budget graphics card help

[OVG]

A friend of mine asked me to find her a graphics card under €150/£125 that's compatible with an asus P5QPL-AM but im not sure if what I've found will work on it (PCI Express 3.0 etc)... I'm not a desktop user!

Im considering one of these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-Nvidia-GeForce-Graphics-Express/dp/B0087YADCG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364904997&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-NVIDIA-GTX650Ti-PCI-E-Graphics/dp/B009KFT1ZG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top#productDetails

http://www.amazon.co.uk/eVGA-GeForce-GTX-650-Superclocked/dp/B00966IU9W/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1364902798&sr=1-8

She also intends to play GTA4 fairly high and GTA5 if it comes out on PC
I don't think she wants to change her motherboard..
- Are any of these compatible?
- If not, can you recommend something please
- Or is the motherboard too old/waste of money buying new parts for


Thanks in advance!

PS I'll check out her psu

 

[OVG]

all will run in ur PC easily...
and evga gtx 650 SuperClock is best in these

Wow that was quick. Thanks!
So a PCI Express 3.0 will work on this motherboard?

It says:
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe x16
1 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI
Support PCIe 1.1 Architecture

on http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5QPLAM/#specifications

 

[OVG]

all will run in ur PC easily...
and evga gtx 650 SuperClock is best in these

Wow that was quick. Thanks!
So a PCI Express 3.0 will work on this motherboard?

It says:
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe x16
1 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI
Support PCIe 1.1 Architecture

on http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5QPLAM/#specifications

yes BRo..
A GPU need only a PCI e x16 slot....
and a good power supply...
and all the GPU are backward compatible...
so a GPU with PCI e 3.0 will easily run on PCE e1 slot....

Thank so much!
What wattage??? psu would you recommend... 400-500 watt?

 

[lostgamer_03]

If you could afford 170$ (about £150) then you can get the best value GPU on the market right now.

GTX 650 TI BOOST is 36% faster than GTX 650 ti and has better value.

Performance chart:

Performance per dollar chart:

If you can't afford it, then the GTX 650 TI by Gigabyte is fastest of those you posted. Mhtsgr9 is wrong. GTX 650 ti is faster than GTX 650, no discussion, it's a tier above GTX 650.

 

[OVG]

If you could afford 170$ (about £150) then you can get the best value GPU on the market right now.

GTX 650 TI BOOST is 36% faster than GTX 650 ti and has better value.

Performance chart:

Performance per dollar chart:


If you can't afford it, then the GTX 650 TI by Gigabyte is fastest of those you posted. Mhtsgr9 is wrong. GTX 650 ti is faster than GTX 650, no discussion, it's a tier above GTX 650.

So you recommend either of these two depending on how much she wants to spend:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-NVIDIA-GTX650Ti-PCI-E-Graphics/dp/B009KFT1ZG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top#productDetails
http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-02G-P4-3657-KR-GeForce-Graphics-PCI-Express/dp/B00C1K671S/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1364916507&sr=8-5

What psu should I need for these?

Also, she has a 2.8GHz dual core pentium r, thats ok for most games isnt it?
Do you think it will be suitable for gta5 IF it comes out

 

[lostgamer_03]

If you could afford 170$ (about £150) then you can get the best value GPU on the market right now.

GTX 650 TI BOOST is 36% faster than GTX 650 ti and has better value.

Performance chart:

Performance per dollar chart:


If you can't afford it, then the GTX 650 TI by Gigabyte is fastest of those you posted. Mhtsgr9 is wrong. GTX 650 ti is faster than GTX 650, no discussion, it's a tier above GTX 650.

So you recommend either of these two depending on how much she wants to spend:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-NVIDIA-GTX650Ti-PCI-E-Graphics/dp/B009KFT1ZG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top#productDetails
http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-02G-P4-3657-KR-GeForce-Graphics-PCI-Express/dp/B00C1K671S/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1364916507&sr=8-5

What psu should I need for these?

Also, she has a 2.8GHz dual core pentium r, thats ok for most games isnt it?
Do you think it will be suitable for gta5 IF it comes out

The EVGA is the one of those two that she would need. It's the boost version, it's actually closer to a GTX 660 than a GTX 650 ti because of it's 192-bit bus. This might be chinese to you, but that is very good for such a cheap GPU.

CPU wise, I'm almost sure she can play it, but it won't be fluently in high details, games have progressed in a positive way, so they support more CPU cores nowadays, and a quad-core CPU (4-core) is the sweet spot right now.

What PSU does she have right now? A decent 400-450 watt PSU should be more than suitable. If you want me to, then I could go find a decent one at a great price?

 

[OVG]

If you could afford 170$ (about £150) then you can get the best value GPU on the market right now.

GTX 650 TI BOOST is 36% faster than GTX 650 ti and has better value.

Performance chart:

Performance per dollar chart:


If you can't afford it, then the GTX 650 TI by Gigabyte is fastest of those you posted. Mhtsgr9 is wrong. GTX 650 ti is faster than GTX 650, no discussion, it's a tier above GTX 650.

So you recommend either of these two depending on how much she wants to spend:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-NVIDIA-GTX650Ti-PCI-E-Graphics/dp/B009KFT1ZG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top#productDetails
http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-02G-P4-3657-KR-GeForce-Graphics-PCI-Express/dp/B00C1K671S/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1364916507&sr=8-5

What psu should I need for these?

Also, she has a 2.8GHz dual core pentium r, thats ok for most games isnt it?
Do you think it will be suitable for gta5 IF it comes out

The EVGA is the one of those two that she would need. It's the boost version, it's actually closer to a GTX 660 than a GTX 650 ti because of it's 192-bit bus. This might be chinese to you, but that is very good for such a cheap GPU.

CPU wise, I'm almost sure she can play it, but it won't be fluently in high details, games have progressed in a positive way, so they support more CPU cores nowadays, and a quad-core CPU (4-core) is the sweet spot right now.

What PSU does she have right now? A decent 400-450 watt PSU should be more than suitable. If you want me to, then I could go find a decent one at a great price?

thanks so much.
Do any i3s or i5s fit this motherboard?

Ill find out what psu she has. That would be great if you could recommend a psu, preferably from a site that delivers to Ireland if you know of any but amazon UK delivers (sometimes).
Are amazon good for parts or are there better sources for deals (generally) because the exchange rate isn't great or should I buy from the US




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