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Video card recommendation

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mike6289

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I have a friend who (against my advice) recently bought a prebuilt Acer PC with an i7 6400 processor. He's looking for a video card for approximately CAD $200 that will be able to run using its power supply. It has two 12 volt rails: one 10A, and one 16A. I'm assuming the 10A goes to the motherboard for itself and the CPU, and the 16A goes to the hard drive, optical drive, and fans, and also could be used for a video card or other upgrades. What would be a good card in this price range that won't exceed the available power?

Edit: it has one hard drive and 16GB RAM
 
Just wait till tomorrow for the official release of the GTX 1050 Ti. IT should be around that price, and bus-powered (75w or less).
 
The 1050 Ti does sound like a good idea for that build. Will be low power and easy to install without a PCIE connector. Remember board partner cards will likely have a 6 pin.

That said if you know the PSU has 6 pin connector spare, a GTX 1060 would probably be the highest I'd go for that build as there are small options available (EVGA SC 1060) that won't go past power limit, etc.
 
I'll wait for the 1050 Ti to come out, compare it to the 1060, and make a recommendation from there. Thanks for the input!
 
For most productivity work that uses OpenGL or DX 11 (rare) I would recommend Nvidia for the consumer cards. 1050Ti or 1060 sounds like the right choice.
 
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