Palit GT 1030 boost or R9 270X?

[sornav_3]

Hello,I am Building a PC..I am Budget of 80$ for the GPU should I take the Palit GT 1030 new or R9 270X Used...by the way I have already brought a Core 2 Quad Q8400(fear of Bottleneck).. help?I play games like CSGO,RE7,Six Siege,Battlefield 1,etc

 

[DSzymborski]

If these are the only two choices, the 270x by a mile.

 

[jaslion]

Hello,I am Building a PC..I am Budget of 80$ for the GPU should I take the Palit GT 1030 new or R9 270X Used...by the way I have already brought a Core 2 Quad Q8400(fear of Bottleneck).. help?I play games like CSGO,RE7,Six Siege,Battlefield 1,etc

A core 2 quad can play csgo and thats it for RE7 and bf1 it's not even close to min spec and won't give you more than 30 fps on average. Siege will however around 30fps on low.

 

[sornav_3]

So No chance for a GTX 1030 here right??

 

[sornav_3]

So No chance for a GTX 1030 here right??

 

[DSzymborski]

So No chance for a GTX 1030 here right??

The 270x is a far more powerful GPU. I prefer not buying used, but a used GPU that is useful for gaming, even at lower settings, is better for gaming than a new GPU that isn't really for gaming. $80 new for a non-gaming GPU is a very tough sell when actual entry-level gaming GPUs can be had starting around $20 more.

 

[jaslion]

So No chance for a GTX 1030 here right??

Get the r9 270x it's stronger but still will be bottlenecked the same with the gt 1030.

 

[sornav_3]

Thanks for you help..more answers are always appreciated..

 

[dontlistentome]

The 270x is a refresh of the HD 7870. It's was a relatively powerful gaming card back when new, and still counts as a decent entry level gaming card now. It's equivalent to an RX 460 or GTX 1050 of the new cards, to give you an idea of where it ranks. It uses a fair amount of power though, make sure you have a halfways decent power supply.

The 1030 is meant as a low cost upgrade for people with inadequate integrated graphics, and it can do some casual gaming. For just esports games at 1080p or less, it's fine. If all you're going to play is CSGO or Dota 2, things like that, get the 1030. Also, it's a very low power demanding card. It'll work with far less power than a 270x.

In your case, to play such a wide range of games get the 270x. It's true some games will struggle with that 8400 CPU, but at least in everything else you will get decent performance. The 1030 gives you are far narrower range of playable games.

 

[sornav_3]

OK then going for the R9 thank you all for your help

 

[jaslion]

OK then going for the R9 thank you all for your help

Just don't exxcpet to run those games well except csgo. Btw bf1 doesn't launch on a dual core.

 

[sornav_3]

OK then going for the R9 thank you all for your help

Just don't exxcpet to run those games well except csgo. Btw bf1 doesn't launch on a dual core.

Core 2 Quad is a Quad Core...and btw I can run BF1 at medium 35FPS(OC to 3.2Ghz)...

 

[jaslion]

OK then going for the R9 thank you all for your help

Just don't exxcpet to run those games well except csgo. Btw bf1 doesn't launch on a dual core.

Core 2 Quad is a Quad Core...and btw I can run BF1 at medium 35FPS(OC to 3.2Ghz)...

O ok I thoutgh you had the core duo e 8400 my bad. You'll be able to play those games in some form then.

 

[sornav_3]

OK then going for the R9 thank you all for your help

Just don't exxcpet to run those games well except csgo. Btw bf1 doesn't launch on a dual core.

Core 2 Quad is a Quad Core...and btw I can run BF1 at medium 35FPS(OC to 3.2Ghz)...

O ok I thoutgh you had the core duo e 8400 my bad. You'll be able to play those games in some form then.

Alright thanks for your help