for and "Bottlenecking" ?
 
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Crossfire is running two graphics cards in parallel to boost performance. Your processor has a built in graphics processor that can be used to help boost the performance of a dedicated AMD graphics card like the 270x. From what I've heard it is pretty shakey for not much improvement. You probably don't want to mess with it.

Bottlenecking is a general term for when a component is preventing the rest of the computer from performing at it's best. If you combine a cheap processor with a high end graphics card, the graphics card will be operating at half of it's capability because the processor can't feed it instructions fast enough.
Builder's often talk about building a balanced system inorder to prevent this. In your case the 270x will be a bit above your processors capability, but by a small margin so it isn't a big deal.
 
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