Looking for budget decent/good GPUs that can fit in a micro-ATX

[anonath]

So… Any suggestions on what will fit best from that?

[anonath]

Redoing my search on the sizes, it seems these would be the only left from mentioned ones that’d fit in worst case scenario for the case’s size.

GTX 1660, GTX 750, GTX 750Ti, RX 570

(I also considered GTX 745’s taken from OEMs, seem fit.)

GTX 780 would not fit, GTX 1060 and RX 480 will technically fit but it will be tight in length regardless of fan case slots or not.

Though that’s still 4-5 choices to look into… And many I don’t know yet likely still. Haven’t even talked of what brand of the GPU should be taken, such as Colorful, Sapphire, etc.

[Pyro]

Took some time off this weekend, sorry for the delay.

I was looking into GTX 16 series cards as well, the 1660 seems to be a great price-to-performance for your specific system, that being said, a quality PSU from a name brand manufacturer is always a recommendation around here. (500W 80+ Gold unit from someone like Seasonic, Corsair, or EVGA).

Brands are highly subjective, most reputable brands carry the same 3-year limited warranty on parts and labor. I like ASUS personally, but I’ve also heard of people having good luck with MSI, EVGA, and GIGABYTE.

[anonath]

Took some time off this weekend, sorry for the delay.

I was looking into GTX 16 series cards as well, the 1660 seems to be a great price-to-performance for your specific system, that being said, a quality PSU from a name brand manufacturer is always a recommendation around here. (500W 80+ Gold unit from someone like Seasonic, Corsair, or EVGA).

Brands are highly subjective, most reputable brands carry the same 3-year limited warranty on parts and labor. I like ASUS personally, but I’ve also heard of people having good luck with MSI, EVGA, and GIGABYTE.

Alright, I think I’ll try out either local brands or the EVGA mentioned for the PSU. Not quite 80+ Gold but I think it’ll be enough for my use.

As for, hmm, GTX 1660? Indeed, seems like it, though I’m still weighing it against the… AMD offerings. Particularly, RX 580.

I reconsidered again the size measurements, since while the distance from the PCI slots to the front end is, well, that mentioned above, I forgot to account that the full length of a GPU extends to the back of the slot too by a bit, which means that I can actually fit everything mentioned so far just right except for 780.

By average price then from what I got searching around, the order from cheapest to most expensive in my country’s market, GPUs mentioned will be:
GTX 745 (dirt cheap, but also dirt slower than the rest), RX 570, RX 480, GTX 750Ti, GTX 1060 (not far off from 1660 in performance… according to benchmark), GTX 750 (the inferior one is more expensive for some reason?), GTX 1660, GTX 780

[Pyro]

We always recommend Gold or higher rated units for units used for gaming or a dedicated GPU.

I’m not too familiar with AMD’s offerings. this is an easy comparison/rundown.

As for prices, sometimes older cards can spice in price based on availability/seller, if it’s not currently in production it’s a gamble.

[phillpower2]

A poor quality or too weak a PSU will prevent a GPU from giving its best performance, oh btw a junk PSU will also kill a GPU and if you are unlucky enough the rest of your hardware as well.

Do it right or don’t do it all is always the best advice, take it or leave it.

[anonath]

We always recommend Gold or higher rated units for units used for gaming or a dedicated GPU.

I’m not too familiar with AMD’s offerings. this is an easy comparison/rundown.

As for prices, sometimes older cards can spice in price based on availability/seller, if it’s not currently in production it’s a gamble.

Alright, I’ll see what I can find

[anonath]

A poor quality or too weak a PSU will prevent a GPU from giving its best performance, oh btw a junk PSU will also kill a GPU and if you are unlucky enough the rest of your hardware as well.

Do it right or don’t do it all is always the best advice, take it or leave it.

I’d say yes to that, but I think the load presented might be just enough without needing near the best.

I’ll try consulting the PSU choice that can balance out with my budget constraints with my local PC mechanic, he knows quite well especially from the previous issue I had with my PC as my first thread in PCHF.

[anonath]

We always recommend Gold or higher rated units for units used for gaming or a dedicated GPU.

I’m not too familiar with AMD’s offerings. this is an easy comparison/rundown.

As for prices, sometimes older cards can spice in price based on availability/seller, if it’s not currently in production it’s a gamble.

Oh and sorry, 2nd reply to the same message. I used the website indeed before to compare and contrast with the Nvidia ones mentioned so far. AMD has better performances at lower price, however I’m not quite adamant with AMD yet due to rumours of driver issues and larger power draw compared to green-side offerings of the same grade (meaning I can’t get away with lower efficiency PSU as easily)

[Pyro]

It’s your pc, and your choice.

I will say, I’ve never seen someone overspend on a PSU that couldn’t be utilized eventually, of all the components, a quality PSU should never truly been a regretful purchase.

I use Intel + Nvidia, it has worked fairly well for me, but I know people who use all AMD systems for the raw performance/OC’d performance they can achieve. Each is capable of giving the user a solid experience with no tinkering necessary, in the same price range you’re essentially picking a color and some minor QOL things.

Ultimately I think you’d be okay with either/any GPU, anything is better than nothing.

[phillpower2]

Being that the OP is basically picking and choosing what they want to take onboard Im going to go ahead and mark and close this thread so that no more helpers time gets wasted.