best GPU

HoOK · 2014-12-07 16:45:42

Hi
I want to buy a new video card.
My budget is around 500 $.
which one will fit me?
im thinking about msi gtx 970 gaming edition 4gb
r9 290 or r9 290x ?!
Any thing else?

ziba128 · 2014-12-07 16:59:52

It's all about benchmarks in games you are going to play
edit: imho

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HoOK · 2014-12-07 17:48:45

well there is must be a card that should run all games>>

Serebro · 2014-12-07 19:01:10

But there must be a game that is the main reason behind all this uprade... Tell us, what it it?

HoOK · 2014-12-07 19:31:15

far cry 4, assassin creed unity.......

ziba128 · 2014-12-07 20:53:01

HoOK wrote:

far cry 4, assassin creed unity.......

Benchmarks
http://www.overclock.net/t/1525384/game … benchmarks
http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/1 … -benchmark

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George · 2014-12-07 21:35:44

First you have to tell us your PC configuration, and MB type, with its chipset, then i can give you an estimate what to buy

HoOK · 2014-12-07 21:46:57

motherboard : msi Z77a-gd65 gaming
cpu i5-2400 3100ghz
ram 8 GB 1333mhz
psu:500 watt

(BB)DinkW · 2014-12-08 09:51:43

May I be so bold as to suggest you need a bigger PSU

George · 2014-12-08 10:10:29

dinkw is right, hook, i mean, a 500 W can be enough if it is a high quality one. but modern VGA-s , can consume much more energy then you think , and can damage your system, if you have a weak psu, ,,, you should go for a 700 W antec, or corsair, or something similar.
your pc config is great, and any good vga can fit.
i would recommend pairing NVIDIA with INTEL CPU, because somehow they work more stable on intel platforms.
gtx 970 , hell, yes !

Regarding the GPU power consumption :
The card itself needs 145W, but with the system, the total would go around 270W. This rises if you OC the CPU, and can significantly rise if you have 6 core OCed CPU, to around 350W mark. But with a normal gaming machine with i5 or i7 quad, it normally stays under 300W or 25A, your PSU can supply 38A, and even when OCed, the PSU technically can power the system.
But, Corsair is average quality and delivers 85% efficiency, which I take as 85%*38A=~32A, so the system shall still be good. The capacitors are Japanese high quality so it's much more stable than CX on high loads, fine enough for the system.

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(BB)DinkW · 2014-12-08 18:45:58

With a 500w standard PSU you can easily run over the rated current output of any of the power rails when the system is under heavy load, ie BF4 or FC4 this will cause the thermal on the switch mode to trip. This can cause system damage and quite frankly is not worth the risk when weighed against the cost of a good PSU, in fact a good rule is to always over spec the PSU as it is better to have it and not use it than to not have it when you do need it.

Most good GPUs require additional power so factor this in in your calculations as George correctly points out the GTX 970 is an awesome card and does, as he says, suck a good 145w from your PSU on 2 supplementary 6pin connectors and the minimum PSU recommended is 500w. For a system such as this minimum is not something you should be settling for.

Flakey PSU's can show themselves in many different ways from system hangs to USB port failures and indeed a full on crash, my advice is not to skimp on the PSU it is probably the most important part of your system.

HTH

DinkW

seventy · 2014-12-08 18:55:36

Why is playing games so complicated?

ziba128 · 2014-12-08 22:07:52

cuz ur nub 7ty

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seventy · 2014-12-08 23:01:52

ziba128 wrote:

cuz ur nub 7ty

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