mudmanc4 Posted July 18, 2013 CID Share Posted July 18, 2013 Been a while since I bought a video card, so you that are in the know might get to help me yes ? PCI budget around $200 windows 7 compatible I have looked around quite a bit, yet knowing the technology from 5 or more years ago does not help me make an educated decision. So any help will be greatly appreciated. Any questions you need to ask about the existing hardware? What say you ? thanks CA3LE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted July 18, 2013 CID Share Posted July 18, 2013 I forwarded this to my Nephew Darrick, he knows a lot about current video cards... he should reply soon. mudmanc4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted July 18, 2013 CID Share Posted July 18, 2013 now days mudman. shaders and VRAM type and memory capacity are more importent then the days of core and memory clock speed give this a quick read mudman it lists all the popular cards from this year and gives a quick rundown on performance to dollar http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html mudmanc4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted July 19, 2013 CID Share Posted July 19, 2013 for a performance/budget gpu i recently had a friend buy a HIS 7870 ghz edition for just under 200 bucks. thing is a champ although slightly on the loud side because of the fan. well, searching for a link it apparently went up in price, but either way here is the one he got. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161411 mudmanc4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted July 19, 2013 Author CID Share Posted July 19, 2013 Thanks for the suggestions guy's - still hanging in there for the right card. This machine will be used primarily for minecraft (client) , and I'm sure some other games, no need for the high end. But MC has changed a bit and requires quite a bit more to overcome the leaks of java. I have been harassed long enough - so the local MC server is up, his friends are kickin' chicken remotely, and he's using his old dell D810, which is awesome running school work w/ centos / libreoffice ect - but java, not so much. So I gathered up what I had around here, an Intel board w/ a 2.8 Ghz proc windows 7 and were golden aside the video card. Found a brand spankin new saphire 128 MB card in the pile, but the damn thing was obsolete when 7 came out. He has the PS3 and 3DS-xl so hey, not quite ready for high end on the PC. mudmanc4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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