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Hi,

I've noticed in the last few games i've played (GTA 5 and The Witcher 3) that my card is showing it's age - gtx 660. I generally prefer nvidia cards, what is the best card currently for price & performance? I'm wanting to spend as little as possible but also want it to be a worthy upgrade. I originally looked at the 960 series but I don't think that's going to be significant enough, is the 970 the way to go? I'm completely out of the loop with graphics cards at the moment so any advice would be great!

Cheers
 
Thanks for all the help. I want to order one now so waiting for others to drop in price etc isn't an option for me. I'll go for either that MSI or Gigabyte one that's been recommended as I'd rather pay that little bit extra for piece of mind if something goes wrong.

My specs are:

i5-2500k @ 4.3ghz
8gb ram

Only mouse/keyboard plugged in.

At the moment I'm running on a 400w Corsair PSU, the 970 only seems to use a little more juice and my system is stable. Think I can get away with it?
 
Resa69 said:
400w should be plenty
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Good to hear :)

mulpsmebeauty said:
My PSU puts out 420w on the 12v rail. I think it's enough for a 970gtx but I'd probably not risk it.
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Ok, if it wasn't sufficient - what's the worst that could happen? I'm genuinely asking by the way, not trying to be clever :P I'm guessing the pc would lock-up/power off randomly.. could it actually cause any physical damage though?
 
Cheers Stulid,

My case is huge so size wont be an issue :)

My PSU only has 1 6 pin connector - the 670 needs an 8 pin and a 6 pin.

I know I can attach (splitters?), but are these normally supplied with these cards?
 
Yeah exactly Mulpsmebeauty, thing is the general consensus is that I 'might' be ok with the PSU I currently have. I don't want to purchase a new 'boiler' if the one I have will do the job for now. Do you know if the 970's come with the adapter cables?
 
Alright cheers guys, guess I'll have to throw a bit more cash at it. Can anyone recommend a good PSU? Ideally one that will last and I could use in my next build, so last a good 4-5 years. Stulid linked a 550w one but I'd like to go 650w+ to future-proof it a little.
 
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