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If you may or may not know, Ubuntu/Debian, has better NVIDIA support, than AMD/ATI.

 

Currently, I own a Radeon 7850. (RMA'd my 6850 and get this back)

 

What would you guys suggest? Like a 960, perhaps?

 

Only requirements are that I have are that it is has 2 DP's or 2 HDMI, or either of the 2. I have 2 monitors that only have HDMI connections. Currently, I have 2x HDMI > DP adapters for my current card.

 

Price range, maybe $150-200? I don't game aside from Minecraft, but I may game in the future, so best be prepared.

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what about a gtx 750 ti? has only 1 hdmi port but comes with 2 dvi ports and one standard vga port as well. might be a bit cheaper than a 960 too.

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depends on your mainboard ... if you got an asus mainboard i would go for an asus gpu as well, however mine is msi which works just as fine on a cheap asus board and afair msi is quite a bit cheaper than asus. since my system is relatively new still i can't serve you with long term experiences.

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I have an ASRock board, so that's out of the question atm. Though they are a part of ASUS. But there are many different brands, EVGA, ASUS, Gigabyte, Zotac, PNY, etc....

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i would either go with msi, asus or gigabyte. not so keen on zotac or pny.

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Not had a lot of luck with MSI over the last few years (3 card failures now - GT 520, GTX 650 and GTX 770 - twice). I'd put my vote for Gigabyte at the moment.

Had a few ASUS returned due to fan failures but not actual card failures.

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I had all kinds of brands with nVidia and I can't really recommend any in particular. They all performed according to their specs. When I looked at the prices, there were small differences, but when you check the specs, those more expensive cards also were clocked higher than the cheaper ones.

 

Personally, I like the ASUS cards. They look nice and fit well together with the other ASUS equipment that I have.

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I'm partial to the Gigabyte Windforce 750ti, but it does not have the VGA port, so perhaps the EVGA one will be more suitable.

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Careful with those 610's. They can overheat, and that overheating can severely reduce their lifespan -- and I speak from personal experience. Mine didn't last two years, and it had a fan. That was the last PNY product I ever bought.

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Yes sir, that's the same model I have. Windforce 750ti. :) Runs nicely, the extra cooling keeps the temps very low under load (34C). Great card, and a great choice.

 

It won't set any speed records, but it's a Maxwell-based card and my 400-watt Cooler Master PSU pushes it without complaint. Since you're already using the HD7850, chances are your system will consume less power to drive it.

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Never seen plastic covers on the PCI-E port.

 

(sry bout 1st pic...)

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