GPU

>>56217934
what's your favorite anime

>>56217934

Fuck you gamer retard either you buy the best 3 graphics cards and compare them yourself or you buy nothing and fuck off

>but I'm on a budget

No

>>56217971
Kaiji

>>56217934
Pick a manufacturer that has functional customer service.

Upgraded from 630 to 960
How fucked am I?

Upgraded from i2 dual core to i5 4460
How fucked am I?

>>56217971
naruto, why?

Tbh I always look at memory and cooling, not sure if it's the right way to go about it. I'd normally get a 4gb/6gb over a 2gb/3gb card and get a popular brand that's got good cooling.

I remember a long time ago I had the cheapest 9800GT I could find and that shit itself so early and performed like shit even back then. Nowadays I'll be going for like a 6gb MSI GTX 1060.

1) Make sure you aren't being jewed out of VRAM you need or jewed into VRAM you don't. Check benchmarks if you don't know where you stand.
2) See if there's good warranty or trade in services you may want to take advantage of from the manufacturer.
3) Read the reviews to weed out major flaws.
4) See if it's a blower or how many fans it has.
Overclocking only beyond this point.
5) Make sure it isn't voltage locked.
6) See how many power pins it has.
7) Find out how many power phases it has.
Water cooling only beyond this point.
8) See what water blocks are available for that card.

That aside, why the fuck are you buying a GTX 980? Nvidia falls off as soon as their next generation comes up. No this isn't a THE GIMPING CONSPIRACY meme, it's just that they stop optimizing and putting out bleeding edge drivers for it. If you want old stuff get AMD, they have worse drivers but make up for it with comparatively overkill hardware. Pays off once they drop support.