aidenscool09
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So, I'm currently using the Corsair CX430 power supply, I'm using an AMD Athlon II x3 and 4gb Mushkin Silverline DDR3 1333mhz RAM, any ideas what would be the best graphics card for me for about £65?
Which graphics card?
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cbiltsouris
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a 460?
thestepster
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no way he will ge a 460 for £65, look at something like a gts250 second hand mate
thestepster
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aidenscool09
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I was hoping for something decent that has dx11 support. Right now I'm considering the Asus ENGT430 1GB or the Sapphire Radeon HD 6570 512mb GDDR5. I'm not planning on playing the newest games, except for Black Ops and Borderlands, though I don't plan on running them at 1600x1200 at max quality. I'd really rather not have to be stuck with my onboard Radeon 3100 *boo*.
EDIT: Attached a picture of my current specs.
EDIT: Attached a picture of my current specs.
cbiltsouris
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my bad ppl dont no the currency and stuff, dont know if any of those cards could handle black ops?
aidenscool09
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It's ok if they don't handle Black Ops, I would just like to play it on something other than my brother's evil Xbox360 (I'm not going to bother arguing about the PS3 being better or worse than the 360).
thestepster
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well dude there's plenty of trading forums here in the uk, im pretty sure from an ati point of view u can snatch a 4870 easily with ur budget and it should more than handle black ops at 1920x1080
aidenscool09
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Well, thestepster, the thing is, I'm planning on buying a graphics card from the money I earn from building a website, so I'll be getting either £75 or £100, depending on wether the file hosting has already been paid for. I would like to get something like the 4870, but I feel my power supply will be holding me back. Also, the 4870 doesn't support DX11, which is one of my criteria.
EDIT: The reason I said about having a £65 budget, not £75, is because I am taking delivery price into consideration.
EDIT: The reason I said about having a £65 budget, not £75, is because I am taking delivery price into consideration.
thestepster
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well look at trading forums mate if u get can to something like £90 u might be able to pick up a 460 768mb second hand posted for that
aidenscool09
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As I said, I doubt my power supply could handle a 460.
thestepster
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yeah mate i think it would handle it aswell, its not the best corsair but its a corsair and they are always brilliant
aidenscool09
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I may have to consider it then. When I can find how much power it's drawing, I'll start deciding.
aidenscool09
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Thanks for your help so far guys. Also, if anyone needs a RAM upgrade, go to http://www.downloadmoreram.com . XD jokes.
aidenscool09
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This is off-topic to my question, but I've tried unlocking the 4th core on my processor, but it's unstable, I was wondering if I can unlock the L3 cache on my motherboard, I have the Gigabyte MA78LMT-USH2, if anyone could help, I'd really appreciate it.
aidenscool09
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Also, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ASUS-GeForce-...raphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item2a0d7c29d6 , I'm definetly gonna watch that. Maybe bid if the price doesn't go over £60.
The best card for your budget would definitely be an RADEON HD 5670.It's a DirectX11 card & you can buy it from here :- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sapphire-Rade...raphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item4aa7d620a7
It's new & sealed.
I hope it helps.
