Looking for a new graphics card

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RingoStarr1991

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Was looking at getting another graphics card added to my system but unknowingly when I first built my computer last year I did not think about getting a motherboard with more than one pci slot. So due to this I cannot buy another Radeon HD 6700 series graphics card. My question is what is a good card (pref a Radeon one since that is all I am used to) that is around $300-$500? I need it to be able to run all three of my 23in monitors at 1920x1080. I run a i5 processor at somewhere around 4.1 ghz if that helps.
 
You really can't go wrong with most any brand. They're all good. Sapphire would probably be at top for good customer service. And what do you mean, standard size? Like HDMI?
 
jonnyp11 said:
although for a bit more i'd probs go for this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130782

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/550?vs=598
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Those are some good numbers on the card you recommended. Does that card however have something along the lines of what radeon has with their eyefinity technology? I am going to need the card to be able to make all the monitors part of one group and to be able to display a game (or other applications) across all three (or more) screens. It is a must for iRacing.

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NVM just saw that the tests included 5760x1200 test results so going to assume it is possible through the software included with the card.
 
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My last question would be do I need to upgrade my power supply for this new card? At the moment I have a 650 watt power supply and I haven't had any hiccups with it so far. According to newegg, that card recommends at least a 500 watt power supply and I have no idea what amount of power the graphics card takes compared to the rest of the system.
 
you're good, great psu, and really 500w is just a safety thing for issues with lawsuits or whatever so people can't complain, if you look at the benches the card never passed 300w from the wall so you've got plenty of headroom, if your mobo is good enough you can add a second in a year or 2 for a bit less than buying a new card equal in performance to the 2.
 
Thanks guys for all the help; decided on this card because of the positive reviews and how well it fairs against the amd equivalent. It says it needs a minimal 600 watt power supply so a new one might be needed but hopefully everything will work fine.
 
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Ok this is driving me up the wall now; according to the newegg posting of the graphics card, it states that it is recommended using at least a 600 watt power supply for this card but when I used the eXtreme Power Supply Calc., it states that with everything I have running, it shouldn't need more than 506 watts. Someone help me out here? My power supply is at the moment a 650 watt so do I need to upgrade?
 
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