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Apr 5 2016 07:19am

Quote (Moneter @ Apr 5 2016 06:57am)

I have one, But it's called saving my money because i am paying my college tuition in full once i'm done with the courses.
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Good move. I have so much debt it's stupid

750 ti is a good bet. Just eBay some ddr2 and Craigslist the gpu

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Apr 5 2016 07:25am

Quote (Penguins0690 @ Apr 5 2016 06:19am)

Good move. I have so much debt it's stupid :(
750 ti is a good bet. Just eBay some ddr2 and Craigslist the gpu

Yah, My courses are only 4,700$ atm.
But i'm terrible at saving but either way i'm going to save what i can.
Alright thanks !

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Apr 7 2016 10:59am

Quote (Moneter @ Apr 5 2016 09:25am)
Yah, My courses are only 4,700$ atm.
But i'm terrible at saving but either way i'm going to save what i can.
Alright thanks !

Look for a gtx 750 then.
The thing is cards like the 240 or 250, while cheap, are you know, 70% of the cost of a gtx 750, but about 20% of the performance. so they are really bad for the money. So by spending an extra 20-30% you can gain nearly 80% more performance. (it's just a weird performance cut off, once you start spending 80+ the performance scales linearly for the most part)

It is literally just a bad decision to dip that low. You can find used 750's for about 90 on e bay if you can stretch the extra couple bucks, it's highly advised you go with that option.
You can also look at a 260x, it's just about identical to a gtx 750 ti and a R7 260 is about the same as a 750
i see a 2gb 260x on ebay right now for 85.

This post was edited by Rapture on Apr 7 2016 11:01am

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Apr 7 2016 02:34pm

Quote (Rapture @ Apr 7 2016 09:59am)

Look for a gtx 750 then.
The thing is cards like the 240 or 250, while cheap, are you know, 70% of the cost of a gtx 750, but about 20% of the performance. so they are really bad for the money. So by spending an extra 20-30% you can gain nearly 80% more performance. (it's just a weird performance cut off, once you start spending 80+ the performance scales linearly for the most part)

It is literally just a bad decision to dip that low. You can find used 750's for about 90 on e bay if you can stretch the extra couple bucks, it's highly advised you go with that option.
You can also look at a 260x, it's just about identical to a gtx 750 ti and a R7 260 is about the same as a 750
i see a 2gb 260x on ebay right now for 85.

Alright thanks !

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