Which Graphics Card?

[Sheddemon]

Okay so I am not sure which Graphics Card to get for my brothers computer. (8gb ram, g3258)

I was waiting for the launch of the RX 470, but now that has happened. The prices in the UK are just ridiculous. What card shall I go for instead?

 

[jjbtexas]

What resolution is he gaming at? What price would you consider reasonable?

 

[Chugalug_]

I recommend getting the GTX 750ti, or the GTX 950.
If he is willing to overclock, the G3258 is great for that and will serve him nicely, but either card will bottleneck at stock speeds to some degree, the 750ti not so much, so it is more a necessity.
I recommend getting the 750ti if you want to run it at stock speeds, or the 950 and a decent cooler like the Be Quiet Pure Rock for 30 pounds.
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/cwPzK8/be-quiet-cpu-cooler-bk009

 

[Sheddemon]

What resolution is he gaming at? What price would you consider reasonable?

He would be gaming at 1080p.

 

[Chugalug_]

What resolution is he gaming at? What price would you consider reasonable?

He would be gaming at 1080p.

GTX 950 is your card of choice then.
Let me know if you have any trouble selecting a brand or model and i'll help you out.

 

[jjbtexas]

If you want to go team red you could consider a R9 370 or maybe you could find a deal on a 380.

 

[Chugalug_]

Nah, they don't have good pricing compared to Nvidia, and that generation of AMD cards was very poorly optimized in titles, hopefully Polaris is a fresh start!
Also *R7 370.

 

[Sheddemon]

What resolution is he gaming at? What price would you consider reasonable?

He would be gaming at 1080p.

GTX 950 is your card of choice then.
Let me know if you have any trouble selecting a brand or model and i'll help you out.

Which do you think will be the best performing card? I was thinking an EVGA card as that is what I have in my current rig.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IDG3IDO/?tag=pcp0f-21 I was thinking this?

 

[Chugalug_]

Yup, that's a very good choice.
Msi, Gigabyte and Zotac also do good 750tis. All have more or less the same performance, just pick your favorite based on visuals.
Let me know how it goes! 😉

 

[Sizzor]

Graphic card crash course:
1.sort out you budget and stick to it.
2.Indentify your target resolution and FPS(1080p,60fps).
3.make a list of all the graphics card under your budget (mostly consider from latest generation and only 1 year older ones)
4. check the in game benchmarks of all the graphics card in the list and also extensively test the cards in the games which are going to play regularly( like if you play esports title: Dota2,LOL,CS:Go every day).
5.choose the one which gives better performance per dollar.(for future proofing go with AMD one's)

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