There are a lot of graphics cards out on the market, but how do you decide which one is right for you? If you are looking to buy a new gpu in the first place, you must be planning to use it for gaming or rendering. There are definitely some cases where one card will perform better than another, but that usually comes down to what kind of calculations it's doing (one might be optimized for floating-point operations, but we aren't going to get into that). Here we take a brief look at picking out a new gpu.
There are some common things that people care about when they are looking for a new card:
-Price
-Power
-Size
-Cooling power
I would say that size is the best thing to look for first. If you are building in a large case, you can usually get as big of a card as you want. In a small case, you should pay attention to the maximum card length and slot thickness. Some people may want a single slot card for custom water cooling. Whatever you want, you can always filter your gpu selection by size really quickly.
The remaining three things to look for really go hand-in-hand, but a good one to think of next is price. What is the maximum amount you are willing to spend? Decide on your budget but try to remain flexible for spending just a little bit extra if you need to.
Perhaps you want to look at the power of the card next. This is where deciding becomes difficult, because you have to try to balance this with it's price. Just think about what you want out of your computer; do you want to run the latest AAA games at max settings with 100+ fps? Or are you fine going down to a few low settings? Currently, a 1050ti or a 1060 is fine if you don't mind the low settings, with a 1660ti being a great mid range choice and an RTX 2080ti being the absolute top of the line.
Last is cooling power, which is pretty easy to determine. Triple fan cards provide superior cooling, but there are also some smaller, shorter cards that only come with one fan. Really all you have to do here is look at your case and decide what you want.
Just remember that price and power are on opposite ends of the scale. If you want more power, you've gotta pay more. If you cant spend as much, the card is going to be weaker. In the end, it's your job to find the happy medium that you're comfortable with.
There are some common things that people care about when they are looking for a new card:
-Price
-Power
-Size
-Cooling power
I would say that size is the best thing to look for first. If you are building in a large case, you can usually get as big of a card as you want. In a small case, you should pay attention to the maximum card length and slot thickness. Some people may want a single slot card for custom water cooling. Whatever you want, you can always filter your gpu selection by size really quickly.
The remaining three things to look for really go hand-in-hand, but a good one to think of next is price. What is the maximum amount you are willing to spend? Decide on your budget but try to remain flexible for spending just a little bit extra if you need to.
Perhaps you want to look at the power of the card next. This is where deciding becomes difficult, because you have to try to balance this with it's price. Just think about what you want out of your computer; do you want to run the latest AAA games at max settings with 100+ fps? Or are you fine going down to a few low settings? Currently, a 1050ti or a 1060 is fine if you don't mind the low settings, with a 1660ti being a great mid range choice and an RTX 2080ti being the absolute top of the line.
Last is cooling power, which is pretty easy to determine. Triple fan cards provide superior cooling, but there are also some smaller, shorter cards that only come with one fan. Really all you have to do here is look at your case and decide what you want.
Just remember that price and power are on opposite ends of the scale. If you want more power, you've gotta pay more. If you cant spend as much, the card is going to be weaker. In the end, it's your job to find the happy medium that you're comfortable with.
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