Att Joker: Graphics card query

 
Thanks for the feedback guys and sorry for all the noob questions. I've discovered that since leaving a computer firm and taking on a Network Admin role I'm kinda outta sync now with the latest and greatest.

So as you'd expect, this is kinda a lot of buck for me and would like it then to last at least 3 years and maybe even 5, and might push for it as I've had around 40h overtime this month.

Would a card like this depend on screen size and what would be suggested?
I have: 2x 19" Mecer (VGA/DVI) / 32" HD LCD HDMI / 46" FHD LED HDMI


Edit: Just looking through Amazon, and a lot of these are around $330 which is all sub R4k - is this something recommended?
 
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BeoTeK said:
Thanks for the feedback guys and sorry for all the noob questions. I've discovered that since leaving a computer firm and taking on a Network Admin role I'm kinda outta sync now with the latest and greatest.

So as you'd expect, this is kinda a lot of buck for me and would like it then to last at least 3 years and maybe even 5, and might push for it as I've had around 40h overtime this month.

Would a card like this depend on screen size and what would be suggested?
I have: 2x 19" Mecer (VGA/DVI) / 32" HD LCD HDMI / 46" FHD LED HDMI


Edit: Just looking through Amazon, and a lot of these are around $330 which is all sub R4k - is this something recommended?
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Avoid importing bud, if you need to claim for warranty you have to pay around R800 just to return the card, not to mention you'll be without a gpu for a minimum of around 2 weeks.

Screen won't matter, the 46" would obviously be nice but won't make any difference to the gpu.
 
okay, so given my current setup and reading the other thread Re: the GTX 970.

Do you think if I get this card, will it be hampered by the rest of my system:
  • MSI B75A-G43 Gaming Mainboard
  • Intel i5 3470
  • 8GB memory


IE. will I be bottle-necking the card from it's full capabilities or am I better off going for a lesser card?
 
BeoTeK said:
okay, so given my current setup and reading the other thread Re: the GTX 970.

Do you think if I get this card, will it be hampered by the rest of my system:
  • MSI B75A-G43 Gaming Mainboard
  • Intel i5 3470
  • 8GB memory


IE. will I be bottle-necking the card from it's full capabilities or am I better off going for a lesser card?
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I doubt it. An i5 is pretty much all you need to in terms of gaming power (think Toms hardware had an aricle about it, where anything higher has little/no effect regardless of other components). 8gb RAM is pretty standard for a gaming rig so my opinion is you should be fine, no need to go upgrading any of those in the near future.


Lets see if the master has a different opinion :)

EDIT: Link to some mention of it here
 
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BeoTeK said:
okay, so given my current setup and reading the other thread Re: the GTX 970.

Do you think if I get this card, will it be hampered by the rest of my system:
  • MSI B75A-G43 Gaming Mainboard
  • Intel i5 3470
  • 8GB memory


IE. will I be bottle-necking the card from it's full capabilities or am I better off going for a lesser card?
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No bottlenecking on that setup bud.
What power supply are you running?

mottamort said:
I doubt it. An i5 is pretty much all you need to in terms of gaming power (think Toms hardware had an aricle about it, where anything higher has little/no effect regardless of other components). 8gb RAM is pretty standard for a gaming rig so my opinion is you should be fine, no need to go upgrading any of those in any point in time.

Lets see if the master has a different opinion :)
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Absolutely correct.
 
The Joker said:
No bottle-necking on that setup bud.
What power supply are you running?
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Cougar 750W Modular Gaming Power Supply

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Is it advisable to overclock something like this, or is there even a point and what kinda headroom does it offer?
 
Avoid at all costs.

That card is over priced, newer games will make it cry.
There is also a 960Ti on the way that'll be much faster.

Avoid the 960....If it was priced well then I would recommend it but its not.
 
Hey Joker!

Just #curious but what is the difference between the standard Galax GTX 970 and the HoF edition. Obviously I can see the difference on paper/screen but I ask because I'm sure you've experienced the difference.
 
Another stupid question; what the hell do you do with the display ports?

I see the Galax GTX 970 HoF has three of them and only one HDMI.
 
BeoTeK said:
Hey Joker!

Just #curious but what is the difference between the standard Galax GTX 970 and the HoF edition. Obviously I can see the difference on paper/screen but I ask because I'm sure you've experienced the difference.
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Exoc and the Hof are pretty close in terms of performance, the hof does run quite a bit cooler though even when heavily overclocked it's about 5c-10c cooler. The hof also has better components (Caps and Pcb).

I'll go into a bit more detail when I do my review on the hof.

BeoTeK said:
Another stupid question; what the hell do you do with the display ports?

I see the Galax GTX 970 HoF has three of them and only one HDMI.
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Different types of monitors, if you want to run more than 1 monitor from a card ect.
 
The Joker said:
Different types of monitors, if you want to run more than 1 monitor from a card ect.
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Doesn't it also have to do with the fact that Displayports are "opensource" while HDMI is proprietary. So they have to pay to include HDMI (and monitor makers do too) while you dont for displayports? Will edit this post with link if I find the article that I read about it...


EDIT: Found one, although I swear the article I'm thinking of was answering the question as to why you get multiple DisplayPort ports and only 1 HDMI on most gfx cards.

But here it is. Under Back Stories
 
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