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WHAT DO I WANT?
•    Graphics card capable of running Cities Skylines

WHAT DOES IT NEED?
•    nVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
•    Direct X v11 or above
•    6Gb RAM, 4Gb free disk space
•    MS Win 7 or 8 (64 bit)

WHAT HAVE I GOT?
•    Monitor 27in, 1920x1080 (Dell) HDMI
•    Monitor 20in, 1680x1050 (Dell) DVI to VGA converter
•    8Gb RAM, 160Gb free disk space SSD
•    MS Win 10 Home 21H1, 64bit OS
•    CPU Intel Core i5-4430 3Ghz, x64 based processor

NOTES
•    Budget is up to 200 GBP absolute max - I’m not big into gaming
•    I want the game to fill the screen
•    Card must support at least two monitors
•    Card bracket must fit 12cm (I understand that it can be changed easily, though)


Many thanks

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Even in these days of crazy GPU pricing, a GTX 750ti 2GB shouldn’t hit £100 second hand and would play the game well. It was only £140rrp in 2014. I used that for a number of years and if you aren’t going crazy for mods (then more VRAM is better), it handles 1080p just fine.

Just as a fun example, if you look on scan.co.uk, assuming you want an NVidia card the only card available without paying £2,000 is this one (GTX 1050ti 4GB), which is overpriced at £210 IMO. Honestly even if you can find a new GPU in budget, which isn't highly likely, you're still better off with a smart 2nd hand buy.

Avoid the GT series of cards, which are both a huge ripoff and hardly more capable than the Intel HD4XXX you already have.


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