GPU for Athlon 64 x2 4200+

[Gam3FrOzEn]

Hi, I also have 4gb ddr2 Ram. I'm thinking about ddr5 version of gt730 or hd7750, but I worry about that the Athlon will bottleneck the card. What is the strongest GPU for my processor, which don't be bottlenecked? In next 3-4 months I will buy a whole new PC, For that reason my budget for the GPU is only around 50-60$ and I think to sell the gpu when I get the new computer. So what's your opinions ?

 

[Justiceinacan]

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/8KFPxr/xfx-video-card-r7250xcgf4

By the way, I'd worry less about bottlenecking and more about finding something in the price range. GT series aren't too good cards for games but with an Athlon I'd imagine you dont play anything too demanding...

 

[Gam3FrOzEn]

I think that the 250x will be too strong for the athlon. I will buy even a 2nd hand card if the cost is good. I just want something temporarily. When the new sk*lake and z*n processors shows up, than I will build a whole new PC, for much bigger budget. For that reason I don't like to pay for something which don't work at 100%, I will also sell the card after a while, so that I think I don't need 250x.

 

[Justiceinacan]

Yeah, I was comparing cards with what I replaced on my old machine (Athlon 64 X2 4600+) which was a GTX 460, R7 250X is around that neighborhood of performance.

Other sub 60 cards would all be Radeon HD 5xxx / 6xxx or NVIDIA GT series, none of which are particularly good. Remind me again what you're using the PC for?

 

[Gam3FrOzEn]

I have 19'' 1440x900 monitor, in the moment with my bad PC, I can play only a very old games. That's the reason I want new PC, but I also want "alive and new" socket, because I want options in the future(I will upgrade, because I rarely buy new things). For that reason I will wait for KabyL*ke and Z*n. I'm huge fan of grand theft auto and need for speed series, and I want to play them now (I don't want to wait 3-4 months)
The GPU, which I will buy NOW will be used only for 3-4 months and for these games even with 30FPS on medium settings! In the future I will build a whole new PC, whith a lot more powerfull components. I hope that, now you understand me.

 

[Justiceinacan]

It probably would help to know the current card honestly, don't know why I didn't ask that sooner haha. If you want to make a good decision on what to get cheap, here's simply what I did ;
http://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#X=422,6243

Then, take the card you were looking at (Radeon HD xxxx / R7 xxx etc.) and google (Your current card) vs. (Card you're buying) and if you're looking for equal performance, that's all you need. Benchmarks imo are an elitist's measuring tool but as long as it's equal that's all we need.

 

[Gam3FrOzEn]

http://prnt.sc/cyg3ql
This is my current GPU

 

[Justiceinacan]

Ok then yes, I think anything in that PCpartpicker list beats it.