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    What are my options?

    So this is my current build:

    i3 3220
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    I don't currently have a graphics card - that was my question. Which one should I get? I'll most likely need a new PSU (I want to get one anyway) and I would like a new case - my Z11 is too big and my M-ATX board looks stupid.

    What I'm looking at:

    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-...x135mm-fan-atx
    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-m...mhz-cores-1344
    http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/...roductId=55140
    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/fract...usb-30-w-o-psu

    The 7950 vs 7870 (LE)

    Which one should I get and why?

    I should probably upgrade my CPU as well. I plan on getting a second hand i5 from somewhere or a new one if there's a good price on one.


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    Re: What are my options?

    What is your budget for each component or overall?

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    Re: What are my options?

    I've got 300 GBP now, but get a weekly income of 30 GBP.

    This is the 7950 I'm looking at: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-m...roductId=68953

    It's in the Today Only sale for 172 and the 670 is up for 168.

    I will be using this with Mac OS x so it HAS to dual boot with Windows 8 and 10.8.5

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    Re: What are my options?

    If you've got £300, I suggest looking at the R9 280X.

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    Re: What are my options?

    The problem I have, is that I only have an i3 3220. I can save up I suppose.

    However. I need to get a GPU that is compatible with Mac OS x 100%. I spent too much time trying to get my 7850 working.

    I can get a 660 Ti for 130 GBP delivered. It's second hand in immaculate condition. Or I can get a MSI 760 for 185 + the free games which I'll most likely get 20 for in total. What would you recommend I do?

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    Re: What are my options?

    The VP450P is not too bad at all:

    http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/artic...ly-Review/1487

    You should be able to run a GTX660 off it fine,and AMD is releasing the R9 270 soon too. Its basically a downclocked version of the R9 270X but using a single PCI-E power connector.

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    Re: What are my options?

    Look at the insanelymac forums for good suggestions if you are going the Hackintosh route.

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    Re: What are my options?

    A Gigabyte Z77 board with an Intel I3-3225 (onboard HD4000 graphics) is probably the least troublesome (and relatively inexpensive) way of building a system suitable for OSX.

    You can use other boards, and you can use separate graphics cards (even AMD/ATI at a push) and it is possible to use AMD processors BUT for first time least hassle - use a Gigabyte board and an Intel processor with onboard graphics.

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