i3-6100 Which GPU

Telecaster · 7 Dec 2015 at 22:04

More power efficient = less heat, better for small rigs. They also do more in the way of SFF sized cards.

melvis · 7 Dec 2015 at 22:07

koolpc said:
Why 960 with a small rig?

Probably since the 380 is harder to cool in small cases

Lokken86 · 7 Dec 2015 at 22:28

An i3 will be just fine running anything up to a 390/970.

koolpc · 8 Dec 2015 at 12:50

Think i will look at a 960 or even a 950. Depends on prices

koolpc · 15 Dec 2015 at 09:29

Tried to play Just Cause 3 on i3 and it wouldn't lol! Guess it needs a dedicated GPU! It did play with the APU i had!

So, got to get a decent GPU now but money is tight guys! I don't want all bell and whistles game play. Medium setting would more than suffice. Going to be getting a new monitor next year too.

Marine-RX179 · 15 Dec 2015 at 10:10

koolpc said:
Tried to play Just Cause 3 on i3 and it wouldn't lol! Guess it needs a dedicated GPU! It did play with the APU i had!

So, got to get a decent GPU now but money is tight guys! I don't want all bell and whistles game play. Medium setting would more than suffice. Going to be getting a new monitor next year too.

To be honest I think you should really think ahead in terms if whether you are going to be likely to get a Freesync monitor, or a Gsync monitor at an average price premium of £130-£150 extra.

Fallout 4 is a poor example to determine the suitability of graphic card as the game at the core is using an dinosaur game engine, which is why Nvidia cards does better than AMD on the similar teir cards; however moving forward, AMD cards is likely to do better than Nvidia for dx12 titles.

IMO for £150, I would actually recommend you to consider going 2nd hand, such as the GTX780 or the R9 290/290x...depending on if your PSU and case cooling is up to it; they are nearly double the performance of the 960/380.

koolpc · 15 Dec 2015 at 10:17

Thanks. Cant really go 2nd hand as cannot get in MM (Asked many times but no as once a bad boy, always a bad boy! Sad really). New looks likely

koolpc · 15 Dec 2015 at 10:26

Something that performs well, is quiet and cheap! lol

koolpc · 15 Dec 2015 at 12:02

Cooling is def good in my case and PSU is a new EVGA 550W Modular one.

koolpc · 15 Dec 2015 at 12:41

Would a GeForce GTX 750 play modern games at low settings?

Looking to get a GPU for my nephews PC i built. Has an i3 6100 now and 8GB ram. Budget is very tight now.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 15 Dec 2015 at 12:51

I would wait for one of the £120 R9 380 2GB cards that pop up on and off on retailers websites.

koolpc · 15 Dec 2015 at 12:56

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
I would wait for one of the £120 R9 380 2GB cards that pop up on and off on retailers websites.

Need something now as nephew is itching to play some games!

koolpc · 15 Dec 2015 at 13:05

Or:

EVGA GeForce GTX 950 SC Graphics Card

koolpc · 15 Dec 2015 at 13:17

I know a 960 would be better but its just the budget!!

koolpc · 16 Dec 2015 at 17:32

Looking around for a 2nd hand 950 or 960 for my nephew and they seem as a rare as hens teeth!! Dont mention MM on here as i cannot access it! And as for ebay, nooooooo!!

Poneros · 17 Dec 2015 at 07:58

Just get a 950 and be done with it, it's a solid purchase anyway.

sand_dune · 17 Dec 2015 at 10:39

Definitely a 380. at £120 its both significantly faster and cheaper than 960. While it might not achieve full potential in every game with i3, overall its a better card and there are no performance issues on AMD single card setups. Anyone who tells differently are just trolls. They will link you some youtube "reviews" of games that favour Nvidia to justify their trolling.

£120 price needs shopping around to find.

koolpc · 17 Dec 2015 at 10:44

No, Nvidia for me thanks. Look at the issues with AMD and Just Cause 3!! I have always been an Nvidia fan anyway

humbug · 17 Dec 2015 at 15:49

RavenXXX2 said:
960 or an 950 would be your best bet. Forget AMD their CPU driver overhead means an i3 will bottleneck AMD cards.

You're actually recommending he get the slower Nvidia £150 card because his CPU would (Actually not) bottleneck the faster £150 AMD card? are you serious?

His CPU and DX11 overheads are not going to be affected by any £150 card. he's not going to get 100 FPS with it in FC4 is he?

@ op, the R9 380 is faster and your CPU has more than enough grunt to run it, don't get sucked in by nonsense. you go for the best you can get for your money, not some backwards pseudo logic compromise that is completely unnecessary to start with.

RavenXXX2 · 17 Dec 2015 at 16:00

koolpc said:
No, Nvidia for me thanks. Look at the issues with AMD and Just Cause 3!! I have always been an Nvidia fan anyway

Don't blame you mate, I won't be going back to AMD until they show they are not inept with drivers, decent hardware held back by drivers is never a good thing.