I am looking for a old but still relevant GPU (GTX 480, HD5870, ect) for the PC i am building my little brother for christmas. My budget is around 50$. Does anyone here have something collecting dust they would be willing to sell me?
Looking for cheap old decent graphics card.
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I am looking for a old but still relevant GPU (GTX 480, HD5870, ect) for the PC i am building my little brother for christmas. My budget is around 50$. Does anyone here have something collecting dust they would be willing to sell me?
What tasks will this graphics card be doing? I wouldn't recommend this low price point for any modern "gaming rig," even a budget one.
What tasks will this graphics card be doing? I wouldn't recommend this low price point for any modern "gaming rig," even a budget one.
Source games, minecraft, and fallout 4 with godrays off.
A GTX 480 or equivalent should be fine.
Source games, minecraft, and fallout 4 with godrays off.
A GTX 480 or equivalent should be fine.
A GTX 480 or equivalent should be fine.
I would still recommend looking into something around the GTX 950 range, although with source games, specifically TF2, it's important to have a nice CPU, as you probably know.
I would still recommend looking into something around the GTX 950 range, although with source games, specifically TF2, it's important to have a nice CPU, as you probably know.
http://i.imgur.com/mn0QK18.jpg?1
Obviously the 480 lacks some modern features, but it's still pretty impressive how it's held up
[img]http://i.imgur.com/mn0QK18.jpg?1[/img]
Obviously the 480 lacks some modern features, but it's still pretty impressive how it's held up
Obviously the 480 lacks some modern features, but it's still pretty impressive how it's held up
ScrewballI am looking for a old but still relevant GPU (GTX 480, HD5870, ect) for the PC i am building my little brother for christmas. My budget is around 50$. Does anyone here have something collecting dust they would be willing to sell me?
[quote=Screwball]I am looking for a old but still relevant GPU (GTX 480, HD5870, ect) for the PC i am building my little brother for christmas. My budget is around [b]50$.[/b] Does anyone here have something collecting dust they would be willing to sell me?[/quote]
PotatoI would still recommend looking into something around the GTX 950 range, although with source games, specifically TF2, it's important to have a nice CPU, as you probably know.
The GTX 480 performs similarly to a 950 ti and can usually be had very cheaply thanks to it's large power requirements and heat (i already have a decent case and PSU sitting around). I will be pairing it with my old i5 760 @ 4ghz.
[quote=Potato]I would still recommend looking into something around the GTX 950 range, although with source games, specifically TF2, it's important to have a nice CPU, as you probably know.[/quote]
The GTX 480 performs similarly to a 950 ti and can usually be had very cheaply thanks to it's large power requirements and heat (i already have a decent case and PSU sitting around). I will be pairing it with my old i5 760 @ 4ghz.
The GTX 480 performs similarly to a 950 ti and can usually be had very cheaply thanks to it's large power requirements and heat (i already have a decent case and PSU sitting around). I will be pairing it with my old i5 760 @ 4ghz.
matih 50$.
That is not a unreasonable price for a almost 6 year old card that is as fast as a 950 and takes more power than a R9 Fury.
[quote=matih] [b]50$.[/b][/quote]
That is not a unreasonable price for a almost 6 year old card that is as fast as a 950 and takes more power than a R9 Fury.
That is not a unreasonable price for a almost 6 year old card that is as fast as a 950 and takes more power than a R9 Fury.
ScrewballI complained about Nvidia whql drivers shutting off the fan on my 480 killing the card out of warranty.
ScrewballAvoid Nvidia like the plague unless you have more money than brains. Nvidia cards age like milk.
ScrewballWorked fine on my 4890 and shat the bed on my 480 on the same CPU in the same system. Clearly something wasn't right with the 480.
Proceeds to buy that exact nVidia card for brother.
Daily dose of comedy has been administered.
[quote=Screwball]I complained about Nvidia whql drivers shutting off the fan on my 480 killing the card out of warranty.[/quote]
[quote=Screwball]Avoid Nvidia like the plague unless you have more money than brains. Nvidia cards age like milk.[/quote]
[quote=Screwball]Worked fine on my 4890 and shat the bed on my 480 on the same CPU in the same system. Clearly something wasn't right with the 480.[/quote]
Proceeds to buy that exact nVidia card for brother.
Daily dose of comedy has been administered.
[quote=Screwball]Avoid Nvidia like the plague unless you have more money than brains. Nvidia cards age like milk.[/quote]
[quote=Screwball]Worked fine on my 4890 and shat the bed on my 480 on the same CPU in the same system. Clearly something wasn't right with the 480.[/quote]
Proceeds to buy that exact nVidia card for brother.
Daily dose of comedy has been administered.
SetsulDaily dose of comedy has been administered.
480s drivers are pretty much finalized and it aged well thanks to it's large amount of vram/memory bandwidth (for the time) and good tessellation performance. Fermi is still a blast furnace with a shaky history however that is currently irrelevant for this particular use case. Allso i am clearly on a budget so flaws can be overlooked if the price is right (480s are are very cheap for how fast they are due to the thermal and power issues mentioned before).
http://oi63.tinypic.com/15dvou1.jpg
ScrewballAvoid Nvidia like the plague unless you have more money than brains. Nvidia cards age like milk.
Still applies thanks to Nvidia's lack of hardware async and bad price/performance ratio.
[quote=Setsul]
Daily dose of comedy has been administered.[/quote]
480s drivers are pretty much finalized and it aged well thanks to it's large amount of vram/memory bandwidth (for the time) and good tessellation performance. Fermi is still a blast furnace with a shaky history however that is currently irrelevant for this particular use case. Allso i am clearly on a budget so flaws can be overlooked if the price is right (480s are are very cheap for how fast they are due to the thermal and power issues mentioned before).
http://oi63.tinypic.com/15dvou1.jpg
[quote=Screwball]Avoid Nvidia like the plague unless you have more money than brains. Nvidia cards age like milk.[/quote]
Still applies thanks to Nvidia's lack of hardware async and bad price/performance ratio.
Daily dose of comedy has been administered.[/quote]
480s drivers are pretty much finalized and it aged well thanks to it's large amount of vram/memory bandwidth (for the time) and good tessellation performance. Fermi is still a blast furnace with a shaky history however that is currently irrelevant for this particular use case. Allso i am clearly on a budget so flaws can be overlooked if the price is right (480s are are very cheap for how fast they are due to the thermal and power issues mentioned before).
http://oi63.tinypic.com/15dvou1.jpg
[quote=Screwball]Avoid Nvidia like the plague unless you have more money than brains. Nvidia cards age like milk.[/quote]
Still applies thanks to Nvidia's lack of hardware async and bad price/performance ratio.
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