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Superiorwolf
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Cyro
United Kingdom20343 Posts
I also have to note there have been a lot of people recently complaining about smoothness with streaming ^.^ | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Wait a couple weeks and buy a i5-4670k or i7-4770k with a Z87 motherboard. | ||
Myles
United States5162 Posts
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
On May 25 2013 15:24 Myles wrote: I need a new GPU. The fan on mine failed and now my computer shuts down after an hour or so because it gets too hot. It has to be a single pci slot and 460w PSU, and after looking around a Radeon HD 7750 seems like the best bang for my buck. I'm a complete newb to comp hardware, so is there anything else I need to worry about, or maybe a better suggestion? Can you tell us the branding/line of the PSU or what your previous card was firstly? | ||
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Myles
United States5162 Posts
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Craton
United States17303 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Myles
United States5162 Posts
On May 25 2013 15:45 skyR wrote: 7750 is a significant upgrade from a 6450 and is probably your best option. Just keep in mind that lots of 7750s are actually dual slots. Thanks. The specs I found only mentioned one slot, but I'll make sure and check the specific one I'm buying. | ||
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Craton
United States17303 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
All the 7750s listed on Newegg are dual slot except for basically Powercolors, the overpriced XFX, and the passive Sapphire. | ||
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Craton
United States17303 Posts
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Myles
United States5162 Posts
'PCI Express® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard' That's what I reading saying it only takes up one slot. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Most Dells I know of don't limit you to single slot cards. It's either half height or length limited. If you're not limited to single slot than there are better options than the 7750. | ||
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Myles
United States5162 Posts
Here's a pic. http://i.imgur.com/bWY8s5b.jpg | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Craton
United States17303 Posts
On May 25 2013 16:39 Myles wrote: Yea TBH I don't know exactly what you mean, but I think it means I have plenty of space. Here's a pic. http://i.imgur.com/bWY8s5b.jpg The card itself only plugs into one slot. Many cards these days occupy two slots worth of width in order to allow for larger cooling units. There is really no difference beyond one physically being larger than the other -- they both plug in exactly the same. | ||
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shtdisturbance
Canada613 Posts
On May 25 2013 08:28 Myrmidon wrote: The integrated graphics sucks pretty bad. You needn't spend $100 to get a big improvement; more is probably wasted for say DOTA anyway. If some of the games are more demanding, HD 7770, GTX 650 Ti, and GTX 650 Ti Boost could be appropriate. Otherwise, you can grab say a cheap HD 6670 for around $60 and be doing worlds better: http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=63154 + Show Spoiler + There's a Z77-D3H, Z77X-D3H, and Z77X-UD3H. Seems like you're describing the Z77X-D3H; the X indicates SLI support, more or less. I think the Z77X-D3H and Z77-D3H have different VRM design and probably overclocking features, and so on; there are probably more difference between Z77-D3H and Z77X-D3H than there is between Z77X-D3H and Z77X-UD3H. If the difference is 200 sek, it's probably the Z77-D3H. That said, Z77-D3H is probably fine too. (nevermind, checked Komplett and Z77X-D3H really is 200 SEK under Z77X-UD3H. There are some differences in ports and features though, other than the below.) The UD3H has thicker copper layers. Thicker means higher cross-sectional area and thus lower resistance. With higher currents, you could get lower resistive losses, less heating up of the board itself, etc. More copper costs more money. It's a build quality thing, not really anything that much tangibly better for the consumer. But as you said... mostly useless. He may want to play some more intensive games later on would there be something in between the HD 6670 and the GTX 650 ti/7770? I guess the main question is if the 6670 can handle much at all or is there something a bit more expensive worth the price? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
But the HD 6670 is still an option. It should be able to run other games at mid-to-low settings depending on resolution. edit: HD 6670 is something like half as good as the HD 7770. The others above usually just fall in at the wrong part of the price/performance curve, unless I'm way out of touch with current pricing. | ||
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Craton
United States17303 Posts
On May 25 2013 15:32 Myles wrote: Sure, my previous card was a HD 6450 and the PSU is a Dell HD460AD-00. It's a bad stock computer that I bought a couple years ago. I considered just upgrading all together, but I don't really have the cash. Something I just noticed: your current card doesn't seem to require additional power connections (i.e. 6 or 8 pin power connections plugged into the top or rear of the card). Pretty much any new card you get will require them, but pre-builts have a tendency to use really cheap PSUs that might not even have them. Look into if you're going to need an adapter. | ||
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