Replacement for ATI 6950 :)

[Seany84]

Hi all,

The 2nd of my 2x 6950's has bit the dust.

Any recommendations for a card that is < £150 and has HDMI, DVI and DisplayPort connections on it.

My system is quite old (check my signature) and I am just looking to get a new card to do me for a couple of months until I do another build.

 

[keenan]

If it's just a temporary fix and you want the best bang for your £150 the you should look for a used GTX980 Ti..

 

[Avalon]

Why spend £150 when you can pick up much newer/better GPU’s (relative to what you have now) for very little?

 

[Seany84]

Why spend £150 when you can pick up much newer/better GPU’s (relative to what you have now) for very little?

I don't game anymore and just use this machine for work {software development}.

What would you be thinking here out of curiosity?

 

[Avalon]

If you basically just need something to put an image on a screen for a few months, then whatever is cheapest on a well known auction site that his drivers for your chosen OS. Chucking £150 at a gaming orientated GPU is madness if you don't game - your current card is 7? generations old, it's not exactly difficult to find something better for £30 and put the £120 saved to something more beneficial. If you want the best bang for your buck that may be suitable to carry over to your next build, the AMD 570x's are great cards for playing up to 1080 and go as low as £65 used.

 

[Grim5]

You could just find a second hand hd5450 for example and put that in - it sounds you just need a picture to display. Quick search yields these carDs going for like 5 pounds and yes they work in Windows 10

 

[subbytna]

570 will last you a bit longer than the 5450 card. You can get the 570 for 70ish quid second hand, or less than £100 new, some have deals with free games that you can then sell on.

 

[Seany84]

Thanks all. I've ordered the 570x so should keep me going for another 7 years