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[powersmo]

Hey all. I have a basic i5-4590 box running Win 10 with 8gb of DDR3. My son has asked about getting a video card to install so he can start playing some games on it when he gets kicked off the xbox. I know that the coin "farming" has made things stupid all over again but would appreciate some advice on possible cards available now as well as any thoughts on rumored cards coming to market later this year. Don't have to buy one now though. For the most part, I think he wants to play some FPS like Call of Duty or Battlefield and I might try to get back to some flight sims like the older Rise of Flight and MS Flight Sim and the add on's for WW1 and 2. Thanks.

 

[Flapdrol1337]

I know that the coin "farming" has made things stupid all over again but would appreciate some advice on possible cards available now as well as any thoughts on rumored cards coming to market later this year.

6GB nvidia 1060's or 4/8GB amd 470/570/480/580's is what I'd look at with such a machine, but like you said all sold out or with ridiculous premium due to coin miners.

used nvidia gtx 970 might be worth a shot, not as attractive to miners but still runs modern games quite well, where I live they're much cheaper than used 290's (which have a high risk of being worn out ex mining cards)

 

[cfenton]

I have a few questions that will help me give you a better answer.

1. How much are you looking to spend?
2. What resolution is your monitor? Do you plan to buy a new one in the next 6 months or so?
3. Is your system pre-built, or did you build it?
4. What power supply do you have?
5. What case do you have / how big is your case?

 

[Guru]

Right now is a really bad time to buy a graphic card. This is the kind of time you wait out in order to make a smart purchase later on.

I'l recommend you wait up to 2 months till all this virtual currency mining slows down and starts being unprofitable, and get a good GPU for the right price!