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I think 340 GBP is a great price for XT.
If you manage to solve your card issues, which I hope you do, you might want to consider getting https://www.amazon.co.uk/ARCTIC-Accelero-Xtreme-IV-Compatible/dp/B00HHMJIIO for 45 quid.

Fantastic cooler for your reference XT

I recommend the 5700 navi gpu. It should get you some decent performance and you will get even more once you decide to upgrade your cpu and mobo. Flat out price to performance an AIB radeon 5700 is 300 bucks and would be perfect. or you could get the 5700 xt because im seeing that alot of the 5700 cards are like 460 and for like 50 more bucks you can get the xt version that will get you some more performance. unless you want to go with the blower style cards.https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-Triple-Backplate-Graphics/dp/B07WC7683C/ref=sr_1_24?keywords=5700&qid=1566002113&s=gateway&sr=8-24

at that price range, you'd probably be looking at either a 260X or a 750Ti.

Personally, I'm an AMD guy, but both of those cards are great products for that segment

edit: but if you can bump up another £10, the R7-265 is a good one also

That is an excellent choice, you can get [this] (https://m.newegg.com/product/index?itemnumber=N82E16814127963) for 25$ more if you are willing to spend, it has higher clock speeds, a little better cooling and better looks.

Edit: it also has backplate to protect it from accidental screw drops or something, and i found [this] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01IEKYD5U/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487777321&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=gtx%2B1060&dpPl=1&dpID=51ATILxFwwL&ref=plSrch&th=1&psc=1) from amazon, it is exactly the same as the one i sent but is 25$ cheaper (same price as the less powerful version you found).

Easy! Get yourself a GTX 1070 (Any company is fine, except for EVGA) If you are going to game on new titles.
Unless you play MOBAS and FPS such as CS:GO, then go for a GTX 1060 or the 1050 TI.

Here, i'll give you links to the graphic cards mentioned above
1050 TI
1060
1070

Now unfortonatley, you are going to have to higher your budget for the 1070 if you really do some hardcore game. But for you, since you only do game, I recommend the 1060.

I'd say go for a 1050ti. It should easily get 60fps+ in minecraft. It definitely shouldn't bottleneck with your CPU and I'm 99% sure that it won't with your wife's either.

Here is the PSU I bought:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00PGUSEBG/ref=twister_B016KV6WRW?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

The GPU:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5-NVIDIA-GeForce-Graphics/dp/B00NFFAW50/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1474035747&sr=1-1&keywords=asus+strix+970

The length is something that concerned me yes, I have measured inside the case and I should have 2 cm to spare. It just about reaches the HDD bay, but it should be able to fit.

pretty much building a new pc except for HDD and PSU. What do u think about these parts?

PC STUFF

MOBO - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N2WG23X/?tag=pcpapi-20
PSU - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZZJ1P0/?tag=pcpapi-20
PSU cooler - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005O65JXI/?tag=pcpapi-20
RAM - https://www.amazon.com/G-SKILL-Ripjaws-288-Pin-Desktop-F4-2400C15D-16GVR/dp/B013J7T5K6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487440491&sr=8-1&keywords=ripjaws+v+16gb+ddr4
Case- https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-SPEC-01-Tower-Gaming/dp/B00I6BJATW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487523276&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+carbide
GPU - ?
case fans - https://www.amazon.com/Cougar-Vortex-Cooling-CF-V12HPB-Black/dp/B008N323U6

What do you mean by refresh rates? We don't really know the refresh rate of his TV. It could be a 60hz TV for all we know. For example,LG tv from like 2013 with 60hz refresh rate.

Other than that, I agree, I wouldn't buy right now.

My mistake.

I bought this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IEKYD5U

At the time of my first reply the MSI was sold out except for third party sellers. It seems its back, for a slightly higher $ then I paid, from Amazon.
But I'm curious why people wont buy EVGA cards?

I looked at both the cards. 1050 Ti, would be a good choice I think then. This mini 1050i

They sell adapter cables: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DV1Z32Y/ref=asc_df_B01DV1Z32Y5140545/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=395033&creativeASIN=B01DV1Z32Y&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167140037427&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10303327456212288718&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012716&hvtargid=pla-305293737974

The issue is you need to make sure that you have enough power.

GTX 640: http://www.amazon.com/MSI-NVIDIA-GeForce-PCI-Express-N640GT-MD1GD3/dp/B0089KJQFS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1394120654&sr=8-2&keywords=Nvidia+gtx+640

R7 250: http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GDDR5-1GB-DVI-D-Graphics-GV-R725OC-1GI/dp/B00FONIODI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394120587&sr=8-1&keywords=r7+250

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-04G-P4-6253-KR/dp/B01MF7EQJZ

This is the link to the graphics card, without being "TINY",

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MCVH13I/ref=asc_df_B01MCVH13I4682074?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=shopzilla0d-20&ascsubtag=shopzilla_rev_370-20;14812217943900333849510090302008005&linkCode=df0&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B01MCVH13I

I would buy this if I was him. https://www.amazon.com/d/Computer-Graphics-Cards/EVGA-GeForce-GAMING-Support-06G-P4-6163-KR/B01IPVSLTC

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1060 beats rx580 according to https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB-vs-AMD-RX-580/3639vs3923

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00H33SFJU/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492798866&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=evga+500w&dpPl=1&dpID=51PiQrWaNjL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/HP-538052-001-Radeon-HD4650-DisplayPort/dp/B00C6AIOQ4/ref=sr_1_80?ie=UTF8&qid=1521502225&sr=8-80&keywords=ati+radeon

Wasn't sure what you meant by 'reference card' so i've linked you the card instead .
https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-290X-GAMING-Graphics-PCI-E/dp/B00HQJBWIM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468671227&sr=8-1&keywords=r9+290x

It seems that others online are having different troubles w/ Windows 10 on that machine. I would recommend leaving them on windows 7 or 8.1. If there is some reason you need to switch to windows 10, I would double check the issue with the graphics card as it seems others with the Inspiron 620 did not have that same issue.

Googling the model number, there are some shots of the Mobo that show that it has a PCIe graphics slot. PCIe will negotiate to lower speeds, so you should be ok getting a newer 2.0 or 3.0 card even if it is only a 1.0 interface.

This card claims compatibility with windows 10 and seems to fit the bill for you. Buy it somewhere you can return it just in case graphics doesn't turn out to be the problem.

And if you don't like AMD here is something from Nvidia

Use a 6 to 8 pin adapter such as this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DV1Z32Y/ref=asc_df_B01DV1Z32Y5140545/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=395033&creativeASIN=B01DV1Z32Y&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167140037427&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6199845864114268492&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031883&hvtargid=pla-305293737974

(No idea if the company linked is reputable, just an example of the cable you need.) graphics cards that need 8 pins often come with the cable in the box, if you purchased new double check in case you missed it.

[EVGA 400] (https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-N1-0400-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480212779&sr=8-1&keywords=400+psu)
and id return that 750 and get a 1060 theyre only $200 youll regret it in a year if you dont