- Mar 30, 2016
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I'm assemblying myself a new PC and I would like to ask for a GPU recommendation. So far I've came up with 2 builds linked to below. The end result will probably be a mix of parts from those two. I am also still considering if maybe I should do micoATX build instead of full ATX (with mid-tower case). I'd welcome any comments on that choice as well.
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/no-cheating/saved/#view=txFQzy
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/no-cheating/saved/#view=RsYMnQ
The most important thing for me is that my PC should be quiet; at least when idle = not playing games. It will be standing in my living room and I will listen to music using it; I wouldn't like quiet parts of music to be overshouted by loud fan action. I had bad experience like that in the past: I installed Radeon HD4850 in my current PC, but it was so loud on Linux even when idle that I removed and sold it after a year.
I will use Linux 98% of the time. I will switch to Windows only for playing some games.
But then I'm not a serious gamer type. I do play 3-6 games a year, but most of them are adventure games and often old. For example last year I completed: Riven, Kentucky Route Zero (this one was very laggy on my current PC with on-board graphics!), Year Walk, Gemini Rue and all the Blackwell games in the series. I also played Civilization IV on more than a few occasions, which was also lagging on my current setup. The game I would like to play now is The Witness, but I'm waiting with that until I have a new PC up and running. So as you can see I don't play shooters and modern games too much. BUT then I would like to be able to run a modern game on decent levels, if one would catch my interest enough. To sum it up: consider modern games support as a safety net rather than a primary concern.
I'm likely to have 2 monitors connected to it. My current one has DVI and DisplayPort inputs. I'm not sure what will the other one support.
EDIT: From what I've researched on this forum, many people seem to recommend GeForce GTX 750 Ti and 760 (am I right to totally dismiss AMD as a Linux user?), especially Asus Strix and Palit KalmX versions of GTX 750 Ti, as a good and reasonably quiet cards. While I may be able to find the money even for 760, I'm not sure if they aren't overkill for my needs. I'd like someone more knowledgeable in this areas to comment on this or simply recommend me something else.
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/no-cheating/saved/#view=txFQzy
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/no-cheating/saved/#view=RsYMnQ
The most important thing for me is that my PC should be quiet; at least when idle = not playing games. It will be standing in my living room and I will listen to music using it; I wouldn't like quiet parts of music to be overshouted by loud fan action. I had bad experience like that in the past: I installed Radeon HD4850 in my current PC, but it was so loud on Linux even when idle that I removed and sold it after a year.
I will use Linux 98% of the time. I will switch to Windows only for playing some games.
But then I'm not a serious gamer type. I do play 3-6 games a year, but most of them are adventure games and often old. For example last year I completed: Riven, Kentucky Route Zero (this one was very laggy on my current PC with on-board graphics!), Year Walk, Gemini Rue and all the Blackwell games in the series. I also played Civilization IV on more than a few occasions, which was also lagging on my current setup. The game I would like to play now is The Witness, but I'm waiting with that until I have a new PC up and running. So as you can see I don't play shooters and modern games too much. BUT then I would like to be able to run a modern game on decent levels, if one would catch my interest enough. To sum it up: consider modern games support as a safety net rather than a primary concern.
I'm likely to have 2 monitors connected to it. My current one has DVI and DisplayPort inputs. I'm not sure what will the other one support.
EDIT: From what I've researched on this forum, many people seem to recommend GeForce GTX 750 Ti and 760 (am I right to totally dismiss AMD as a Linux user?), especially Asus Strix and Palit KalmX versions of GTX 750 Ti, as a good and reasonably quiet cards. While I may be able to find the money even for 760, I'm not sure if they aren't overkill for my needs. I'd like someone more knowledgeable in this areas to comment on this or simply recommend me something else.
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