Quiet <£200 card - 1650 Super or RX5500XT

[cookie365]

I've never been into gaming in the past but am thinking of giving it a go. Currently have an i3-4340 with integrated graphics so obviously need to spend money, but I don't want to commit to a full gaming setup until I've dipped my toe.

So I was thinking of getting a budget GPU to go with the existing CPU - I know that'll compromise it but I think it should enable me to decide if I want to go further without spending too much, then if so team it with something like a Ryzen 3600 or similar. I know that whatever I decide I'm not going to need the latests games or the best settings or the most pixels and i won't care about rgb or anything like that.

So the leading budget cards at the moment seem to be the new 1650 Super and RX5500XT. But which one? Really important factor is that it needs to be silent when not gaming and super quiet at worst when stressed.

Can anyone mention a suitable card that focuses on noise reduction? I understand the Asus rog strix 1650 super is really quiet and even has a quiet bios setting - a bit pricier than other 1650 Supers but within my £200 budget. Is there anything else to compete with that?

Thank you

[DanceswithUnix]

Get big fans, avoid heavily factory overclocked cards. This review says the quietest card they have reviewed is a 5500XT:

https://www.guru3d.com/articles_page..._review,9.html

The 8GB helps avoid stutters, the cooling on that looks decent, reviewers liked it.

You need to look at specific card reviews rather than GPU chips though. That chart I linked gives the Vega 56 as really noisy and no passive mode. The Vega-56 card I have is huge, but that huge heatsink means it sits with the fans switched off most of the time and when I do game the three fans spread the work so it doesn't get that loud. I gather single fan cards with the same chip are like being at Heathrow I can play some less intensive games like Minecraft without the GPU fans spinning up thanks to decent case fan airflow.

[cookie365]

Thanks @DanceswithUnix that looks like a good card, a bit over my budget, will have to think about it. It does have some 1650Supers close for noise so I'll have a look at those too. Agree that the 1 fan cards don't look that good

[DanceswithUnix]

MSI do Nvidia cards as well, and it looks like they do a 1650 super which is similar in noise to that AMD card.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/m...ming-x/32.html

The downside is that it only has 4GB of ram. Current games that's fine, and Nvidia's memory compression has always been better than AMD's. Last time I bought a card was an RX570 and the difference for 8GB was only £15 so seemed worth it, but here I expect the 4GB 1650 super is the one for you.

[cookie365]

Thanks, yes, those graphs look good, and I think 4GB will be enough, I think that may be the card for me

[HowdyDoody]

@cookie365 I would avoid a single fan 1650 Super if I were you. You should also check out RX580 if I were you. There are few deals knocking around for £130 for 8GB card. They are roughly the same performance, but might be a little bit more power hungry.

[Zak33]

with that CPU, and as your first "toe" in the water, I need to assume you've got a 1080x1920 max screen and also that you might not be wanting to play "all bells and whistles" for graphics settings.

I'd go in at the £100 to £125 max price.. you will be AMAZED what you can do to a game to adjust a few settings and have it running 60fps no effort.

I'd avoid second hand cards at the moment as so many people are selling off ex crypto mining cards that will be on the edge of the end of their life.

I have personal experience with nVidia 1050ti cards, 4gig and they're supprisingly good and never mentioned.
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-...-1455mhz-boost

one to consider tbh

[DanceswithUnix]

I'd go in at the £100 to £125 max price.. you will be AMAZED what you can do to a game to adjust a few settings and have it running 60fps no effort.
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I would usually suggest an RX570 as a budget option, but the OP seems more interested in noise levels than anything else. My son has an MSI RX570, and I wouldn't say it was noisy but it isn't going to be in the same park as that 1650 super under load.

[cookie365]

Thanks all, yes, for now it'll be 1080x1920 but if I upgrade to a 3600 Ryzen I thought a c£200 card would suit that better. And yes, noise levels are crucial which is why I've ruled out an RX5x0.

And definitely 2 fans in the MSI 1650 Super