Looking for a graphics card.

[windsymphony]

Iam looking for a good graphics card from nvidia priced around 270 dollars .

i play games like dota 2 , diablo 3 and few other games with similiar graphics .

iam looking for a graphics card that wont heat up even after hours of gaming and lasts for longer time .

Iam assembling a pc right now for now i got few parts

Asus VE228H 21.5" LED LCD monitor
Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe
Intel 120 gb SSD 6gb/s
Force 750 W 80 plus Psu
Nvidia Cooler master case ( Full tower )
8 GB corsair ram

i need a good suggestion for the graphics card ( nvidia ) and processor (intel )

both priced some where around 270~ 300 dollars each .

Previously i assembled a pc 6 months ago ,

Gigabyte iSolo ( Mid tower chasis )
Gigabyte PH67A-UD3-B3 motherboard
Gigabyte HD radeon 6970
Gigabyte 690~ 720 W PSU
Intel i7 2600.
8 GB corsair ram
1 TB hard disk
Asus VE228H 21.5" LED LCD monitor.


for first 2 months i did not play high graphics games and the PC had no problems , later when i played games ( usually for a hour or two ) my graphics card and case fans roared up and went hyper , but there was no problem with the game fps ( with concerns about the life of my PC , i went to medium/low settings with all my games . now at the end of 6 months , 30 minutes of gaming heats up my graphics card and everything becomes laggy , when i quit the game things slowly go back to normal .( so confirmed its the graphics card ) i made sure that its my graphics card that was creating problems.

I play co-op games with my RL friend , being a guy who loves games from a middle class family he has a really basic set up for his pc which he built 3 years ago with a gb graphics card that went out of production right now * palit geforce * and core 2 duo processor . he plays games for hours and says me that his pc is quiet and does not heat up , and to top it all he got the whole pc for just around 500 $ !!!!!

while i spent exactly some where around 1000 $ 6 months ago and built this computer and am suffering badly for reasons i dont see , my friend enjoys decent gaming ( with medium graphics settings on games like dota 2 and diablo3 ) with a quiet PC that doesnt seem to even over heat .

After suffering so much i finally decided to kill my PC and started buying parts for my next PC , so given my story i would be very thankful if some one can help me get a good Graphics card and processor with price around 270~ 300 dollars each .

I want a System that is quiet ( reasonably quiet not super quiet ) and does not heat up ( the graphics card ) and would maintain good temperature when i play my games for few hours every day .

thank you

 

[2fast4thetown_down]

Proccessor- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501

GPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130620

 

[spentshells]

dude you cooked your GPU... thats the problem after all the updates to drivers 6970 > 570

 

[windsymphony]

dude you cooked your GPU... thats the problem after all the updates to drivers 6970 > 570

I have never even fiddled with those over clocking options i got , its quite unfortunate tho and thank you.


and 2fast4thetown ,


thank you for the graphics card suggestion , but the processor is pricey , is there an alternative one that would be around 270 dollars and around ?

thank you

 

[spentshells]

i didn't say you did the card simly needed to breath and you choked it out

have you been in a sauna ? Next time blow as hard as you can on your skin for the results I am talking about, gigagbyte cases are nice but have no default airflow

 

[windsymphony]

thank you again for answering , i have decided upon the graphics card but i would still need advice for the processor .


again , i am not looking for things hat are OCd .... iam the type to put settings on medium and play games .


i just want a good option for the 270$ range, a processor and graphics card that can survive few hours of game play every day and dont over heat and acceptable fan noise ..

 

[El Tigre]

If you mobo is socket 1155, I would go for this. It's still a good CPU today.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070


If budget is really a concern, I would go for this, still a good CPU today.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

 

[windsymphony]

Best answer selected by windsymphony.

 

[windsymphony]

ty very much el tigre, your reply made it clear for me , what to go for .... from what i have seen and read the latest processor i7 3770k ?

i guess spending some money to stay up to date wont hurt much .......i wish i can grade yours also best answer ..


and lastly i need info on h ow to not OC ( accidentally ) and make sure they all are working the way the supposed to be with good pe4rformance , if any one got good tips / idea or links that i can read on , i appreciate it very much ...
and again thank you very much guys

 

[windsymphony]

ty very much el tigre, your reply made it clear for me , what to go for .... from what i have seen and read the latest processor i7 3770k ?

i guess spending some money to stay up to date wont hurt much .......i wish i can grade yours also best answer ..


and lastly i need info on h ow to not OC ( accidentally ) and make sure they all are working the way the supposed to be with good pe4rformance , if any one got good tips / idea or links that i can read on , i appreciate it very much ...
and again thank you very much guys

 

[El Tigre]

Since I am still on an aging X58/i7 920 build, this guide helped me a lot back then, it seems like it was updated, it should help you in a way, I think there are better guides out there.

http://www.overclockers.com/3-step-guide-overclock-core-i3-i5-i7/

 

[Mousemonkey]

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