£40 budget upgrade!

[a1ex2001]

my pc is currently rocking an ancient x1800xt graohics card what would be the best second hand upgrade for around £40? Obviously I win’t Be playing the latest AAA titles on full details!

 

[a1ex2001]

Now PSU isn't something I'd thought about I've got a decent modular 520W Corsair job but I suspect that might not be up to it anymore! Rest of my spec out of interest is a core i5 750 with 4GB of RAM so that might limit the cards I will benefit from!

 

[Quartz]

my pc is currently rocking an ancient x1800xt graohics card what would be the best second hand upgrade for around £40? Obviously I win’t Be playing the latest AAA titles on full details!

I suggest you post your want in the Members' Market.

 

[ANDREW GREEN]

Now PSU isn't something I'd thought about I've got a decent modular 520W Corsair job but I suspect that might not be up to it anymore! Rest of my spec out of interest is a core i5 750 with 4GB of RAM so that might limit the cards I will benefit from!

Depends on the model and if it's got 6 or 8 pin adapters

 

[ANDREW GREEN]

I'd recomend the following you might be able to get:

AMD (aged better) - 380, 280, 370, 270 or maybe a 460 or 560

1050 (ambitious at this price), 960, 950, 770, 680, 670, 660ti

 

[Tommy_Here]

HD7950 with its 3gb Vram isn't great but it's not absolutely awful. or try and bag a GTX 670. MIGHT get a 770 if someone is desperate to sell.

 

[almoststew1990]

This has got something like 7850 to 7970 written all over it. Someone is selling a 7970 for £40 on the mm.

 

[LeMson]

Can you double budget and get a 1030?

 

[Spils]

If you cant get anything better than a 760 2gb ill sell you the one I got off the MM last September to tide me over for a month or so ,while I got a new card.
Not sure how much faster it is over your current card? If its an improvement and nothing else crops up in your budget stick a wanted thread in the MM and its yours.

I payed £50 for it. It's yours for what ever you can afford.

Hopefully this isn't against the rules (i know sales should be kept to MM at all times) but I don't mind helping a fellow community member out as long as i'm not going to get in trouble.

 

[Panos]

my pc is currently rocking an ancient x1800xt graohics card what would be the best second hand upgrade for around £40? Obviously I win’t Be playing the latest AAA titles on full details!

Whats your CPU and motherboard?
You might find is better to get an AMD APU and have a complete upgrade so need for GPU.

Otherwise try for a second hand AMD 7970.

 

[Disco_P]

7970 is a solid shout, delivering around 1050ti performance.

Hardware unboxed did an updated review of it last year