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Graphics Card Advice

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  • 20-03-2012 6:27pm
    #1
    matban
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I am looking to build a sub €500 machine, used mainly as a HTPC, but I would also like to be able to play games, although not at the higher graphics settings.

    I dont need any monitor or drives, just case, mobo, cpu, ram and graphics card. I will probably go for this i5-2500K bundle, or something similar

    I am finding it hard to pick the best value sub €100 card.
    Anyone got any suggestions?

    There are so many Nvidia and ATI cards released in the last two years, hard to determine the best value.

    Thanks in advance


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    #2
    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    Best value sub €100 card is the 6770.


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    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    deconduo wrote: »
    Best value sub €100 card is the 6770.

    +1 on 6770

    on the other hand op, it will be very hard to fit in to 500eu if you are going 2500k setup.


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    #4
    matban
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭matban


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    +1 on 6770

    on the other hand op, it will be very hard to fit in to 500eu if you are going 2500k setup.

    That kit is about €370, so I have €100 for a graphics card, I have the case and drives already, I have a 500W PSU also, not sure will that cut it though.

    I may need a 750W

    It should come in at €500 or so


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    matban
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭matban


    Thanks for the info about the 6770.

    Any opinions on the 550Ti? Something like this

    Should I favour the 6770 over the 550Ti ?


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    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    500w is more then enough if that psu is not made on ebays underpants gnome factory.

    550w is enough to power up a 2500k setup with fastest ( only today lol ) 7970 gpu.

    I would favor 6770 m8. Or even 6850 if you can spare 120eu on gpu.


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