Hardware & Technical is this GPU good?
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GTX 760 would be a lot better if you can afford £150:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nvidia-GeFo...e=UTF8&qid=1412120851&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+760
That card is two generations old, it will probably play Elite acceptably, but the GTX 760 recommended would be better.
For the same money you can also get an R9 280, a more modern card that gives the GTX 660 a bit of a pasting across the board:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/asu...gddr5-139-99-novatech-2012024?page=2#comments
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1039?vs=1332
For the same money you can also get an R9 280, a more modern card that gives the GTX 660 a bit of a pasting across the board:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/asu...gddr5-139-99-novatech-2012024?page=2#comments
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1039?vs=1332
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-graphics-card-review,review-32899.html
They'll do one at the start of Oct with the new 9 series cards.
I've had a 660ti and been running elite on it it works quite well tbh but I would personally recommend going with something a bit more up to date, I also wouldn't recommend anything below a 770.
Your best bet is to save 250 and get a new 970, I got one the other day and it maxes elite out .
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-...-1051-mhz-boost-1178-mhz-cores-1664-dvi-mhdmi
These are the cheapest right now and as for other games it maxes bioshock infinite on ultra at around 120fps @ 1920x1080. It's also more future proof.
I personally went for the Palit jetstream edition but there's little difference, give or take 5 frames.
They'll do one at the start of Oct with the new 9 series cards.
I've had a 660ti and been running elite on it it works quite well tbh but I would personally recommend going with something a bit more up to date, I also wouldn't recommend anything below a 770.
Your best bet is to save 250 and get a new 970, I got one the other day and it maxes elite out .
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-...-1051-mhz-boost-1178-mhz-cores-1664-dvi-mhdmi
These are the cheapest right now and as for other games it maxes bioshock infinite on ultra at around 120fps @ 1920x1080. It's also more future proof.
I personally went for the Palit jetstream edition but there's little difference, give or take 5 frames.
Respectfully, a good network connection (not card) is first in online gaming - but a good GPU is a few microseconds behind
Thank you, I think I can just about scrape that together
Thank you for your help but I've had nothing but problems with radeon cards in the past and I swore to stick to nvidia. but thanks anyway!
Saving more is out of the question as I would never spend more than £150 on a gpu, I simply cannot justify blowing £200+ on a gpu. but thanks anyway.
The AMD Radeon R9 285 2048MB GDDR5, is under £200 and you get more bang for your buck
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?catid=56&groupid=701&sortby=priceAsc&subid=1983
http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-radeon-r9-285-review,1.html
Thank you, I think I can just about scrape that together
Thank you for your help but I've had nothing but problems with radeon cards in the past and I swore to stick to nvidia. but thanks anyway!
Saving more is out of the question as I would never spend more than £150 on a gpu, I simply cannot justify blowing £200+ on a gpu. but thanks anyway.
Understandable. Wait for a few days and check the next toms hardware chart that goes up though as that'll tell you which card to get for your money.
I generally find that amazon isn't cheapest when it comes to pc parts and I still wouldn't recommend a 6 series now the 7's are down in price.
The good thing about the 970's they come in small form too like so they fit in just any case.
Okay, I've been counting my pennies and worthdrawing my life savings from the bank and now I've decided on buying a 760 GTX and new PSU (as the gpu needs a 8 pin pci-e plug and I only have 1 6pin one. So I'm going to buy a nice Corsair 600watt psu at the same time.
its going to be over £200 for the lot so I am really really hoping this 760 GTX will run Elite at a good playable fps as I need it to last 2 years or so.
You think it'll be ok?
its going to be over £200 for the lot so I am really really hoping this 760 GTX will run Elite at a good playable fps as I need it to last 2 years or so.
You think it'll be ok?
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The PSU you need is 750W minimum.
If yours pumps 750W then you can easily convert the 6 pin to 8 pin. There are converters available. The extra pins are generally grounded anyway.
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I know, but phone the tech help and ask them 500Watts is just not enough.
Buy it, fit it and when your PC dies you sue them for putting wrongful information on the box.
http://www.awd-it.co.uk/corsair-cx7...0061-uk.html?gclid=CJrFt8fohMECFfMZtAodvBkAQA
That's the best price on the corsair modulars at time of posting, I'm putting one in a rig i'm making for a friend.
Your 760 should come with converters for the 6/8pins but I'm pretty sure these corsairs come with 8pin. The reason why you need more power is that the psu runs everything not just the gfx card so whilst the 500 might be fine with gfx cpu ram etc if you have any extra hds and disc drives this all adds up to the power draw.
You should be able to max out elite on medium settings at 1080 60fps with the 760. Depending on optimizations in the latest beta you might be able to to run on high. I was running on high with draw distance down with a 660 and a 680 before I got a 970.
That's the best price on the corsair modulars at time of posting, I'm putting one in a rig i'm making for a friend.
Your 760 should come with converters for the 6/8pins but I'm pretty sure these corsairs come with 8pin. The reason why you need more power is that the psu runs everything not just the gfx card so whilst the 500 might be fine with gfx cpu ram etc if you have any extra hds and disc drives this all adds up to the power draw.
You should be able to max out elite on medium settings at 1080 60fps with the 760. Depending on optimizations in the latest beta you might be able to to run on high. I was running on high with draw distance down with a 660 and a 680 before I got a 970.
Thanks
Can you please explain why a 600W PSU will not be enough? The GTX 760 needs 170W, a modern i7's TDP is 84W, the motherboard/memory maybe another 50W. Another 20W for an SSD and/or HDD. That's 324W. I understand that leaving a little headroom is a good idea, but isn't 420W of headroom a bit of an overkill?
And I'm not being condescending or cynical, I really want to understand. I read similar rules of thumb before, but never understood the reasoning behind them. It would make sense if you buy a crappy PSU which can't really provide the 600W declared, but I don't think Corsair makes crappy PSUs.