Saturday, August 8, 2015

Inexpensive entertainment – PC Format

Cards in the range of 200-600 zł will run all game, but play will not always be comfortable. More expensive models will work even in Full HD, cheaper – the highest in HD, and it’s not very smoothly. In the test completely omit models with even lower shelves, for example. Radeon R5 230 and the GeForce GT 720.

Minimum Performance

Cards after 200-450 zł are intended for “casual players” who They do not require high resolution and high detail graphics. There are also products for people who want only to modernize an old computer and purchase expensive artwork mijałby the point.
 

In our tests, in Full HD or HD + (1680×1050) and with high image quality, the cheapest cards do not provide liquidity even at a minimum rate of 30 frames / sec. – Usually a dozen frames per second. Some is enough, but it’s hard to be considered comfortable playing. By reducing the resolution (1280×720 mode) and the quality of graphics, probably impossible to obtain liquidity at an appropriate level, but at the cost of quality.

That’s why the player should avoid cards such as the GeForce GT 730 and 740, as well as the Radeon R7 240 and 250. Instead of the high performance they have other advantages: low energy consumption, no need for additional power, sometimes construction of low-profile or flat space-saving cooling system. This allows you to use them in the smallest computers, where the standard graphics card does not fit.

For them impossible to play


 
 From the amount of about 450 zł start cards suitable for games. In the case of AMD Radeon R7 is 250X, which allows for smooth 30 fps. / S HD +, and even Full HD. More expensive is just better – Radeon R7 260 in most games ensures smooth at 40 frames / sec. (With Full HD and high quality settings). It offers even better performance the Radeon R7 260X – in our test was the card Asus DirectCU II cooling. The layout has been factory overclocked the 1100 to 1188 MHz and memory cards – from 1500 to 1750 MHz. If you are looking for good graphics for the price of 500-600 zł, it will be the optimal choice.

In this price range, Nvidia essentially has one suggestion: GeForce GTX 750 (prices start from around . 460 zł) – in terms of performance between the Radeon R7 260 and 260X. The system uses Nvidia Maxwell architecture is sufficiently efficient and at the same time saving (does not require an additional power supply). It uses GPU Boost technology.
 

In some stores for less than 600 zł can buy the “enhanced” version of the GTX 750 Ti, which is better than the Radeon R7 260X, downloading using less power. In our lab, we tested these cards, but they cost more than 600 zł, so went to a higher category.

Operation

These cards do not put too high demands pecetowi. Radeon R7 260X, along with other computer components, including the Core i5-2500K quad-core processor has a power of about 185 W. power of a computer that just any power supply, for example. 300 W (smaller, in principle, does not produce, except in To be mounted in the housing mITX). So low power consumption means that each of the tested graphics cards can be used both to build a modern and expanding older PC with a weak power supply. Of course, this depends on the other components, because the combination of graphics for 500 zł with Celeron or Athlon will not allow you to take full advantage of its performance.

Cards costing up to 600 zł characterized by also moderate operating temperature with little noise generated by the cooling systems. Totally silent passive cooling works in the card Zotac GTX 750 Zone Edition and Gainward GeForce GT 730. The first would be a great choice in the case of a PC, which can play as well as watch movies or listen to music at home.

Summary

If you’re looking for good graphics for 500-600 zł, select the Radeon R7 260X or the GeForce GTX 750. The first will be more efficient, the second – more energy efficient. Perhaps in this price range you manage to buy GeForce GTX 750 Ti. This would be the best choice – the card will connect high performance with low power consumption and quiet operation.

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