Pondscumz Posted August 13, 2011 Member ID: 1723 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 54 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 166 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 1 Achievement Points: 1375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/23/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 5, 2015 Birthday: 01/16/1960 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I am thinking about upgrading my video card to something that supports directx11. Any suggestions on a video card that won't break the bank? And how can I find out what my power supply is in my system? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD Posted August 13, 2011 Member ID: 2520 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 50 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 627 Content Per Day: 0.13 Reputation: 48 Achievement Points: 3748 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/23/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 16, 2018 Birthday: 08/18/1953 Share Posted August 13, 2011 What kind of $$ are you looking to spend may I ask? That will help narrow down the possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astronomer Posted August 13, 2011 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Share Posted August 13, 2011 Best card on a budget might be an nVidia 550. I just bought an EVGA GTX 550 TI Superclocked (1Gb VRAM), ~$130. it still had some headroom left for further overclocking. To see what you have for a power supply, open up your case and take a look at the label(s) on your PS. Good Luck! Keep the questions coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
coolmd Posted August 13, 2011 Member ID: 2384 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 69 Topic Count: 49 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1058 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 757 Achievement Points: 9389 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/10/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 6 Birthday: 01/18/1966 Device: Android Share Posted August 13, 2011 Hiya Mate, I have and love my ATI HD5850, quiet and does not use much power....runs everything perfectly...not sure how many $ it is...still quite expensive in uk . Use this site you can compa5re video cards on it...very good for lots of hardware http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/250?vs=283 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
JohnnyDos Posted August 13, 2011 Member ID: 77 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 111 Topic Count: 1018 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 7527 Content Per Day: 1.41 Reputation: 9175 Achievement Points: 69486 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 47 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2011 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=SAPPHIRE+256+bit&x=11&y=45 ATI are pretty cheap I just have a Sapphire Vapour X 5770 1gig and 128 bit.Pretty cheap now Pondscum Nvidia I'm not sure where there DX11 series starts at.Anyways "Can You Run It" tells me when I run a test to see if the game will play fails the card cause it is only a 128bit.But I don't seem to notice anything lacking.You will need at least a 600W or better PSU.Read the peoples reviews.You should be able to get something for $200 or less.GOOD LUCK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickTheGrip Posted August 13, 2011 Member ID: 177 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 16 Topic Count: 145 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1669 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 281 Achievement Points: 10581 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2023 Birthday: 05/08/1961 Device: iPhone Share Posted August 13, 2011 I have an XFX Radeon HD 6950. It is awesome. Problem is, I am not sure what you consider too expensive. This one costs around $250 from places like New Egg In fact most new high-end video cards support DirectX 11. Anything as new as or newer than a Radeon 5870/5850 should support it. All Radeon 57XX cardss and above support 11. On the Nvidia side, A good value for '11' supported cards would be the NVida GTX460. It still might be a little high at around $180 (NewEgg again) Again, all GTX400 series support '11'. The GTX200s and below do not. All in all, you are looking at around $150+ minimum for DirectX 11 supported card This is the cheapest I could find http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133326 For a card like that, you will they reccomend a 400W supply (I think that is far too low, depending on what else you run). I would suggest at least 650W/750W or higher. You will also need a minimum 38A, 12V rail on it and it takes 2 6-pin power leads to run it. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BattlewolF Posted August 13, 2011 Member ID: 2028 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 12 Topic Count: 42 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1740 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 545 Achievement Points: 10637 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18 Birthday: 03/10/1963 Device: Windows Share Posted August 13, 2011 Look at your psu you can see a label how much watt he is and a ati used fewer power than a nvdia ati hd 5770 supported directx 11 and is good and cheap I self have now the ati hd6870 and my son the nvidea 560ti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
GixXxer Posted August 13, 2011 Member ID: 2568 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 64 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 390 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/08/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 02/18/1982 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Pondscumz - Best video card for DirectX 11? I am thinking about upgrading my video card to something that supports directx11. Any suggestions on a video card that won't break the bank? And how can I find out what my power supply is in my system? Thanks You could get a GTX 580 Hydro Copper 2. I got 3 in SLI and their nice. No noise because no fans, it's setup to be water cooled. I picked up 3 of these for around $2400 and water system for a few hundred. If you just get a single card it's only $700 - $800 depending where you get it.. good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiZiD Posted August 13, 2011 Member ID: 804 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 446 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 3600 Content Per Day: 0.68 Reputation: 1053 Achievement Points: 24386 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/28/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 7, 2020 Birthday: 04/25/1960 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I always try to follow the chipset of the mother board. If you have an ATI chipset go with ATI and vise a versa with GForce. The power supply is the backbone for your PC.....less power parts run like shit. some reading http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/graphics-cards/best-cheap-dx11-graphics-card-10-tested-927601 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
MoeBetta Posted August 13, 2011 Member ID: 1608 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 49 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 411 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 11 Achievement Points: 2639 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/24/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 30 Birthday: 11/12/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted August 13, 2011 If you can wait a month, Nvidia is about to release the GTX600 series...thus dropping the price on the 500 series cards...just be patient a few more weeks, or month possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
MoeBetta Posted August 13, 2011 Member ID: 1608 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 49 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 411 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 11 Achievement Points: 2639 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/24/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 30 Birthday: 11/12/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted August 13, 2011 Im considering 2 GTX560 TI cards when the price drop happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Pondscumz Posted August 13, 2011 Member ID: 1723 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 54 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 166 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 1 Achievement Points: 1375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/23/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 5, 2015 Birthday: 01/16/1960 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 WiZiD I always try to follow the chipset of the mother board. If you have an ATI chipset go with ATI and vise a versa with GForce. The power supply is the backbone for your PC.....less power parts run like shit. some reading http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/graphics-cards/best-cheap-dx11-graphics-card-10-tested-927601 Sounds like a good plan. Thanks to all for the good FREE advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeBetta Posted August 13, 2011 Member ID: 1608 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 49 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 411 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 11 Achievement Points: 2639 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/24/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 30 Birthday: 11/12/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted August 13, 2011 Power supplies are key, but make sure you have enough voltage on your +12 v amp rail. If seen son 750 watt power supplies with only 35 amp rail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
SsgtChaz Posted August 14, 2011 Member ID: 1635 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 67 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 425 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/03/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 01/28/1968 Share Posted August 14, 2011 If you bought it custon refer to your build, if the pc is stock good chance power supply is 500 or under. I would think one would want 750 or better with todays cards and such. But for sure, you will need to open it up and look if you dont know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CplMOFO Posted August 14, 2011 Member ID: 1924 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1012 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 101 Achievement Points: 5864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 21, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1973 Share Posted August 14, 2011 For your old power supply, try to take a nice, close and CLEAR picture of the side sticker...we can go from there... For Power supplies, seek 80+ bronze or Silver certification, IDEALLY single-rail design, a good 750Watts to 850 Watts. You can get good ones for a decent price if you know what to look for... For graphics in DX11, how much are you really willing to pay? The GTX460 1GB (make sure it's the 1 gig version) for $169 on the EGG advice is a good one...the 550Ti is weaker than 460, so in reference with the asking price, your call. The regular 560 is basically an overclocked 460... I would try to grab a 560Ti or a HD6950 1GB (sometimes you ca find a 2GB card for a bout the price of a 1GB)....6870 is a little cheaper, but still a good decent card... You can try NEWEGG.COM's Open box deals, EVGA B-STOCK cards to save even more... EVGA B-STOCK (90-day only warranty) GTX460 1GB for $109!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (that's what I'd go for for graphics on the cheap) 01G-P3-1370-RX EVGA GTX1024mb FPB for $109 B-STOCK on EVGA's site.... You can get a EVGA560TI for $179 GTX570 for $249.... GTX560 for $149 GTX550TI for $99 GTX480 for $219 (fast but warm and power hungry) GTX470 for $159 (as fast as a 560ti but running warmer, and more power hungry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Pondscumz Posted August 14, 2011 Member ID: 1723 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 54 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 166 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 1 Achievement Points: 1375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/23/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 5, 2015 Birthday: 01/16/1960 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 I am looking at the 560TI. I am running a Geforce 260 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CplMOFO Posted August 14, 2011 Member ID: 1924 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1012 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 101 Achievement Points: 5864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 21, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1973 Share Posted August 14, 2011 This what I got.... 2 X MSI N560GTX Ti Twin frozr II in SLI I'm really satisfied... You can also consider the ASUS GTX560Ti DirectCuII, or the MSI N560GTX HAWK edition (noisier than TFII, but a little faster) EVGA DS superclocked is a nice one too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
tsw 8.5 Posted August 14, 2011 Member ID: 906 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 143 Topic Count: 512 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 17078 Content Per Day: 3.26 Reputation: 42067 Achievement Points: 148515 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 677 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 11/30/1960 Device: Windows Share Posted August 14, 2011 pondscumz i was running 1 gtx 260 o/c but with the new rig i have 2 running in sli and like it a lot .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Goinbigger Posted August 14, 2011 Member ID: 2388 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 76 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 453 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/11/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 8, 2012 Birthday: 02/03/1981 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I have 2 EVGA GTX 470 Superclocked running in SLI. Got them on B-Stock a while ago for $200 each. I can run just about any game out right now at max settings and still have overhead. And mine really don't get that hot, but I haven't had any reason to overclock them anymore than they came from the factory either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomSlang Posted August 14, 2011 Member ID: 94 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 552 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 367 Achievement Points: 3739 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 02:12 PM Birthday: 12/03/1955 Device: Windows Share Posted August 14, 2011 http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/graphics-cards,1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Jcsnipe007 Posted December 26, 2011 Member ID: 2640 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 62 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 509 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/01/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 6, 2012 Birthday: 09/30/1980 Share Posted December 26, 2011 i agree with astronamer gtx550ti 2 gig ddr5 good price i'm running it very easy set up plenty of ram good support i'm a true idiot and i justed pluggedit in downloaded updates no problem stay away from asus 440gt it sucked took it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcsnipe007 Posted December 26, 2011 Member ID: 2640 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 2 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 62 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 509 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/01/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 6, 2012 Birthday: 09/30/1980 Share Posted December 26, 2011 only way to check power supply pull cover. it says on there somewhere try not to skimp on supply. that card requires a 24 amp output i bought a thermatake 600 watt for 60 bucks it only puts out 23 amps but ok so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattlewolF Posted December 26, 2011 Member ID: 2028 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 12 Topic Count: 42 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1740 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 545 Achievement Points: 10637 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18 Birthday: 03/10/1963 Device: Windows Share Posted December 26, 2011 Pondscumz I am looking at the 560TI. I am running a Geforce 260 now. Than you can run the 560ti because 260 used more power , that is a power yser the 260 And the 560 ti is a good choice than Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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