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New graphics & System help

t2dex

t2dex

t2dex

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Hi Guys

Building a budget system for someone, it will have full watercooling and the following hardware
Phenom II x4 944 socket AM3
Asus M4a77t ATX 199
4 GB memory

What budget graphics card should I go for, They dont really play games but I wouldnt want the system to be limited for them.

Any help would be appreciated as I have not built a system in a while

Regards

Dex:D
 
Hi there,

Do you have a budget in mind? Also, will you need it to come with a water block (or include a separate one in the price) for connection to the WC loop or will a standard air cooler be OK? Finally, what make and model PSU is the system using?

Also, with graphics cards you need to either determine whether gaming is important or not. If it isn't and the most stress the graphics card is going to be put under is some 1080p video decoding and running a couple of 1080p monitors the youc an get away with a £30 passively cooled card. However, if you want to be able to play modern games at 1080p then a card like this is a minimum imho.
 
Help with Graphics Card

Hi thanks for the reply

I wont be water cooling the Graphics card just the CPU
after talking to the owner they will play some games so yeah its for games too

Dont want to spend over £100 TBH

Not sure of Power Supply as it in a system I am upgrading
I seem to remember it was quite a high end power supply about 4 year ago but dont have the make or model with me.

Thanks for the help

Dex
 
I would strongly suggest verifying the PSU before picking out a graphics card - especially considering a PSU that has been used extensively for 4 years will not perform as well as brand new one.

Assuming that the PSU is OK, then I would strongly suggest going for that 5850 card for £110 I mentioned above -it really is a steal at that price and worth spending the extra £10 imho.

If £100 is a hard limit, then this is the card I would go for. This chart shows how it compares to the performance of the £110 HD 5850.
 
Hi Mate

You da man

I will go for the £110 card I think

Will purchase a power supply later if i need one, But hoping I can get away with the PSU thats in there.

Once again thanks for the help, First time I have seen the benchmark page you just sent me is great.

Thanks for all the help

Regards

Dex
 
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