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TPC's Budget Video Card Guide

  • Try to avoid using generic power supplies to power up your computer. The chances are 30/70, 70 percent chance that the PSU will fail along with the components. Trust me, naranasan ko na yan, nag spark ang PSU at dinamay pati yung 7950 GX2 ko T-T
  • Ano maisusuggest niyo na video card sa Acer Aspire X1800 gagawin ko kasi pisonet. Kahit yung pang League of Legends lang. Eto po Specs:

    Processor: Intel® Pentium® Dual-core processor E5200 (2.5GHz, 2MB, 800FSB)
    Chipset: NVIDIA® GeForce® 7100 and nForce® 630i
    Memory: 2GB of DDR2 800 MHz SDRAM
    Graphics : Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce® 7100 graphics solution
    PCI Express® 2.0 x16 graphics card support (low-profile)
    Power supply: 220 W

    Thanks in Advance! :)

    -- edited by nyx1047 on Nov 20 2015, 08:51 PM
  • ^ GT 730 Kepler is Good choice for that make sure this is Low Profile
  • Sir silentorange19, di na po ba kailangan iupgrade power supply? Thanks po ulit :)
  • nyx1047
    nope no need walang external power connector ang card na yan sa pci-e kumukuha ng power yan
  • Ayun share ko lng ung nangyare saken.

    I recently swapped my 1 month old sapphire R9-380 nitro 2gb sa
    newly RMA'ed na Palit Gtx 960 super jetstream 2gb
    Ask ko lang if hindi bako lugi? considering ung saken almost a month used lang pero
    i overclocked it kasi i ran 3d firestrike and see for myself ung difference ng NON-OC'ed na VC sa OC'ed and
    i can see 5-10% increase in performance in fps and overall.

    So eto na nga, ngswap kame nung isang tpc user (3am ng madaling araw nangyare ung deal, from las pinas sya and from makati ako sa sobrang gusto nya na maka deal ako tinuloy na nmin ng 3am sa boarding house, tinest ko nman ung unit before so okay naman sia nglaro ako few games then decided it's a done deal na.)
    Hindi bako lugi sa deal considering brand new nman replaced ung palit gtx SJS 960? may ksama sia receipt for RMA purposes ulit.

    Bakit ko swinap? GTX 960 tlga ung una kong choice of cards kaso wala sa dynaquest (jan lang kasi pde ung card na ggmitin ko for installment) di ako pde mg buy piece by piece ksi installment gagawin ko sana pra isang bilihan lang.. so 2nd choice ko is ung r9 380 since un lang pasok sa budget ko (below 10k).

    Feedback sa GTX 960:

    para may idea kayo eto rig ko
    I5-4590 stock HSF
    8gb ram 1600mhz Cl9
    PSU 550watts 80% efficiency huntkey green power (Out of stocks kasi ung Corsair VS500 at Hec Cougar SL 500)
    1TB HDD

    Games played:

    Resolution ko : 1600x1200 19.5 inches monitor ko

    Arkham Knight-Natapos ko tong laro na to with almost no stuttering (kaso low details pero high ung texture quality with AA ON lang since 2gb lang ung card ko, pag normal settings playable sia sa 60fps KASO may stuttering pag fast paced na lalo pag nsa batmobile which for me is not tolerable, dibale ng ibaba ko settings bsta wala stuttering issues, maganda nman graphics ng arkham knight even in low detail)

    Dying light-Compared sa R9-380 ko, napaka smooth ng laro ko dito.. sobrang smooth sa 55-60 fps

    Metro Last light-kahit sa r9 380 ko wala ako problem d2 so sa gtx 960 ko gnun din hehe stable 60 fps on high

    COD Black Ops III: grabe kumain ng ram tong laro na to.. umaabot sa 7.3gb ung nacoconsume nya and sobra stutter nya on high settings di ko pa sia masyado tweak kasi di ko nman lalaruin pa, test ko lang if gumagana ung na dl ko na installer

    The Witcher 3- Dito ako sobrang napabilib..ganda ng graphics nito! settings ko dito ULTRA BUT tweak some settings na nakuha ko online for best performance without sacrificing graphics quality, like turning off hairworks and other tweaks. Stable fps ko d2 50-55 di sia umaabot ng 60 fps kahit i OC ko si GTX 960. napansin ko lng sa game na to though hindi sya ganun kalakas kumain ng RAM at VRAM ung GPU usage is 100% pg OCed umaabot sia 105% which im not sure is safe. nagulat ako sa temps ko umaabot 80c di ko napansin sa afterburner na naka auto ung fan ko. lol ng panic ako so adjust ko sia to 70% aun nglalaro sia 65-70 hehe..

    GTA V-stable 60 fps ako dito on ULTRA (kahit nakalagay na dapat 3gb ram above ung needed) hehe.. adjust ko ibang settings na hindi mo naman mapapansin just to reach ung 60fps na cap

    Currently witcher 3 ung tinatapos ko, sunod ko lalaruin ung middle earth: shadow of mordor GOTY tska Fallout4. natambakan nako ng games. ayoko kasi sabay sabayin. nakakapanibago lalo pg 2 RPG games nilaalaro mo. hirap mgadjust nugn nglalaro ako sabay ng batman at witcher 3. lol

    Ask ko lang since parang nakukulangan ako ra RAM ko ksi sa arkham knight almost 6gb ram kinakain nya so im left with 2gb ram nalang plan ko sana is palitan ung isang 4gb 1600 ko ng 8gb 1600mhz na stick mg kakaron po ba sia performance issues kasi hindi pares na 8gb ung ggmitin ko? bali magiging 8gb+4gb 1600mhz na stick mangyayare..

    PS.
    wala ako problema d2 sa palit gtx 960 ko. sobrang cool nya lang rarely reaches 80c (naiwan ko lang ksi naka auto ung fan hehe pero pg nsa 70%)

    Yan problema ko sa r9 380 2gb, ang init nya sobra na minsan umaabot sia ng 75c kahit naka 70% ung fan ko huhu.. ramdam ko ugn singaw ng init sa r9 380 kasi naka bukas side panel ko, now sa gtx 960 ko na super jetstream hindi eh. chillax lang sia

    Thanks po sa sasagot!
  • @eternalenvy

    Running and 8GB and 4GB stick will not penalize anything regarding performance.

    For added information, magkakaroon lang ng penalty sa performance kung magkaiba yung clock speeds ng dalawang sticks (e.g. 8GB 1866, 4GB 1600).
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  • TO ALL:


    Ask ko lang po, ano po kayang GPU yung ok para sa specs ko dito sa pc.
    Gagawin ko nalang po kasi sayang parang media player

    asus p5s mx se
    Intel E4400
    3gb ram


    Thanks
  • Nvidia na GT610 or similar sa 7 series nila na low powered ok na. Pero for a media player PC, parang magastos sa kuryente yan? Check mo dedicated players
  • Mga Sir,

    Ano ba bagay na Video Card dito sa PC ko. Swak ba dito ung GTX 750 Ti StormX OC (2048MB GDDR5)? TIA

    >i3-4170
    >4G RAM
    >PSU 500w
  • ^
    If your PSU is not generic, a GTX 750 Ti will work well with your PC.

    Ultimately, it's your budget and the games you play that will determine which video card you really need.
  • Hi. pa help po. ano po magandang video card. budget ko po is 2k~2.5k. and cd rom nadin po

    mobo: f2a55m-ds2 gigabyte
    proc : amd a4-5300 trinity
    hdd: 250gb and 160 ata separate.
    cd-rom : wala pa
    psu: 500 watts ( generic or truerated ata to)
    ram : 4gb ripjaw skillx

    salamat po sa mag reply!!!!! TIA

    -- edited by xcvb on Dec 26 2015, 07:11 PM
  • @awakeruze

    Thanks Sir sa replay!!! My PSU is not namn generic Thermaltake namn ang brand nya. Hindi ba mag bottleneck ung CPU pag tinaasan ko pa ung Videocard? TIA
  • no
  • you may also refer to this guide, imKaloy

    <click here for link>

    -- edited by thesilencer on Dec 27 2015, 11:12 AM
  • @thesilencer

    Thanks Sir! This is very helpful.
  • mga sir ask lang po ng opinion. I'm choosing between gtx650 or r7 250x ano po ba kunin ko? Mas mura 250x kaso ayoko lang is kailangan pa ng power connector, sa gtx650 no need for connector and parang mas maganda specs. Sulit ba kung kukunin ko yung gtx650?

    psu 600w(not sure if generic pero hindi to yung builtin na psu sa case)
    gigabyte a75m-ds2
    amd a8

    thanks sirs!
  • maglalabas ba ng bagong GPU ang nvidia at amd this year?

    also, sa price range ng gtx750ti ano ang counterpart niya sa amd?

    pinagiisipan ko kasi kung gtx750ti na lang bibilin ko or mag gtx950 na ko. medyo malayo din kasi price diff nilang dalawa.

    cpu ko is phenom II x4 955BE, old gpu ko is hd5770. monitor reso ko is 1366x768 lang naman kaya walang problema. ano kaya magandang upgrade from my old gpu?

    -- edited by jtiro on Jan 20 2016, 09:28 AM
  • patulong naman...kailangan ko ng payo...


    need to change my gpu Gigabyte gtx 460 Oc ed, masyado mataas konsumo ng kuryente ko eh, ano pwede ipalit
    G3258 ang cpu ko at 16gb ram...at 620W psu, my games: NBA2k16, AC:india, next(inquisition)

    TIA!
  • ^gtx 750 idol
  • ^ thanks chief
  • how about gtx 670 ano masasabi mo din chief?
  • Good day mga sir,
    Anu po mas okay sa dalawa kasi mag ka price lang sa isang store
    Powercolor Turbo duo R9 270 2gb 256bit ddr5 or
    EVGA GTX 750ti 1gb 128bit gddr5

    Need ko na po kasi mag palit ng video card. pati di po ba ako mag ka problema dahil medyo luma na specs ko? as long as PCIE slot?

    Procie: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.80
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-s2p
    4gb ram
    500watts fsp hexa psu.
  • thinking of upgrading my Powercolor HD4850 to something newer. medyo tinotopak na rin rin ata eh, malimit nako mag-BSOD (atikmpg.sys ang culprit) kahit nakapag-fresh reinstall nako ng drivers. I'm running two HD4850 driving two monitors. My budget per card maxes out at 4500, pwede siguro hanggang 5, pero as much as possible, I'd like to keep it under 4500. I'm fancying the HIS R7-260x pero baka may mas alam pa kayo na mas sulit sa presyo. I'm not a hardcore game, pero as much as possible I try to keep up with the newer games (although playing at Low to Medium quality).

    Other components of my current rig:
    Mobo: Gigabyte EP45-DS3R
    CPU: Intel E8400
    RAM: 8GB
    PSU: FSP Epsilon na 750w (can't remember anymore)

    Salamat.

    -- edited by Hondaman77 on Feb 16 2016, 10:17 PM
  • @hondaman

    Hirap pag legacy GPU, nabenta ko na yung HD4670 dahil di na supported. Either try the PC AXR7 250OC with GDDR5 1gb for 4350 or Asus GT730 2gb ddr3 128bit Fermi for 2850 (kung medyo sabog yung Crimson drivers para sa iyo).

    @eternalenvy
    Yan problema ko sa r9 380 2gb, ang init nya sobra na minsan umaabot sia ng 75c kahit naka 70% ung fan ko huhu.. ramdam ko ugn singaw ng init sa r9 380 kasi naka bukas side panel ko, now sa gtx 960 ko na super jetstream hindi eh. chillax lang sia


    Una, yang mga card na banggit mo over 5k, tapos isa pa kaya sitting pretty yung GTX 960 kasi karamihan ng mga games na banggit mo gumamit ng Gameworks ng nVidia. Ibig sabihin yung games, na optimize na gumamit ng nVidia GPU pero nagiging makupad pag AMD. Kumbaga crippled lagi ang games sa AMD.

    At sa huli, off mo yung hairworks ng The Witcher 3, at makikita mo na biglang bilis ng FPS.
  • PyroclasticFlo Send Message View User Items on February 17, 2016 09:50 AM #
    @hondaman

    Hirap pag legacy GPU, nabenta ko na yung HD4670 dahil di na supported. Either try the PC AXR7 250OC with GDDR5 1gb for 4350 or Asus GT730 2gb ddr3 128bit Fermi for 2850 (kung medyo sabog yung Crimson drivers para sa iyo).


    Salamat sa suggestions. Tignan ko yang 250OC, although tama ba - the 260x I was referring to should be newer than the the 250OC? In general the 260x should be better than the 250OC, or that's not always the case? I'm not sure though if I can run an nVidia GPU, kasi sa website ng Gigabyte, ATi lang ang nabanggit na GPU brand for my motherboard. But still, the 250OC you mentioned should be worth a look. Salamat ulit!
  • The rule of thumb I've seen is that often the GPU processing power, bandwidth (128-bit over 64-bit) and/or VRAM speed (GDDR5 over DDR3) are more important than VRAM size. I recommend closer comparison of the two cards before purchasing.
  • @Hondaman77

    The 260X (896 Shader Cores), is significantly faster than the 250OC (384 Shader Cores)
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