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Wanderer3292 has Fallout 4

Apr 12, 2017 @ 10:28am

pny gtx 680 4gb

I have a friend that came across one of these cards, I csnt find anything besides benchmarks, it seems like a decent card, but is pny reliable for a graphics card? I know this isn't exactly fallout related but I get a lot of information from this board of I'm curious as to opinions on it. if I were to take it, what other hardware would i need to get the most out of it, this would be my first real pc build, and I'm always on a budget. he works at a college, so if I grab it from him I'd likely pay 30 to 50 bucks for it.

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Nite69

Apr 12, 2017 @ 12:23pm

its a good card, same performance as my old GTX 770 card, it will run fallout 4 at almost max detail at 1080p, just keep Godrays Off and shadows on medium

$30 - 50 is a steal, cards of this performance level is still worth at least $100 - $150

Last edited by Nite69; Apr 12, 2017 @ 5:27pm

Qnomei

Apr 12, 2017 @ 5:17pm

$30-50 would be stealing it, original price was $500. It's old, but it will run most games really well at 1080p high and/or ultra settings. Closest comparison to the current Nvidia line up would be the GTX 1050ti, which costs over $200 if I remember correctly.

Only thing is it needs a 500W power supply. That's not much of an issue, you can find good fully modular 500W 80+ gold PSUs for $60, $50 if they're on sale. Don't get a non-modular one, don't get one without at least 80+ bronze.

For CPU, an R5 1500x is perfect for budget gaming builds. Just released a few days ago. Outperforms the more expensive i5-7600K in most games.

RAM is expensive right now. 8GB is good, but I have 16GB and do not regret it. Nothing is better than being able to have a million chrome tabs open while gaming or editing images.

Go to this site, use the filters, it will find the best deals for you:
https://pcpartpicker.com/

Beautiful Ham Sandwich has Fallout 4

Apr 12, 2017 @ 5:27pm

The better question is, is it used? Even on a good deal, it isn't a good idea to buy usedcomputer components unless you have sufficient experience. It's probably still a good deal for that price, but more information is better

Nite69

Apr 12, 2017 @ 5:39pm

Originally posted by Beautiful Ham Sandwich:
The better question is, is it used? Even on a good deal, it isn't a good idea to buy usedcomputer components unless you have sufficient experience. It's probably still a good deal for that price, but more information is better

as long as the fan is in good working order and not siezed up (use your finger to test spin it) and no burnt or fried areas from insane overclocking it should be fine.

also if the GPU was bought within the last 3 years of original owner, the warranty is still good on it and can be transfered to the new owner (GTX 680 might be way past this) but this rule still should apply when buying newer cards used

Last edited by Nite69; Apr 12, 2017 @ 5:44pm

Wanderer3292 has Fallout 4

Apr 13, 2017 @ 6:10am

Originally posted by Qnomei:
$30-50 would be stealing it, original price was $500. It's old, but it will run most games really well at 1080p high and/or ultra settings. Closest comparison to the current Nvidia line up would be the GTX 1050ti, which costs over $200 if I remember correctly.

Only thing is it needs a 500W power supply. That's not much of an issue, you can find good fully modular 500W 80+ gold PSUs for $60, $50 if they're on sale. Don't get a non-modular one, don't get one without at least 80+ bronze.

For CPU, an R5 1500x is perfect for budget gaming builds. Just released a few days ago. Outperforms the more expensive i5-7600K in most games.

RAM is expensive right now. 8GB is good, but I have 16GB and do not regret it. Nothing is better than being able to have a million chrome tabs open while gaming or editing images.

Go to this site, use the filters, it will find the best deals for you:
https://pcpartpicker.com/

Thanks everyone, and qnomei, I was hoping to at least get a detailed opinion like this. it is used, he lives out of state so I won't be able to physically examine it, but he'll send it before I buy it from him, so I will definitely check it out

Wanderer3292 has Fallout 4

Apr 14, 2017 @ 7:55am

so I'm looking at building a pc around this graphics card, which I'm getting for free. I know nothing about this really, I've only done research as I go about what runs the games I play the best. I honestly don't play a ton of games, and from what I understand, If I can run fallout 4 at high settings comfortably, I would be off to a good start.

also if I have the part to power this card comfortably, I can most likely upgrade parts in the future.

my first question is what kind of motherboard , or what range of types would I want to look at? my friend at the college has a few laying around but I thought I'd ask before posting a bunch of irrelevant pictures.

Qnomei

Apr 14, 2017 @ 7:40pm

What motherboard you get depends the most on two factors:

1. What CPU are you getting.
2. What form factor you want for your case.

Current Intel CPUs use the LGA1151 socket, and current AMD CPUs use the AM4 socket. There are also different chipsets for all sockets, the main difference between them is overclocking ability and other extra features. Cases and motherboards come in many form factors, such as ATX, Micro ATX, and Mini ITX. Those are the most common. Others, like BTX, are old and don't fit into standard PC cases, making them impossible to upgrade.

Wanderer3292 has Fallout 4

Apr 14, 2017 @ 9:25pm

Thanks, I made another thread about building the pc, I'm other sure about the cpu yet, but what you said about the motherboards is exactly the kind of info I'm looking for. I went on pc partpicker .com and might as well have been reading latin, I had no idea what any of the motherboards were.

right now I have an alienware alpha with an i3-4130T dual-core with hyper-threading , so I'd like something better than that, which i know isn't saying much

sdack

Apr 15, 2017 @ 2:01am

Don't pay him. Keep the money. Honestly. That card is old and used. It may have once been a powerful card, but a current GTX 1050Ti is just as fast and with recent games will even outperform the GTX 680.

- A GTX 1050Ti has much better feature and shader support. The GTX 680 doesn't actually fully support DX12 (only feature-level 11) while a GTX1050Ti doesn't only fully support DX12, but it can encode H.265 videos in hardware, it supports DSR and much more.

- A GTX 680 will draw nearly 200W power from your system and requires two 6pin power connectors and a 550W power supply. Not only will your power bill go up and your CO2 foot-print, but it will also be quite noisy.

- A GTX 1050Ti only draws 75W and it doesn't even need a separate power connector, but draws it's power through the PCIe socket. The fan on the card will not spin half of the time, so you'll have no noisy environment.

- The card manufacturer PNY is not known for being a top seller such as ASUS, EVGA, GigaByte or MSI.

- Last but not least, you have no idea how much over-clocking your friend did with the card. Chances are he's done quite a bit. You're definitely not looking at a brand new GTX 680 for sure and may need to buy a new card sooner than you might expect.

Just adding a fair bit of negativity here. Not meaning to be a "party pooper", but these are things you should think about.

You can give your friend $30-$50 any time of the day and for no reason at all by the way.

Just wanting to give him this much for this card will render you a fool imo. He sure has no further need for it and he could just gift it to you if he sees you as a friend. I'd feel ashamed if I took money of a true friend for something I no longer need, but have replaced with something better.

Last edited by sdack; Apr 15, 2017 @ 2:41am

sdack

Apr 15, 2017 @ 2:28am

Originally posted by Wanderer3292:
my first question is what kind of motherboard , or what range of types would I want to look at? my friend at the college has a few laying around but I thought I'd ask before posting a bunch of irrelevant pictures.

May I be frank? You call him a friend, but why don't you ask him to help you? If he's got all the parts and is willing to give them to you and this is your first time building a PC, then why don't you let him help you with it?

If he doesn't want to help you and only wants to sell you his old, used parts then walk away from it. Some "friends" I've met turned out to be small-time fences, who I keep at a distance. I mean no disrespect to you or your friend. Being known as a "computer geek" have I've been offered various computer components several times from dubious sources.

Last edited by sdack; Apr 15, 2017 @ 2:32am

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Wanderer3292 has Fallout 4

Apr 15, 2017 @ 9:21am

Originally posted by sdack:
Originally posted by Wanderer3292:
my first question is what kind of motherboard , or what range of types would I want to look at? my friend at the college has a few laying around but I thought I'd ask before posting a bunch of irrelevant pictures.
May I be frank? You call him a friend, but why don't you ask him to help you? If he's got all the parts and is willing to give them to you and this is your first time building a PC, then why don't you let him help you with it?

If he doesn't want to help you and only wants to sell you his old, used parts then walk away from it. Some "friends" I've met turned out to be small-time fences, who I keep at a distance. I mean no disrespect to you or your friend. Being known as a "computer geek" have I've been offered various computer components several times from dubious sources.

I know how it sounds and what you mean, he lives in another state, and is just learning of take computers apart, he is trying to help me, but he's not a gamer at all, so I'm just trying to confirm the parts that he's getting me are capable of running the games I play. the first graphics card he got ahold of for me was an extremely expensive card for cheap, but it was for 3D animation and doesn't play games well from what I read, it was a nvidia quadro series card. He was all excited to give it to me and i had to be like "yeah, that wont work well actually". Also he's giving me this pny card for free, he's not really benefitting from it , just trying to look out for parts that I'd want. so if I can figure out what parts to get, he would definitely help me put it together

Last edited by Wanderer3292; Apr 15, 2017 @ 9:25am

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