MillbrookWest Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Though he'll have to make sure the GPU is compatible with his mobo. PCI-e is backwards compatible. He'd need a mobo from the dawn of the dinosaurs for it to not be compatible ;) What is more important is to ensure his PSU is up to the task of supplying power to the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk_of_the_Reborn Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 PCI-e is backwards compatible. He'd need a mobo from the dawn of the dinosaurs for it to not be compatible ;) What is more important is to ensure his PSU is up to the task of supplying power to the card. ASUS GeForce GTX 960 only has a TDP of 120w. It's pretty energy efficient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiiat Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) i assume that's a budget in USD? i can only base off of prices in America though. if you're interested in things there - note that a GTX760 or a 750Ti will perform within ~3% of a 960/950, but since they're not brand new, cost a whole lot less. the new generation does come with some new software features and Et Cetera though, that could be quite useful. that being said, a GTX970 is slightly above the budget if it's USD, but tbh the extra bit would be worth it in the long term performance wise. Edit: Mine can do that but what games actually need you to OC?? technically, none. if it doesn't crash on launch, you wouldn't 'need' to. :p increasing Clock limits (and therefore usually increasing Core Voltages) can allow more performance to be gained without buying a new component. electronics running higher/faster than they're normally intended to causes them to create more Heat however, this can require cooling fans to run higher, depending on your ambient temperatures may even require you to rethink your Airflow plan in your computer, or consider investing in more expensive heat dissipation systems. Overclocking doesn't usually break Warranty nowadays as long as you aren't pushing things to extremes, but it can still be potentially unsafe - no matter how experienced you are, it's possible your product lost the Silicon lottery and that it generates hardware faults when you Overclock it, and brick the product. this is extremely rare however. but Overclocking does vary, if you take a thousand products off of the production line, some of them will be better than the QA standard, some average, and some below average. some Companies are stricter with QA than others. most are pretty good about it, keeping good standards to not ship you broken stuff, but some less credible Companies do allow that.... and that's not cool. Overclocking also has the possibility to cause instability. going too far can cause random crashes when idle, under normal load, heavy load, Et Cetera. this is unlikely to cause any damage, but you'll need to crank your settings back since crashing is no bueno. ASUS GeForce GTX 960 only has a TDP of 120w. It's pretty energy efficient that's the average, your PSU needs to be able to handle the spikes so your computer doesn't randomly shut off. aim for atleast 150w on the GTX960. To get a general idea of GPU comparisons, just use : http://gpuboss.com/ ew. that website (and it's other versions) have questionable credibility due to testing methodology. Edited October 14, 2015 by taiiat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechaTails Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I'll toss out, I have a GTX760 and it's run almost everything maxed at 1440x and high/max at 1920x. You can get one for like $100, hell I'll sell you mine for $100 so I can upgrade lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzatuw Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 How big of an improvement is it to my old one and nu. Personally wouldn't wanna get a used one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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