GPU Buying Guide - (Read first post)

Hey, give it another shot. 😂

😂 🤦

Someone give me 😬

It’s got a name, and the price is 87 miles 😛

Look, I’m totally out of my element when it comes to graphics cards, so I’m coming to you guys for some serious advice—I need something that won't break the bank, ideally under $333. Here is what I'm working with for the rest of my rig:

Intel i5 2500 Asus motherboard
asus p8p67 le
4GB DDR3
Some Zalman 400W power supply, or something close to that, honestly I can't remember the exact model number off the top of my head,
a 21'' monitor

Thanks!

Sapphire ATI HD6670 1GB DDR5
Is this available at Best Buy in Canada? 112 milesCheck out genelec.ba

edit: I'm out in Miami, and honestly, I'm not really feeling this delivery setup—I'd much rather just deal with direct links.

brightrider8 said:edit: I'm based in Miami, so I'm not a big fan of shipping; I'd much rather just use Best Buy

http://www.bestbuy.com/graphics-cards
Everything else looks fine.

A slightly better heatsink, maybe a bit cheaper...

crimsonstag84 said:A slightly better cooler, and it's a bit cheaper...

It's not just Miami; we've got Seattle too.

Alexander Moore67 said:It’s not just Seattle in Miami.

Look, it's all well and good to say you can just order stuff online and have it show up at the local convenience store...

quick update: my budget just took a massive hit and dropped down to $233 😢
so, I guess this is probably my best bet now:

If you absolutely have to, I guess, but don't expect to do much with it. Maybe try saving up at least $33 for a 6770/7750, or just look for something used.

Hey there,

I’ll be the first to admit I’m not exactly a hardware wizard when it comes to GPUs, but I was wondering if this card (MSI R770 Ghz edition 1 gb ddr5 pci-e 3.0) would actually play nice with my current motherboard (a8n-sli)?

Thanks in advance 🙂

Just for context, I'm running an AMD 64 2 ghz dual core processor 😢

Keith Ward78 said:Hey there,

Since I'm not exactly a computer wizard—at least when it comes to graphics cards—I was wondering if this specific card (NVIDIA GeForce RTX GHz edition 1 GB DDR5 PCI-E 3.0) will actually work with my motherboard (an ASUS A8N-SLI)?

Thanks in advance! 🙂

By the way, my CPU is an Intel x86-64 2 GHz dual core.😢

It should work just fine. You've actually got two slots available, so you could even set up an SLI or CF configuration if you wanted to. What kind of power supply are you running, though? That card isn't exactly a power hog, but it's always better to be safe than sorry, right?

It's running on 230 volts, though I couldn't find any mention of the wattage anywhere...

Keith Ward78 said:It's 230 volts, but I couldn't find the wattage anywhere...

Just pop off the left side panel of the case and check the power supply specs directly.

Yeah, I did end up doing that, but I didn't catch it the first time since it was just sitting there in my DMs...

The power supply is 165 W...

The power draw for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX is sitting right around 80-90W.
Sure, you’ve still got the CPU, RAM, hard drive, and optical drive pulling about that much too—so honestly, your best bet would be just grabbing a new power supply. It’ll give you some real peace of mind for the long haul.
http://www.newegg.com/p/example-link-here
I’d go with something like this—it's a pretty beefy unit, and while it might be total overkill for that specific card right now, it's smart thinking ahead. If you decide to swap out parts or maybe even add a second GPU down the road, it'll handle the load without breaking a sweat. Isn't it better to have that extra breathing room? Running a PSU at its absolute limit all the time isn't great for longevity, and you don't want to be dealing with stability issues later on.

165w? I highly doubt that.

What's the make and model?

It doesn't list the brand or the specific model anywhere. Is there some kind of software I could run to identify it? Or maybe there's a way to find those details buried somewhere in the system settings?

Keith Ward78 said:It doesn't list the brand or the specific model—is there some kind of software that can identify it? Or maybe there's a way to find it buried somewhere in the system settings?

Forget about it—you're gonna have to check the label right on the power supply itself.