Need help choosing my gfx card.

[cmoney574]

Hello, need some help getting a new gfx card for at most 200 dollars. My current specs are GTX650, 8gbs of ram, i5 4440 (3.1ghz) and a 450W power supply. Thanks.

 

[iceclock]

whats ur exact powersupply it might need upgrading also.

 

[cmoney574]

whats ur exact powersupply it might need upgrading also.

I'm not really sure I went to PC direct and they built it. But i'm sure I have a 450W power supply.

 

[iceclock]

you prob need a new powersupply to power a new gpu whats your max budget with powersupply?

 

[cmoney574]

you prob need a new powersupply to power a new gpu whats your max budget with powersupply?

Maybe $250, but will my CPU bottleneck my GPU if I do upgrade?

 

[iceclock]

no u wont be bottlenecked.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yqJbK8) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yqJbK8/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9270xgaming2g) | $159.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | $59.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $219.98

should do the trick mate

 

[cmoney574]

no u wont be bottlenecked.

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yqJbK8) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yqJbK8/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9270xgaming2g) | $159.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | $59.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $219.98

should do the trick mate

Thanks, Mate. 😀

 

[iceclock]

anytime sir