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System Name | Sandfiller |
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Processor | I5-10400 |
Motherboard | MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS |
Cooling | Noctua NH-L9i (92x25mm fan) |
Memory | 32GB Corsair LPX 2400 Mhz DDR4 CL14 |
Video Card(s) | MSI RX 5700 XT GAMING X |
Storage | Intel 670P 512GB |
Display(s) | 2560x1080 LG 29" + 22" LG |
Case | SS RV02 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster Z |
Power Supply | Fractal Design IntegraM 650W |
Mouse | Logitech Triathlon |
Keyboard | REDRAGON MITRA |
Software | Windows 11 Home x 64 |
Hi guys,
I have this situation. An acquaintance of mine called me recently with a plea to help him choose a VGA. The guy has zero knowledge about PC and he trusts me completely, which makes me nervous. He is also on an extremely tight budget. When I said zero, I meant, he can't read where his wattage for the PSU is on the box. (I am not saying this to mock him, more like to demonstrate the degree I am talking about). With lots of struggle and eventually remote desktop here is what I scavanged about his system:
CPU: AMD A8-6600K (iGPU: HD 8570D)
MB: AsRock FM2A55M-HD+
RAM: 2x4GB 1600mhz
HDD: WD 1TB (dunno the series- educated guess: Blue)
PSU: Spire Jewel 550W
Target Resolution: 1680x1050
Target Game (he plays all the time): Archеage (recommended GPU: GTS 250 1GB)
Target budget: up to 45 Euro
I already warned him about the card being old for this money, be he said, he doesn't care.
Within this margin, 2-nd hand speaking, there's lots to choose from: GTX 260, GTX 460Se, GTX 550Ti, GT 640 DDR5. I am not sure what to aim for to be honest. What seems so far to be my top 1 is a Gigabyte GTX 460Se for about 36 Euro. It has a twin force cooler and a bandwith of 96 Gb/s- this should be enough for this game, I hope??. But will his PSU hold up to the task?
I have this situation. An acquaintance of mine called me recently with a plea to help him choose a VGA. The guy has zero knowledge about PC and he trusts me completely, which makes me nervous. He is also on an extremely tight budget. When I said zero, I meant, he can't read where his wattage for the PSU is on the box. (I am not saying this to mock him, more like to demonstrate the degree I am talking about). With lots of struggle and eventually remote desktop here is what I scavanged about his system:
CPU: AMD A8-6600K (iGPU: HD 8570D)
MB: AsRock FM2A55M-HD+
RAM: 2x4GB 1600mhz
HDD: WD 1TB (dunno the series- educated guess: Blue)
PSU: Spire Jewel 550W
Target Resolution: 1680x1050
Target Game (he plays all the time): Archеage (recommended GPU: GTS 250 1GB)
Target budget: up to 45 Euro
I already warned him about the card being old for this money, be he said, he doesn't care.
Within this margin, 2-nd hand speaking, there's lots to choose from: GTX 260, GTX 460Se, GTX 550Ti, GT 640 DDR5. I am not sure what to aim for to be honest. What seems so far to be my top 1 is a Gigabyte GTX 460Se for about 36 Euro. It has a twin force cooler and a bandwith of 96 Gb/s- this should be enough for this game, I hope??. But will his PSU hold up to the task?
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