Hey everyone, just want thoughts on these two GPU's as a budget GPU.
I can currently get both for the same price second hand.
Strictly performance based what would you say is better?
Going off a few other websites they are very similarly matched. So I thought I'd ask the experts of Ozbargain for some help?
I will be using it to play AAA games at mid to high settings. Any help would be good!
Thanks guys
How much are you paying for them second hand?
I would think the R9380X, even though older, is the more powerful one but only slightly at roughly 10% on average in the benchmark's I've seen and read and its dependent on the title. But it does have a higher powerdraw compared to the 1050ti.
I can get both for about $100 from a friend?
R9 380X is power hungry. If you have a solid 500 watt power supply then it's fine, the GTX 1050 is more power efficient and uses less power. You can easily power the 1050Ti using a 300 to 350 watt power supply.
R9 380x is 190 watt and 1050 Ti is 75 watts If I recall.
Overall both are decent cards. If they both cost the same, the R9 gives you better performance for your dollar. But the driver support will be more limited, once its a few generations old it becomes legacy hardware and AMD will no longer release optimizations.
The Power Supply for the R9 380 is 600W. I posted details below
the r9 380x is 30% faster but 18m old
Okay sorry to throw another spammer in the works.
I have 2 options of PC's I'm thinking about getting.
Both are $500. Which is my max limit.
Thoughts?
Option A
CPU: Intel core i7 2600 3.4ghz
CPU COOLER: Deepcool hyper D92 air cooler
GPU: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB twin frozr with backplate
RAM: Kingston 8GB 2x4 sticks 1600mhz DDR3
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P8H61-M LE, Micro ATX
POWER SUPPLY: Coolermaster Rs600 80+ rated unit
HARD DRIVE: Western Digital Black 500Gb 3.5" drive.
CASE: Deepcool smarter LED case with blue LED fan at the front and usb 3.0 support
Option B
CPU - i3 7100
Motherboard- Gigabyte B250m-hd3
RAM- 8GB DDR4 Memory
GPU- MSI GTX 1050 Ti 4GT OC 4GB
Hard Drive - WD 1TB hhd sata
Case- Aerocool Gaming case
Power Supply- Aerocool vr-550w PSU + 2x 120mm corsair quiet fans
The first Pc is around 2011 era, so the CPU and core system is roughly 5 to 6 years old. While it is old, the Core i7 still provides decent performance. The graphics card is from late 2015, so it's possible it's just over 1.5 years old, though it is based on very old architecture.
The CPU is worth perhaps $120, card worth $160, RAM worth $40, mobo worth $40, PSU and case probably worth $100 together. I'd say this system is worth just a few bucks shy of $500. I'd try to haggle to $450.
Downside with this machine is just how old everything is, so longevity is an issue and you will also miss out on things like PCIE 3.0, M.2 slot for SSD's, and there's no support for DDR4 memory.
As for the second system, all the parts are much, much newer and is perhaps less than a year old.
Pricing of new parts
i3 7100 $155
8G RAM $75
Mobo $115
GPU $199
HDD $60
Case $70
Power supply $60
This PC is worth $730 if bought new and by purchasing second hand for $500 you are in effect saving around $230 bucks.
The second system I think is the better and more logical choice. Others can feel free to approve / disapprove.
Thanks mate, your input has helped me a lot. I'd rather something that would last a little longer so option B sounds la little better.
First PC - I don't think the mobo has USB 3.0 support if that's important for you since its a Sandy bridge CPU and chipset. USB 3.0 native support started with Ivy bridge (i3/5/7- 3000 series)
I'd go with Option B. Its a current gen PC, i3-7100 is dual core with hyper threading which is fine for PC gaming. But this is a budget PC build. I have a similar build but with a Pentium G4560. Runs fine for basic HD gaming. You can upgrade the CPU later with current gen CPUs down the track.
But I'd grab the GPU from Option A and swap it with B if its compatible.
Rev. 3.0 of the motherboard did eventually add in USB 3.0 support (native), as well as B3 Stepping
My god scrimshaw I hope that came from your google-fu not off the top of your head!
GTX win