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Budget Card advice needed

gaz1971

gaz1971

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Hi all, I am looking for a card thats a step up from what I have(that won't be hard). I have a Radeon HD 5400 series at moment and want to spend 100 quid on a decent replacement. I'm not a gamer but do use pc for video editing.

I have a 400w psu , Celeron g530, 4gb ram, 2 hdd, a dvd-rw, a WinTV card and a Pinnacle DV capture card on a Gigabyte z77 motherboard.

I want to spend just under 100 but would pay a tenner more if there was something much better available just over my price range.
 
The 750ti is the best bang for buck around that price point. I'd recommend waiting for AMD's new cards in a few days, but it just looks like they'll be nought but filthy rebrands. So just go with the 750ti

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 750Ti OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N750Ti-2GD5/OCV1) £109.99




Edit: I noticed you have both a TV tuner card and a capture card. It would be helpful if we had the exact model of your motherboard since there could be issues there. The PCIe graphics card needs at least 8x PCIe lanes and as far as I know, add-on cards like the TV tuner and capture card can use 4 PCIe lanes each. At the very least, you won't be getting the most out of a graphics card on that system since it definitely can't run at the full 16x speed. Usually that doesn't make a difference, especially on a budget card like the 750ti. The unfortunate thing is, even if you were to upgrade your system to Z97, you'd still be stuck on 16 lanes. Thus, if you want to upgrade the processor, motherboard, etc, I'd recommend waiting till Skylake. If there are no compatibility issues, the 750ti should be fine. Same goes for any modern PCIe graphics card. 8 lanes or bust.
 
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gaz1971 said:
Ok so I take it the issue with the pci-e lanes is ok with the motherboard then?

And is this card the same, just with slower memory?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-261-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1854
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No, It's a bit slower. Less processing cores if you look at the spec.

I would suggest a used hd 7950, but I don't think your power supply would be up to it.

A HD 7850 or 7870 used or r9 270(x) / r7 265 if buying new.

A £60 7850 is as good as a 750ti but half the price.
 
He isn't a gamer, so getting a 7950 is a complete waste of time.

One of these would be ideal on the power consumption front. (Maxwell being the best power/Watt out there at the moment.)

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 750 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N750-2GD5/OCV1) £95.99
Total : £95.99 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).



Whether the video editing you do could benefit from GPU acceleration, depends on what software you use ?

I have no idea, if the capture card you use is better or worse than currant software capture methods. Hopefully someone with more knowledge can chime in here.
 
Nice one, am I right in thinking that as the 2 cap cards are PCI, no PCI-e lanes are being used , so the issue a previous poster mentioned isn't relevant?
 
Im hoping to buy this today, if I can get all this cleared up, please help, I know its not a particularly sexy thread compared to a 'spec me a mega pc, money no object' thread, but I need help!
 
R9 270x will do all you need, it plays latest games at decent levels, that b grade card at £80 notes looks a decent deal and unlike eBay it has some form of warranty.
 
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