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toddtj

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Hey! I'm looking to buy a new video card but I don't know enough about them to be comfortable moving forward without advice. I'm hoping you all can help me. Let me tell you a little about what I'm going for so you can get an idea of what to recommend to me: When the Occulus Rift launches I want to build a new gaming PC specifically for it. I want to be able to run most games on maximum settings so the immersion of the VR headset is maximized. I also want to be able to smoothly record the gameplay as I play (I run a Youtube channel). I don't know how high-end of a card I need in order to do this.

Now, here's the potentially complicated part: I don't have enough money to build the rest of my new PC for a few months so right now I just want to use this video card with my current PC. Here are the specs of my current PC:

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q2800 @ 2.33GHz 2.34 GHz
RAM: 8.00GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120

From what I can tell, my graphics card is the most lacking part of my current setup so my plan is to buy just it for now and then buy the other parts later as I get more money. Is that a reasonable idea? I've never built a PC (or bought individual components) before.
 
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Just get a GTX750 or 750Ti on your current build as is so you can do some gaming. Then you need to start saving for an new build.
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With a GTX 980 you could expect 40-50fps for something like GTA V, with no recording and a faster cpu.

With that cpu and recording with a 980... maybe 20-25fps.
You can always turn the settings down of course.
 
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Hey, my bad! My PSU is a Coolmax 400W. It looks like the model# is I-400. My budget is $500-600. I'm looking to buy whatever the most powerful card that isn't a ripoff is. (I know that GPUs are one of those things that scale exponentially in price near their peak and I don't want to pay 80% more for a card that is only 20% better, you know?)
 
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Since you said in your original post that you've never build a PC before, I'll assume you bought your current one. I'd make sure the parts are actually exchangeable as some companies spot weld the parts to each other. Needless to say this will make it particularly difficult to upgrade. I'd first poke around the back of the system and see if the case comes open, and look inside to see if the parts come out. You might as well get comfortable with this now if you plan to build this next PC yourself.
 
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maxalge

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In order to do what you want, you need a whole new build.

your cpu is just too weak.


That said, you could get a proper power supply and gpu first, dont expect it to run well on your current system though.




PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card ($409.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX TS 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.40 @ Amazon)
Total: $472.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-14 15:33 EST-0500

 
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