http://forum.randomgs.com/index.php/topic,10735.0.html (http://forum.randomgs.com/index.php/topic,10735.0.html):)
:)Just asking but how much power does the 460 require?
What's your budget? For the price range of the 550ti the GTX 460 is much faster, for a tiny bit more. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130749 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130749)
Oh, and of course you should read my guide ;)
Just asking but how much power does the 460 require?
http://forum.randomgs.com/index.php/topic,10735.0.html (http://forum.randomgs.com/index.php/topic,10735.0.html)Supertoaster knows his GPU stuff well.
What about the 460 Hawk?Unless he is going to do a lot of overclocking I wouldn't spend the money for it. My Asus 460 overclocks from 700 to 950 easily and keeps fairly low temps.
im actually gonna get the 550 my computer doesnt have enough power for the 460 D: anyone want to suggest a good brand?EVGA, trusted brand and a lifetime warranty
EVGA, trusted brand and a lifetime warrantyMy 250 is EVGA. Tis awesome.
If you get an nvidia card, dont hope for any bitcoin mining ( not that I do it ). Those cards perform horrendously at mining.
I'd suggest 6800ish series radeon, just to spite all the nvidia fags here. You know what they say either way, ati has no drivers and nvidia burns your house down.
>EDIT: I've got MSI, hasnt let me down. Pretty much anything is fine EXCEPT XFX. BURN XFX. You pay for the door hanger thing that comes in the box, really.
MSI is a good brand too look for, gives 3 year warranty on most cards, enhances gpu speed on some cards, will provide help when needed, comes with alot of tools on Driver cd, and so on.I thought it was up there but in case it wasnt my PSU is 460 watts and case is xps 8300
Evga is also good, Warrantys and so on.
MSI, Nvidia, and Evga is some of the most powerful GPU card producers, and Warranty givers.
I've actually ran a 500w video card on a 400w power supply, never had any problems.. ;D
Also, when you look for cards, you must look for certain features/requirements. Such as, PCI, PCI-E(Express), if your motherboard doesn't have these slots, or your power supply, and your vid card requires it, it won't work. Some video cards require a (24 + 4) Pin Mainboard Connecter to get full power, Again if your board, PSU, only has (24) pin mainboard connector, you won't get full power. Some video cards use (4) pin mainboard connector, some (4 + 2) pin mainboard connectors..
High Pixel shader, 3.0 to 4.0 is very nice when playing high-end games. Open GL helps on some High-End games that use it.
So as you can see, a whole lot of factors you need to look for. Would be more helpful if you posted your PSU.
I thought it was up there but in case it wasnt my PSU is 460 watts and case is xps 8300
i using the standard xps 8300 motherboard from dell and the PSU is a dell one.but i read it can support up to a 550 gtx.
Can you provide me with your Motherboard?
Also, for your Power Supply, I need to know how many cords of the 4-pin jacks it has, and 6-pin. Just look for cords going from you power supply that have 4 pins in it at the end, or 6 pins in it at the end (if it has 6 pins, 2 can be taken off, if needed..I can explain how to do this.)
If it only has one 4-pin, and your motherboard needs it..some High-End video cards require this 4-pin jack. Resulting in the video card not working, or your motherboard not working. Depending on which you hook it up to, of course :)
4-pin looks like this:
(http://0.tqn.com/d/pcsupport/1/0/6/7/-/-/atx-4pin-molex-39-01-2040.jpg)
6-pin looks like this:
(http://i00.i.aliimg.com/img/pb/856/149/433/433149856_063.jpg)
Would help me to find out what you can take ;D
Well, I've found a high-end gaming card, Your motherboard will most likely work with this. I've checked over every single feature and recommendation for this card, your computer seems to meet them all. ;DThanks dude. Btw do you know any cheap Mini-Hdmi to Hdmi adapters?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625)For the power cable you get (upon buying the video card):
(http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/2453/adapteradapter2xmolex6p.jpg)
Insert the white cables into two of the same cables (RUNNING FROM THE POWER SUPPLY.)
Thanks dude. Btw do you know any cheap Mini-Hdmi to Hdmi adapters?
save your money buy a real psu with a 550 or more power rating that can be had for about 100 bucks, plus you can get a pretty fast gpu for under 150. hell the evga 550 ti is like 130 bucks.yes i have a pcie16x slot
the main thing is do you even have a motherboard with a pcie16x slot?