Best Card for gaming on 32" curved LED monitor?

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Currently running a Radeon HD5800 (pretty out of date it looks like!)

Have a new 32" Samsung curved monitor coming - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-LS32E590C-32-Inch-Monitor-Speaker/dp/B00TF0XTVS/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1455721973&sr=1-1&keywords=samsung+32%22+curved

So I want to upgrade my GFX in tandem, had no issues with the Radeon so inclined to stay with AMD but used love my old GTX8800.

Budget €200ish and the cooler it runs the better really as i don't have great ventilation around the case.

To be used for gaming + multimedia and want to make sure the monitor is free to display to its full abilities.

All advice welcome
 
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By default, the card is set to start the fans when it reaches 50C . At least that is the case with my MSI card but you can change that to your preference. The card is absolutely silent on idle since the fans are not spinning at all.
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As it as a 1080p ideally you will want a GTX 970 or R9 390 to be able to max out any games on the highest settings. Since your budget doesn't enable to buy one of those the next best GPU would be a R9 380x, which would be around 230 euros. For around 200 euros as Dustinv mentioned the GTX 960 or R9 380 would be the next step down on the performance ladder, the R9 380 being the slightly better performer.
 
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By default, the card is set to start the fans when it reaches 50C . At least that is the case with my MSI card but you can change that to your preference. The card is absolutely silent on idle since the fans are not spinning at all.
 
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Amd cards usually run hot, if you are worried about that I'd go with a 960 4 Gb
You could cut the drawers to the right of where your pc goes so you have more airflow. That could cause problems in the future if you don't.
 
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Any card with fans will run hot/loud when being put under load, only aftermarket cooling will enable you to limit this. If your desk has opening on the back and your case has fans blowing out the back it should be fine. On that desk though I wouldn't bother using side fans, the small clearing will cause noise.
 
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Hmmm, thank you for the feedback. I don't have experience of running machines in such confined spaces but with the arrival of baby#2 the spare room is no longer spare and i need to pick a desk unit that can be neat/tidy when not in use.

Enjoy your man cave space while you have it chaps ;)

Edit: Another option I guess is of course to look at buying/building another rig and going with a smaller case that will fit into the space provided and allow more clearance.

 
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The motherboard supports PCIexpress 1, but PCI express is backwards compatible so in theory any card should work. This can vary however, you never know for sure unless you try it. It would also depend on the CPU, if it is too weak it will cause a bottleneck and the card will not be able to perform to its fullest. But for example the Q9650 would be more than capable of pushing the R9 380 to its limits.
 
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Thanks a lot again for the feedback, the CPU is a Q6600 which i know was good in its day but that day was 2008 so.... ;)

 
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