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Which Graphics card to buy....

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Ashish1@1
Ashish1@1 Original post #1
Jun 1, 2013 at 1:29 PM
Kindly suggest me a good graphics card(AMD preferred)..
My specs are
1. gygabyte G41M Combo
2. 6 Gb DDR3 RAM
3. 750 Gb HDD (500 Segate+ 250 WD)
4. Inter Core 2 Duo
5. 19 Inch Samsung LED Screen
Dont know about PSU i dont think it might support the card so suggest me that also...
my overall budget is 15K Which should include the PSU
Thank you for your help :-?
Thetrueblueviking
Jun 1, 2013 at 2:32 PM
ASUS GRAPHICS CARD HD 7870 2GB DDR5

ZOTAC GRAPHICS CARD GTX 660 2GB DDR5

SAPPHIRE GRAPHICS CARD HD 7850 2GB DDR5

GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series Graphics Card
ASHISH65
Jun 1, 2013 at 3:51 PM
Kindly suggest me a good graphics card(AMD preferred)..
My specs are
1. gygabyte G41M Combo
2. 6 Gb DDR3 RAM
3. 750 Gb HDD (500 Segate+ 250 WD)
4. Inter Core 2 Duo
5. 19 Inch Samsung LED Screen
Dont know about PSU i dont think it might support the card so suggest me that also...
my overall budget is 15K
Thank you for your help :cry:

tell whole psu details .hd 7870 seems good to you why you are crying?
Ashish1@1
Jun 1, 2013 at 6:44 PM
ASUS GRAPHICS CARD HD 7870 2GB DDR5

ZOTAC GRAPHICS CARD GTX 660 2GB DDR5

SAPPHIRE GRAPHICS CARD HD 7850 2GB DDR5

GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series Graphics Card
What u have given me is Cool
but i am on a strict budget of 15K
Ps. will these cards support my graphics card ??
ShankJ
ShankJ #5
Jun 1, 2013 at 6:48 PM
What u have given me is Cool
but i am on a strict budget of 15K
Ps. will these cards support my graphics card ??

What do you mean
Ashish1@1
Jun 1, 2013 at 8:03 PM
Suggest me a PSU also

What do you mean
2 of the cards he gave me were above 16K!!
and other 2 13K
Plus they should be supported by my Mother board

How about this card.. Is this good
Gigabyte AMD/ATI GV-R7850OC-2GD 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card- *www.flipkart.com/gigabyte-amd-ati-gv-r7850oc-2gd-2-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmd9hhs3vgwzvde?pid=GRCD9HHSMYFMGVEP&icmpid=reco_pp_hSame_graphics_card_3

Ps. Suggest a good PSU also for my specs given above
ASHISH65
Jun 1, 2013 at 8:26 PM
Seasonic s12 520w @3900 is enough
Nerevarine
Jun 1, 2013 at 8:40 PM
Even HD 7850 is a huge overkill for
5. 19 Inch Samsung LED Screen
Go for slightly lower HD 7790 and upgrade monitor
Thetrueblueviking
Jun 1, 2013 at 11:21 PM
Even HD 7850 is a huge overkill for
Go for slightly lower HD 7790

I am not sure if you would be saying that in a couple of years.

What u have given me is Cool
but i am on a strict budget of 15K
Ps. will these cards support my graphics card ??

All those cool things are reliable and you couldn't go wrong with either.

I would suggest either of the last two options if you re tight on budget.

Go with 7850 if you want overclocking head room or take the 660 for better stock performance.

For psu - get at least Seasonic s12 520 W or Corsair GS 600.
topgear
topgear #10
Jun 2, 2013 at 6:13 AM
for 15K budget get Asus GTX 650 Ti Boost DCII OC Ed. at 12k and a Corsair CX430v2/Seasonic Eco 400/ SS 400 ES at 2.5k/2.75k and at 3k respectively.
ankush28
ankush28 #11
Jun 2, 2013 at 8:27 AM
+1 for 650ti its awsem.
saswat23
saswat23 #12
Jun 2, 2013 at 10:34 AM
Where is GTX-650Ti boost available?
S
Jun 2, 2013 at 10:58 AM
GTX-650Ti is a better option than HD 7850 now.
cyborg47
cyborg47 #14
Jun 2, 2013 at 11:23 AM
Where is GTX-650Ti boost available?

Flipkart? I was checking those yesterday.

ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card - ZOTAC: Flipkart.com

Asus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 TI 1 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card - Asus: Flipkart.com
Ashish1@1
Ashish1@1 #15
Jun 2, 2013 at 2:17 PM
I am going up for (choose the best)
gygabyte GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series Graphics Card
and
ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
and Seasonic Eco 400
So which one should i take
kindly choose any one of them.... am ready to order them from flipkart :)
cyborg47
cyborg47 #16
Jun 3, 2013 at 12:46 AM
Its just a 1k price difference, go for 660!
vickybat
vickybat #17
Jun 3, 2013 at 12:54 AM
Fantastic pricing. Man i think i've been living under a rock.
I was honestly shocked by looking at the respective pricing of 650-ti boost and 660.

They were 2k more than their current pricing, the last time i checked. Gpu performance at budget prices are now way way cooler than before.

Op, grab the gtx 660. You won't get a better card at 13k pricing for sure.
cyborg47
cyborg47 #18
Jun 3, 2013 at 1:58 AM
Fantastic pricing. Man i think i've been living under a rock.
I was honestly shocked by looking at the respective pricing of 650-ti boost and 660.

They were 2k more than their current pricing, the last time i checked. Gpu performance at budget prices are now way way cooler than before.

Op, grab the gtx 660. You won't get a better card at 13k pricing for sure.

I might get the 650ti next week, my older card has gone kaput! :p
topgear
topgear #19
Jun 3, 2013 at 5:05 AM
I am going up for (choose the best)
gygabyte GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series Graphics Card
and
ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
and Seasonic Eco 400
So which one should i take
kindly choose any one of them.... am ready to order them from flipkart :)

it's indeed a great deal but make sure about their after sales service first .. ask the seller who privides RMA service for this graphic card.
vickybat
vickybat #20
Jun 3, 2013 at 12:40 PM
Another two fantastic cards for the price.

MSI N650Ti-2GD5/OC BE NVIDIA - GeForce 600 Series Graphics Card

GIGABYTE GV-N65TBOC-2GD Ultra Durable 2 Series Graphic Cards

These are 650-ti boost and not 650-ti. The difference maker is the 192 bit bus, the boost sports.
These are really steal prices. The performance of a 650-ti boost is around 5% faster than a 7850 and 25-30% faster than 7790.
The models mentioned here are overclocked ones, so the deals are even sweeter imo.
cyborg47
cyborg47 #21
Jun 3, 2013 at 2:13 PM
That's a steal indeed. Which one's better, MSI or Gigabyte(my mobo's gigabyte too, if that's gonna make any difference).
vickybat
vickybat #22
Jun 3, 2013 at 2:34 PM
^^ Pick any mate. Both are good. Get the cheaper deal. :)
cyborg47
cyborg47 #23
Jun 3, 2013 at 3:40 PM
^^ Pick any mate. Both are good. Get the cheaper deal. :)

Yeah, I was wondering though, my mobo is gigabyte too, will using the graphics card from the same manufacturer gives it any advantage?
vickybat
vickybat #24
Jun 3, 2013 at 3:58 PM
Yeah, I was wondering though, my mobo is gigabyte too, will using the graphics card from the same manufacturer gives it any advantage?

Nope, there's no such advantage. It will perform just like any other 650-ti boost from other boardmakers. Give the zotac one a try too. They have good RMA service.
Btw what's your resolution? You should also change that psu. It could be the culprit behind your current state of your card.
Cilus
Cilus #26
Jun 3, 2013 at 5:10 PM
OP, could you please tell us which model of Core2Duo Processor you are having? There are plenty models of that architecture available and unless it is powerfull one...from 7000 or 8000 series, it will bottleneck any powerful GPU.
gagan_kumar
Jun 3, 2013 at 5:14 PM
ok guys i m not crating a separate thread for this as i just wana ask for 22k budget still the best gpu available in market is HD 7950 vapour x oc???
Cilus
Cilus #28
Jun 3, 2013 at 5:54 PM
^^ Yest, it is. Here are reasons:-
1. 3 GB GDDR5 memory: Currently games are using high amount of video memory even at 1080P resolution. So 3GB Ram is very handy here.

2. 384 Bit Memory Bus: The competitior GTX 660 Ti is only having 192 Bit memory bus. 384 bit bus helps to achieve better performance in Compute and in games with high AA and AF enabled.

3. Compute Performance: OpenCL and DirectCompute based general purpose applications are now common. Handbrake (Video Encoder), Winzip and plenty of others do use it. So it has a edge here. Also in gaming, different image improvement techniques are becoming DIrectCompute based rather than heavy Pixel based operation and AMD card does have an edge here.

4. Overtclocking potential and improvement in performance: All the HD 7900 series do have very good overclocking potential and when overclocked, they do have better improvement than nVidia cards
gagan_kumar
Jun 3, 2013 at 5:59 PM
thnx cilus.......... i m going to buy in 3-4 days tats y asking...........
topgear
topgear #31
Jun 4, 2013 at 4:10 AM
OP, could you please tell us which model of Core2Duo Processor you are having? There are plenty models of that architecture available and unless it is powerfull one...from 7000 or 8000 series, it will bottleneck any powerful GPU.

don't you think C2D cpus are not even enough for cards like HD6850 or higher .. read a article long back on Tom's that even HD6850 needs a quad core cpu to avoid any kind of bottlenecks.
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rock2702 #33
Jun 4, 2013 at 10:47 AM
same old golcha it.......previously he said 20k for the card 20k!!!

If its 20k with tax for sapphire 7950 vapor-x oc with boost, I also want one :D
Tell me when you are buying.
Ashish1@1
Ashish1@1 #34
Jun 4, 2013 at 3:27 PM
OP, could you please tell us which model of Core2Duo Processor you are having? There are plenty models of that architecture available and unless it is powerfull one...from 7000 or 8000 series, it will bottleneck any powerful GPU.
How can processors bottlenext GPU's ??
Thansk new !!
topgear
topgear #36
Jun 6, 2013 at 5:13 AM
How can processors bottlenext GPU's ??
Thansk new !!

this link should be helful :
The Game Rundown: Finding CPU/GPU Bottlenecks, Part 2 - 20 Games To Help Uncover Bottlenecks And Test Settings

Take Alien vs. Predator as an example. You can easily play it with a weak CPU and a strong graphics card. But using Grand Theft Auto 4 EFLC with a setup like that would severely limit frame rates, since it's so CPU-heavy. And while budget hardware can hit more than 60 FPS in old games without breaking a sweat, the DirectX 11-class Metro 2033 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. titles are unplayable without a good graphics card.

There are a few things you can take away from these graphs. Even if a single-core CPU is only 88% utilized, you are still missing out on about 30% of your potential graphics card performance. With a dual-core CPU, the untapped potential is just 9%, and a quad-core CPU can bring this number down to around 5%. It's important to note that multi-core CPUs decrease the jerky gameplay you might suffer on a single-core system when games need to load new resources. In any case, all four cores are very rarely fully used, leaving software with some breathing room.

now that artciale was published back on 2010 .. but most of the today's games are DX 11 based or even if it's DX 9 / 10 based they are very nicely optimized for multicore cpus and gfx cards performace has incresed a lot since then .. play some modern games like BFBC2 or BF3 . you will know how a cpu is bottlenecking a gfx card.