What gpu for budget build?

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dargo

Discussion Starter · Dec 6, 2009

A friend has most of the parts that he needs for a budget build, but has $200 left for ram, a gpu, and a power supply. What should he get? The power supply must be enough for the chosen gpu and a 940, neither of which is he planning on overclocking. He doesn't want to sli/xfire. He's running ddr2 ram in the setup, and would probably be fine with 2GB. He wants to play at 1680x1050.

I was thinking of a 9800GT low power edition/corsair 400cx/some ram for remaining money

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zodac

· #2 · Dec 6, 2009

Corsair 450w
XFX 9800GT
GSkill 2GB DDR2

How's that? Comes in at $200 with the rebate on the Corsair PSU.

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dargo

Discussion Starter · #3 · Dec 6, 2009

would a 4770 perform better than a 9800gt?

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edalbkrad

· #4 · Dec 6, 2009

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Originally Posted by dargo

would a 4770 perform better than a 9800gt?

4770, 9800GT, and 4830 will have similar performance.
Go for whichever is cheaper.
It all depends on the game you're playing and other system parts.

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sosikwitit

· #5 · Dec 6, 2009

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Originally Posted by dargo

would a 4770 perform better than a 9800gt?

Depends on the game since they both perform pretty much the same...does he play more half life games or Unreal engine games?...

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Phaedrus2129

· #6 · Dec 6, 2009

The 4770 falls somewhere between the 9800GT and 9800GTX+. It's actually better than the 4830.

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