Help buying a new graphics card

[apocalypse_888]

So, we ruled out Tacens. I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but now that I remember, at the same time I bought my Cooler Master Hyper 212+ for my computer, I got a Tacens Gelus Lite III for my sister's computer, it seemed to have a good look and the price was more than acceptable, but I was not at all satisfied. It came from the factory with a fan, and I bought a second fan, but even so it doesn't cool enough, so coincidence or not, here we have a small sample that Tacens, and in general, cheap things, don't turn out good...
Money is not a problem, in quotes. If what I'm going to buy is for my sister's computer (as I initially thought about the graphics card) then the only thing I care about is that it works and little more, but if what I'm going to buy is for my computer, and what I take from mine to give to my sister, then I don't mind spending a little more money, but I'm also not going to leave hundreds of euros...
I've been looking at OCZ power supplies but the cheapest one goes up to 60€. Considering that I already have a budget that hovers around 75€ with the Radeon 6670, it seems to me a bit high.
Another brand you mentioned is NOX, and of those that have active PFC only one has an efficiency of 80% and it's 600W and again more than 60€.
You recommended me a Thermaltake line a few lines back. It has an efficiency of more than 80%, active PFC, 530W, and it's around 55€, three years warranty, http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model_Specification.aspx?id=C_00001799 What do you think? Is it better than this cooler master?? Efficiency 86%, active PFC, three years warranty, and it's around 48€. GX Lite 500W - Cooler Master.
Thank you very much for your help, this is what makes it enjoyable!! Regards

[apocalypse_888]

You also commented that Corsair is a good brand, what do you think of this power supply from them? Builder Series™ CX500 V2: power supplies with 80 PLUS® certification - CX Series - Power Supplies

[Franziskaner]

@apocalypse_888:

So, we ruled out Tacens. I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but now that I remember, at the same time I bought my Cooler Master Hyper 212+ for my computer, I got a Tacens Gelus Lite III for my sister's computer, it seemed to have a good appearance and the price was more than acceptable, but I was not at all satisfied. It came from the factory with one fan, and I bought a second fan, but even so it doesn't cool enough, so coincidence or not, here we have a small sample that Tacens, and in general, cheap things, don't turn out good…
Money is not a problem, in quotes. If what I'm going to buy is going to be for my sister's computer (as I initially considered the graphics card) then the only thing I care about is that it works and little more, but if what I'm going to buy is going to be for my computer, and what I take from mine to give to my sister, then I don't mind spending a little more money, but I'm also not going to leave hundreds of euros...
I've been looking at OCZ power supplies but the cheapest one is over 60€. Considering that I already have a budget that is around 75€ with the Radeon 6670, it seems a bit high.
Another brand you mentioned is NOX, and of those that have active PFC only one has an efficiency of 80% and it's 600W and again more than 60€.
You recommended me lines back a Thermaltake. It has efficiency superior to 80%, active PFC, 530W, and is around 55€, three years warranty, http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model_Specification.aspx?id=C_00001799 What do you think? Is it better than this Cooler Master?? Efficiency 86%, active PFC, three years warranty, and is around 48€. GX Lite 500W - Cooler Master.
Thank you very much for your help, it's nice to have it!! Regards

let's see …. Tacens is not a bad brand, the problem it has, is to bring out very cheap and not very good power supplies :troll: I would never buy a 25 euro power supply (because I know what happens later) if you want a good Tacens, you have to spend the money, like with all the other brands. In this life you will find everything, from the one who has spent almost 200 euros on a FA and says it's crap (because of a bad purchase or simply because it came out bad) and the one who spent 50/70 or less on a FA and is super happy.
Regards

[apocalypse_888]

I've looked a bit more closely at the three sources I mentioned earlier, and I think I'm going to go for the Corsair. It seems to me the most complete, besides, it says that it comes with all the cables covered, and that they are longer, which worries me because when I changed the case, I had to extend the 4-pin ATX cables because they didn't reach the motherboard…
The bad thing is that they don't have it at PCBox or PCCoste (both have a store in my town), so I would have to buy it online. At PC Componentes it's for 57€ + shipping costs (about 5€), and at coolmod they only have the 600W one and we're already talking about 65€ plus shipping costs…
Do you know any other reliable website to buy computer components? Do you think the Corsair is a good choice? Regards and thanks! Agur

[Sylver]

Good choice, Corsair has a good warranty and is very effective.
Amazon is also a good place to get any component at a much lower price compared to other stores, it is proven firsthand. By activating the premium one-month free trial, you have fast shipping in 2 to 3 business days, or in 24 hours for €2.99 which is not bad, if you order today it arrives tomorrow. Then you deactivate the premium upgrade and that's it.

Regards

[Franziskaner]

well here you have a list
regards
P.D the option that Sylver mentions is very good.

[apocalypse_888]

Thanks for the Amazon link, on PC components it costs 57€ and on Amazon only 50€ (as I am not registered yet in any of the two, I can not see the shipping costs or the total cost of the operation).
Tomorrow with more time I will look well and I will order it where it comes out better, and once I have the source working, we will return to the root topic of this post, the graphics card! Regards and thank you very much for your help, agur

[Sylver]

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Ya te comento que en Amazon activas el premium gratis de prueba (un mes) y el envío te sale gratis, tiempo de recepción 2-3 días. También puedes recibirlo al día siguiente de pedirlo, pero eso cuesta 2'99€, que de todos modos viene a ser nada y menos. En resumen el precio total se te queda en 50€, sólo lo que cueste el pedido. Después de realizar el pedido, desactivas el premium en la cuenta que has creado y listo, ya no te cargan nada al mes siguiente.
El único método de pago que admite Amazon es tarjeta de crédito, esa es quizás la única pega, pero viene a ser seguro, he comprado allí por ese método y no he tenido el mas mínimo problema.

Saludos

[apocalypse_888]

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Hola!
Ya he realizado el pedido en Amazon. Me he suscrito a la cuenta Premium gratuita durante un mes, y he elegido el envío de un día para otro, con un cargo de tan solo 3€ por paquete.
He pedido la Corsair CX500 V2 ( Builder Series™ CX500 V2: fuentes de alimentación con la certificación 80 PLUS - CX Series - Fuentes de alimentación ) , y tambien una Asus Radeon 6670 1Gb (http://www.asus.es/Graphics_Cards/AMD_Series/EAH6670DI1GD3/).
Me llegarán entre mañana y pasado, a ver si durante el fin de semana saco un rato y puedo montarlo todo y os comento a ver qué tal van ambas cosas.
Muchisimas gracias por vuestra ayuda y vuestros consejos Un saludo! Agur

[Sylver]

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Te llega mañana, no hay fallo posible, son rapidísimos en el envío de 24 horas.
Buena elección en todo caso, ya nos contarás tus impresiones cuando lo montes todo.
Ah, y no te olvides de entrar después en tu cuenta de Amazon y desactivar el premium, que si no mas adelante te cobran la suscripción.

Saludos

[apocalypse_888]

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Tambien he cogido una caja cooler master elite 371 y dos RAM de Kingston 1Gb DDR2 667Mhz, para el ordenador de mi hermana, ya puestos, voy a dejar ambos equipos lo mejor posible.
De los 4 productos que he comprado, la gráfica me llegará mañana, y las otras 3 el viernes. De todas formas, pone que las fechas de entrega son estimadas, si en vez de mañana o pasado me llegan el lunes las 4 cosas, me doy con un canto en los dientes…ya os diré qué tal va todo! Un saludo! Agur

[apocalypse_888]

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Buenas! Ya me han mandado por email los números de seguimiento de los diferentes envios (me han dividido el pedido en tres envios distintos). Me han mandado otro email diciéndome que uno de los envios, la tarjeta gráfica, que debería de haber llegado hoy, se va a retrasar, y que ya me avisarán cuando esté todo en marcha, y que como no ha cumplido con el plazo de entrega, me devuelven los gastos de envío (aunke de momento no me han devuelto nada).
Tengo ganas ya de que llegue todo y poder montar ambos ordenadores. Ya os iré comentando, un saludo, agur

[apocalypse_888]

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Hola. Ya tengo todo en casa. Ya he montado la nueva fuente de alimentación, y la tarjeta gráfica. No he tenido tiempo de probar nada, solo he instalado los drivers y listo.
Aparentemente, ambos elementos tienen una presencia que inspira calidad y buen acabado, la fuente sobre todo, está muy conseguida. Me sobran bastantes cables, y claro, al no ser modular no puedo quitarlos, asi que a ver si les busco una ubicación donde no molesten para la ventilación de la CPU.
Por cierto, el conector de 4 pines ATX en la fuente venía uno de 8, he visto que los 4 cables de arriba y los 4 de abajo eran iguales asike lo he enchufado como mejor quedaba, pero, es normal que traiga 8? Será para placas mas nuevas?
En cuanto a la gráfica, no se cómo exprimirla un poco para ver qué da de si, ya os comenté que, con la que tenía me iban muy bien las pelis y los juegos que tengo, alguna sugerencia? Miraré en el CD que trae que creo que tiene algún programilla que pueda servirme para configurar la gráfica o para monitorización.
Y nada, mañana por la mañana montaré todo el ordenador de mi hermana, que se quedará con la caja cooler master elite 371 nueva, mi antigua placa asrock, mi gráfica sapphire, 2 GB nuevos de ram, 4Gb en total, y le pondré al procesador la misma pasta térmica que le puse al mio, a ver si mejora un poco el tema de las temperaturas.
Por cierto, creo que no lo he comentado, pero el proce es un pentium D 915 (dual core 2,8Ghz), qué tal es? Tiene pinta de sencillote, verdad? De todas formas, abriré un nuevo post para el ordenador este, para comentar un poco todo.
Un saludo, y muchas gracias por vuestros consejos. Espero haber hecho una buena elección con la gráfica y la fuente…agur

[Sylver]

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Enhorabuena por la actualización, ahora a disfrutarlo.
El pentium D 915 no es gran cosa pero rinde estupendamente para ofimática e incluso algunos juegos en calidad aceptable con esa gráfica.

Saludos