Help Me on Picking Out a Video Card!

Arcen · September 28, 2012, 9:32pm

I seriously need a Good Video Card! I posted my PC Build on another post, and majority said to get a better GPU.

Here is my Build it costs $476(without GPU) I am aiming for $600-$630, so the GPU has to be $120-$150

CPU : AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

Mobo : ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIO

Memory : CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2X1600C8

CASE : COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

HARD DRIVE : Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

POWER SUPPLY : CORSAIR CX Series CX750 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

DVD : ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

OTHER : Rosewill RCR-IM5001 USB2.0 75 in 1 internal Card Reader w/ 3 ports USB2.0 Hub / eSATA port / Extra silver face plate / Molex ...

Destroyed007 · September 28, 2012, 9:57pm

Well you got 2 options:

GTX 650: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130830

or the 7770: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121644

But I think the 7770 is fine, as the card performs really well in most tests, leaving the GTX 650 in dust.

GigaBusterEXE · September 28, 2012, 11:42pm

do you intend to overclock\? If not there are better solutions

Arcen · September 29, 2012, 1:34am

Not at all

GigaBusterEXE · September 29, 2012, 2:30am

if you see any prices like 99,999.00 ignore it, the price is fine in the cart