Graphics card and new PC, did I get ripped off?

[Kcesar68]

I just purchased a new PC. Came with this graphics card. Most reviews say it's ok but I find it a bit iffy sometimes on the FPS. Been using it to play Starcraft 2 and i'm nearly sure my old pc ened up performing better.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127703

Any opinions?

PS: paid just a little over $1k for the pc. Can also post specs on it if need be.

 

[MbV93]

Well the GTX 650 is on the low to mid range market, if I were to build a 1k gaming rig it wouldn't have a GTX 650, that's more of a budget build card. You should post your full specs so we can check where are those extra dollars coming from.

 

[Kcesar68]

Thanks for the quick reply Mb. So this is a rather weak card then? With it being $100 I guess so but most reviews showed it was pretty good for gaming (Especially considering the price) Now, I don't think the builder used the overclocking software that came with it. Could that be part of my slowdown when playing?

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[SmashSmashSumash]

Not a very good GPU these days, it's not bad by any means, but not enough to run modern games on high.

If i were you i'd wait for the 760 if on a budget for a much better card. Or the 770 for 400 which is a steal for how fast it is. (superior to the GTX 680!)

 

[Kcesar68]

Not a very good GPU these days, it's not bad by any means, but not enough to run modern games on high.

If i were you i'd wait for the 760 if on a budget for a much better card. Or the 770 for 400 which is a steal for how fast it is. (superior to the GTX 680!)

I just have bad luck when it comes to making any modifications myself though. Would the card you're mentioning right here be 100% compatible with the mobo I have now? I don't want to buy it then realize I either can't use it or don't know how to configure it or w/e. It's kinda the reason I had some one make me a PC in the first place, since I have nearly 0 knowledge on putting a PC together myself. Would you happen to have a link to it btw?

 

[MbV93]

As someone who has a gaming rig and builds gaming rigs I will tell you, yes you could've gotten a much better gaming machine for that money but I'm assuming building it yourself wasn't an available choice. Gaming PCs bought from a retailer are generally pricier than they should be or would be if you built them and they have less customization so this doesn't mean you got ripped off, you already have a really good machine with an enormous amount of RAM and a good processor you only need to upgrade the graphics card when you feel that you need it.

 

[Kcesar68]

As someone who has a gaming rig and builds gaming rigs I will tell you, yes you could've gotten a much better gaming machine for that money but I'm assuming building it yourself wasn't an available choice. Gaming PCs bought from a retailer are generally pricier than they should be or would be if you built them and they have less customization so this doesn't mean you got ripped off, you already have a really good machine with an enormous amount of RAM and a good processor you only need to upgrade the graphics card when you feel that you need it.

So i'm just getting bottlenecked by my card then? That's good, in a way. Was hoping it wasn't the whole system that ended up being overpriced. It wasn't a retailer, just a PC repair shop that also happens to build rigs if you order them. (Not trying to be defensive or anything just a little clarification on my situation)

Smashsmash suggested the 770. Would you say that's a pretty good one to get and would there be any compatibility issues with my current setup? I'm actually not worried too much about the cost, but if the card is keeping me from better performance, i'll go ahead and splurge a bit.

 

[MbV93]

The GTX 770 is an amazing card it will max anything you throw at it but you need a good power supply with two PCI-E 6 Pin connectors, do you know your power supply model?

 

[Kcesar68]

The GTX 770 is an amazing card it will max anything you throw at it but you need a good power supply with two PCI-E 6 Pin connectors, do you know your power supply model?

Here's the case. Seems the power supply info is right on here but i'm going to guess.... No I don't. If that's not where you can find it, is it somewhere else? I checked device manager but didn't turn up anything.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811148046

I had a thought. I'm going to take my old pc apart and find out what card I had in that one and maybe I can just move it over. Problem is, the card and the pc are just about 5 years old now so I'll get you the info on that by tomorrow to see if that's even an option with my current mobo. Thanks for the help for now.

 

[Kcesar68]

As a quick update, my old Pc's vid card was an EVGA GeForce GTX 260 (most likely NOT a core 216) Anyone know if I could just move that one over to my pc?

 

[vae victus]

Hey hey thats my old card til i got a MSI gtx 560 ti Twin Frozr. The 260 is a tough old girl it surprisingly compares pretty damn favorably to the 650 except in power consumption.

TBH your best bet is to try to get a refund on the 650 and put in the 260 til you're ready to upgrade. PSU permitting of course.

 

[Kcesar68]

Hey hey thats my old card til i got a MSI gtx 560 ti Twin Frozr. The 260 is a tough old girl it surprisingly compares pretty damn favorably to the 650 except in power consumption.

TBH your best bet is to try to get a refund on the 650 and put in the 260 til you're ready to upgrade. PSU permitting of course.

Can't =/ Don't think the business owner would go for that.

As far as putting in the 260, will it work with the pc i have already? How would I go about checking this? My old pc's supply does seem to have the PCI- express pins (one says SLI ready, does that matter?) I'm going to open it up and see what's the PSU like and what connectors came with it.

 

[Kcesar68]

Ok I switched over both the PSU and card from my old computer. The PSU is 680 watts and does have 2 pci-e 6 pins since that's what the 260 needed. So.... regarding the 770... is it worth it?



Don't...

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http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/283384-33-read-first

 

[Kcesar68]

After some research, I think I may have found two cards that might work for me. The 670 and the 770. Given my specs listed above, is the 770 worth the extra price or would it be overkill for my system an I should stick to the 670? Or are both cards less than optimal and what would some one recommend I get instead?