Buying my first GPU

[Derstine Buyagan]

hi, just wanna ask what would be the better card for my intel core2duo e7500, i have a board named asrock g31 chipset having a pci-e, i dont know if it is 2.0 or 1.0.. but i guess it is 1.0. and having a monitor running at 1366 x 768 resolution.. i want to play nba 2k14 at maximum setting..

 

[i7Baby]

That cpu won't let you get a powerful graphics card. Say a GTX 750Ti

And you'll need a power supply that will power it. What have you got?

 

[ak47jar3d]

The best you can is 7790. Anything better will be a Bottleneck. You should be able to max out the settings in 1080p. I will warn you, 2k14 is very bad port for pc, and it's seems that all the effort went into Xbox 1 and ps4 versions. You should make sure you at least have power supply of at least 450 watts.

 

[Derstine Buyagan]

That cpu won't let you get a powerful graphics card. Say a GTX 750Ti

And you'll need a power supply that will power it. What have you got?

i know, this cpu is old enough but what would be the cards would u recommend that fits with it without bottlenecking the gpu. im considering this cards right now.
GF210 1GB DDR3 64BIT
GT610 1GB SDDR3 64BIT
8400gt ddr3 inno3d
1gb ax4650 ddr2 powercolor dvi
inno3d gf9500 1gb 128 bit
Pcie 9500gt 512mb 128bit

 

[octaneurpc]

Hi, Derstine Buyagan

1- What's the budget for your new GPU?
2- I'd recommend that you read this helpful article:
http://www.overclock.net/a/the-final-answer-to-the-controversial-pcie-x16-version-compatibility

Cheers!

 

[Derstine Buyagan]

The best you can is 7790. Anything better will be a Bottleneck. You should be able to max out the settings in 1080p. I will warn you, 2k14 is very bad port for pc, and it's seems that all the effort went into Xbox 1 and ps4 versions. You should make sure you at least have power supply of at least 450 watts.

u mean ati radeon 7790, how about nvidia chip?

 

[ak47jar3d]

I guess, if you want an Nvidia graphic card, you can go for gtx 650 ti or gtx 750.

 

[13thmonkey]

The best you can is 7790. Anything better will be a Bottleneck. You should be able to max out the settings in 1080p. I will warn you, 2k14 is very bad port for pc, and it's seems that all the effort went into Xbox 1 and ps4 versions. You should make sure you at least have power supply of at least 450 watts.

NO anything better will be bottlenecked. Learn what a bottleneck is, they are always present in every single system.

 

[Derstine Buyagan]

Hi, Derstine Buyagan

1- What's the budget for your new GPU?
2- I'd recommend that you read this helpful article:
http://www.overclock.net/a/the-final-answer-to-the-controversial-pcie-x16-version-compatibility

Cheers!

Thanks for the link brother Cheers

 

[ak47jar3d]

Ok! So what is it a Bottleneck dear expert? I am guessing that why so many people argue in these threads: pure ignorance.

 

[Derstine Buyagan]

GT 630 1gb ddr5 is what you should buy without worrying for much bottlenecks. I've exactly the same system configuration as yours.

does it requires a six pin power connector?

 

[Cons29]

for the love of... please please please, stay away from gt610 or any x10 models, they are not even worth it.

personally, i would not go anything lower than an x50

 

[Derstine Buyagan]

for the love of... please please please, stay away from gt610 or any x10 models, they are not even worth it.

personally, i would not go anything lower than an x50

what do u mean by x10 or x50?

 

[Alpha3031]

Ok! So what is it a Bottleneck dear expert? I am guessing that why so many people argue in these threads: pure ignorance.

A bottleneck is a component holding the system back.

 

[Alpha3031]

for the love of... please please please, stay away from gt610 or any x10 models, they are not even worth it.

personally, i would not go anything lower than an x50

what do u mean by x10 or x50?

x is a number so 610, 210 etc, for example geforce kepler GPUs are 7xx with the 760 being the lowest performance.

 

[Derstine Buyagan]

for the love of... please please please, stay away from gt610 or any x10 models, they are not even worth it.

personally, i would not go anything lower than an x50

what do u mean by x10 or x50?

x is a number so 610, 210 etc, for example geforce kepler GPUs are 7xx with the 760 being the lowest performance.

Thanks brother

just wanna ask if the radeon 5450 ddr3 64 bit is better than 610?

 

[Alpha3031]

Thanks brother

just wanna ask if the radeon 5450 ddr3 64 bit is better than 610?

They are both pretty bad. I suggest at least a 640.