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Reevesith
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05-04-2016, 07:58 PM

Looking to get a video card $100-200 -ish price range.
Processor: Intel core i5-4460 cpu@ 3.20h
12 GB ram
64-bit os
windows 8.1

Was looking at Radeon R9 270 2GB or EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti because they showed up in searches for video cards that work with i5-4460, but in the end I just don't know. Humbly ask the pc sages of Brbu for any help on the matter.

Also I feel crummy I haven't been on here for so long.  Undecided

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HeK
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05-05-2016, 02:31 PM

Avoid ATI.

Get the newest nVidia that fits into your price range.
A GTX 960 should fit into your budget.

MicroCenter is also blowing out some referb GTX 770s for $180 that don't look too bad.
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05-05-2016, 06:17 PM

Honestly I agree (for once) the R7-R9 series really aren't much better than the previos 7k series. And while price for power is better with AMD, the power CONSUMPTION is not if you're as heavy a gamer as the rest of us. Even if you spend a little more money on Nvidia you'll save some in power consumption (for most it's negligible though)

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Reevesith
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05-06-2016, 02:56 AM

Thank you guy for your information, I think I will go with the GTX 770s.  Also brought the power issue to my attention. It's 300 watts, hoping my old pc's power supply is better due to replaced it with a new one at one point. Thank you again for the help!

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05-06-2016, 06:03 AM

Oh, yeah, I completely forgot about PSU requirements.

The GTX 770 is a bit of a beast and nVidia recommends a minimum 600W system power supply with one 6-pin and one 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector.
The GTX 960 is require a minimum 400W PSU with only a 6-pin connector.
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