Just figured I’d throw this out there in case anyone is hunting for a solid deal—assuming you haven't already blown through your entire budget on Christmas shopping: ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX560 OC, 4GB ...stumbled upon this one by total accident, but I figured I'd drop the link here just in case... might be worth a look for someone looking to save a few bucks👍
So, look—a buddy of mine had an Nvidia GeForce GT730 2 and it runs perfectly fine. Just trading cards... he snagged something slightly newer/better, while I picked up one that actually works in my rig and holds its own given my specs... honestly, everyone’s happy with the deal.
Quick update on that issue I've been having with the RX460 I picked up:
I ended up handing it over to a buddy of mine who works in IT—gave him the whole rig, too, just to be thorough :-)
He tested out some of his old legacy cards, the 512mb types, and they all run perfectly fine, but this one of mine? Total dead end. The weird part is, when he tosses my card into his own machine, it works without a single hiccup. We tried resetting everything—even cleared the CMOS—but still nothing happens on my end. It’s pretty obvious now that this newer card is just incompatible with my older motherboard. So, the plan is for him to help me hunt down a slightly better card—ideally something with more than 512mb of VRAM—that actually plays nice with my board, and then hopefully that'll be the end of it... for now.
I actually tried plugging it into the second PCI-e slot on the motherboard, but honestly, it was the exact same result as the first one—no change at all. I think I’m going to head over to a buddy's place to run some tests—see if my rig plays nice with his motherboard, or if this board works in his setup instead. First things first, though, I'll try resetting the BIOS, just like George suggested.
So, I’ve got this light blue LED glowing on my graphics card—which, according to the manufacturer's manual, means the power delivery is actually doing its job correctly. If things were going south, they said it would be showing a red light instead. Everything seems fine on that front, at least.
But if the issue is actually the drivers—how am I even supposed to install them if the system won't even boot into Windows? I can't even get into the BIOS. Unless you actually think I'm getting screwed over by drivers from some ancient card???
I plugged the card right into the first PCI Express slot on the motherboard—and obviously hooked up the 6-pin connector to the power supply. I used this specific cable shown here:
So, I picked up that card that was posted earlier, and now I'm running into some serious integration issues with my build. Basically, whenever I plug this AMD Radeon RX 460 into the PCI Express slot, the system just refuses to boot—I'm getting nothing but a black screen. It’s only after I hit CTRL+ALT+DELETE that I finally see this:
Take a look at image #1. To make matters worse, when I try to jump into the BIOS using F2, absolutely nothing happens—and that goes for any of the other F keys, too, by the way.
Now, here's the kicker: when I swap back to my old Nvidia Quadro FX1700, I get what's shown in image #2. Basically, Windows boots up in this pathetic resolution with massive pixels all over the place.
So, what's the deal? Is this some kind of compatibility nightmare with the new RX 460, or did something else just go completely sideways—maybe the motherboard or some other component?
So, I was thinking somewhere in the $500 range—$200 though, if there’s actually any point to it, I could probably stretch to $333, maybe even push past that... but like I said before, I really don't want anything that feels like total overkill. 2GB should be plenty, right?
I really need some urgent help here. My graphics card just kicked the bucket, so I’m looking for some experts to tell me what kind of replacement I should grab. Here’s the current setup:
- ASUS desktop board, - Intel Core i7 processor, 2.83GHz, - My old Nvidia Quadro RTX just died, - RAM - 4 x 2GB Corsair DDR3 1333MHz - 1. Samsung 850 Pro 240GB SSD, - 2. Samsung 840 Pro 240GB SSD, - Some ancient HDD—honestly can't remember the exact model, maybe a Western Digital 160 or something like that, - EVGA RM 750x power supply + CD-ROM + DVD-ROM.
I mostly use this rig for browsing, watching YouTube, doing a bit of video and music editing, and occasionally running Adobe for photo work. What would be the best or most optimal choice for this specific build? I definitely want something more powerful than what I had, but I don't need anything totally overkill. Thanks in advance for the help.