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Started by cmoney574 | | 7 answers
Need help choosing my gfx card.
Hello, need some help getting a new gfx card for at most 200 dollars. My current specs are GTX650, 8gbs of ram, i5 4440 (3.1ghz) and a 450W power supply. Thanks.
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a b ) Power supply
June 27, 2014 3:27:46 PM

anytime sir :) 

June 27, 2014 3:25:25 PM

iceclock said:
no u wont be bottlenecked.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yqJbK8) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yqJbK8/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9270xgamin...) | $159.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb...) | $59.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $219.98

should do the trick mate :) 



Thanks, Mate. :D 

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a b ) Power supply
June 27, 2014 3:24:08 PM

no u wont be bottlenecked.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yqJbK8) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yqJbK8/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9270xgamin...) | $159.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb...) | $59.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $219.98

should do the trick mate :) 

June 27, 2014 3:21:23 PM

iceclock said:
you prob need a new powersupply to power a new gpu whats your max budget with powersupply?



Maybe $250, but will my CPU bottleneck my GPU if I do upgrade?
a b ) Power supply
June 27, 2014 3:17:22 PM

you prob need a new powersupply to power a new gpu whats your max budget with powersupply?

June 27, 2014 3:15:59 PM

iceclock said:
whats ur exact powersupply it might need upgrading also.



I'm not really sure I went to PC direct and they built it. But i'm sure I have a 450W power supply.
a b ) Power supply
June 27, 2014 3:10:15 PM

whats ur exact powersupply it might need upgrading also.

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