I need to get a new graphics card, i have a budget of $250 max. this is my motherboard http://www.foxconnchannel.com/ProductDetail.aspx?T=motherboard&U=en-us0000520 and i am getting a Rosewill capstone 550w PSU along with the card. thanks for your help!!
Need graphics card advice!!
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joelw97 :
sorry i dont know what a chassis is, can you please educate me about this "chassis"? 
pc case
the case you got should be more than fine. i always go for case's with features such as removable hard drive cages and drive bays just to maximize room for radiators and GPU's and to promote better air flow your case has rivets however you can still remove you hard drive cage and cut your lower drive bays but that's an extreme option but i think you should be fine getting the 7870, 660, 660TI, 550Ti, 580
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Splendid
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What's your chassis? Seeing that you have an ITX motherboard I think you have a small computer, in that case I would go for a low profile 7750.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202002
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202002
ahhh FML i am so sorry i opend up my computer to double check and this is the board i have if it matters, sorry again!! http://www.foxconnchannel.com/ProductDetail.aspx?T=motherboard&U=en-us0000520
and this is the card i was looking at, i heard the FTW models are really good http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130833
and this is the card i was looking at, i heard the FTW models are really good http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130833
sethandflirt
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My advice is to pick a used card the off ebay. You can get a lot better card that way.
This GTX 580 is 400 new.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZOTAC-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-580-ZT-50101-1-5-GB-GDDR5-SDRAM-PCI-Express-/221145980879?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item337d53dfcf
Or this gtx 480 is 300 new
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PNY-Technologies-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-480-VCGGTX480XPB-/180977716742?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item2a231cce06
This GTX 580 is 400 new.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZOTAC-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-580-ZT-50101-1-5-GB-GDDR5-SDRAM-PCI-Express-/221145980879?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item337d53dfcf
Or this gtx 480 is 300 new
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PNY-Technologies-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-480-VCGGTX480XPB-/180977716742?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item2a231cce06
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woggy101
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I would go for the 7870 2GB Sapphire OC It's not really an overly big GPU and it would go nicely with your PSU and its in your budget $248 (Australian) however Australia is more expensive than well almost anywhere
But you should update your chassis anyway just to maxamize your room as well as air flow here is a benchmark video i found on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUJv3_mUxVQ
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chassis is what you mount all the parts on ... aka PC case
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/chassis
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/chassis
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joelw97 :
sorry i dont know what a chassis is, can you please educate me about this "chassis"?
pc case
the case you got should be more than fine. i always go for case's with features such as removable hard drive cages and drive bays just to maximize room for radiators and GPU's and to promote better air flow your case has rivets however you can still remove you hard drive cage and cut your lower drive bays but that's an extreme option but i think you should be fine getting the 7870, 660, 660TI, 550Ti, 580
lchrisk
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Get the plain vanilla 7870. Factory over clocks are dumb, because if you wanted to have higher clock rates, you would do it yourself.
7870 is like $250, so right smack dab on your budget
Very good graphics card for the money btw, you won't regret it!
7870 is like $250, so right smack dab on your budget
Very good graphics card for the money btw, you won't regret it!
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joelw97 :
Hey on newegg it is 275$, if i was just getting a card i would get it cause it seems better then the GTX 660; but i have to get a psu ram and a new HDD along with it. thanks for the suggestion!!
I dont mean to be nosy but what exactly are you buying? the only reason i ask is there are certain minor thing's you can be scabby on ATM and revisit later just to maximize on your GPU budget just remember the GPU is the most costly if not second most costly component in any build so you want to get it right the first time around
im going with the gtx 660 FTW signature 2 2GB card, rosewill capstone 550w PSU, Western Digital WD Black 1tb 7200rpm HDD, G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB 4x2GB DDR3 1333 ram, and rosewill RANGER case. if u can give any advice to save money please do so lol
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is this going to be your boot drive? Western Digital WD Black 1tb 7200rpm HDD
do you have other hard drives laying around? the reason i ask is because you can salvage the drive or drives you currently have use them in this build piss the WD black drive off and opt for the OCZ Agility 3 60 GB for $65 bucks so not only are you saving money but you getting a better drive and improved performance. its just things like that you should consider. good luck with your build
do you have other hard drives laying around? the reason i ask is because you can salvage the drive or drives you currently have use them in this build piss the WD black drive off and opt for the OCZ Agility 3 60 GB for $65 bucks so not only are you saving money but you getting a better drive and improved performance. its just things like that you should consider. good luck with your build
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