Good GPU for Asrock Z77?

[abrogard]

We have this Asrock Z77 that had the graphics card finally die after months of troubles. What would be a good card to put in it now, considering the age of the board and all...

 

[Justiceinacan]

What was the card that died?
What is the CPU?
What is the uses? (if gaming, what games? Which are the most intensive

 

[abrogard]

What was the card that died?
What is the CPU?
What is the uses? (if gaming, what games? Which are the most intensive

It is used almost entirely for gaming. The card it had I don't remember - I think it was something with a '55' in it. I've been looking for the thing... doesn't matter anyway, does it? It's running now on the onboard graphics..

 

[mlga91]

What's the model of that motherboard? As long as it has a PCI expressx16 slot (which i really doubt that it doesn't) you should be able to throw anything there. Post your entire specs (CPU/mobo/PSU, etc) and your budget so we can make you a good suggestion.

 

[abrogard]

What's the model of that motherboard? As long as it has a PCI expressx16 slot (which i really doubt that it doesn't) you should be able to throw anything there. Post your entire specs (CPU/mobo/PSU, etc) and your budget so we can make you a good suggestion.

Here's the Belarc data:


Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (Australia)
Installed: 28/06/2014 1:27:43 PM
Boot Mode: Legacy BIOS in UEFI (Secure Boot not supported)
System Model Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a 3.40 gigahertz Intel Core i3-2130
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
3072 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Hyper-threaded (4 total)
Main Circuit Board b Board: ASRock Z77 Pro4-M
Serial Number: E80-28019100177
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
UEFI: American Megatrends Inc. P1.30 07/13/2012
Drives 4100.68 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
3583.63 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

and here's what the card used to be:

Display AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series [Display adapter]
Intel(R) HD Graphics [Display adapter]
DELL 2209WA [Monitor] (22.0"vis, s/n XX-0H728H-XXXXX-05D-1TJL, May 2010)

 

[DSzymborski]

You're going to have to actually take a peek at the PSU - it's the key bit of information that will limit or not limit the GPUs you can use.

 

[mlga91]

The motherboard is not a problem there, you can slap any modern video card there, now you need to post what PSU do you have.

 

[abrogard]

The motherboard is not a problem there, you can slap any modern video card there, now you need to post what PSU do you have.

Sorry guys, I was away. It is Coolermaster Silent Pro 600W.

Good to hear the motherboard is not a problem. There always having been problems with this thing since we got it I was all the time thinking that basically it might be an incompatibility issue. No such thing, eh? Good.

To educate me a little on the video card thing - could I just go down the list of Radeon's offerings and take it that the more recent the card the better it will be?

I have such a list I downloaded. I see the 5000 series, which I assume is what that 5700 was, came out in 2009.

Then there's the 6000, then 7000 the R series.

If I'm shopping, especially if I was shopping on eBay and such for used items, I could just go for any 6000 or 7000 series card and know it'd improve his graphics?

And, incidentally, what would be the graphics it's running on now, without a card? That Intel HD mentioned in the Belarc sheet?

And lastly is it wise to buy used or really unwise? Would you say. Bit of a guess I imagine. The price difference gets quite large I think. Or not? The resale value falls of quickly or slowly?

p.s. One more: got caught a few times in my ignorance by this: what slot type? PCIe good for it? And only that?

p.p.s. Budget: Oh, max at say $150 and I'd need convincing there was some real value in there for that.

I see R7's on ebay, new, for $110. Would they be good? The numbers I quoted don't always match the numbers in these eBay listings. Seem to change according to manufacturer perhaps. I wonder where I got my listing from. I was thinking Radeon was the manufacturer.... wrong...