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Need graphics card suggestions
I'm in the market for a graphics card for my computer I built (Thanks to many LETer's suggestions). Here are some of the ones I might consider getting:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130683
What do you guys think? My budget is around <$300, but I can burst a little.
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The 560 ti is a nice card, but if you want to save a bunch of cash you can check the ATI 6850's which bench either just over a 560 or just under it, yet is half the price
Francisco
I'd say the 6950, simply because it has more VRAM than Nvidia cards and as a result performs better in newer VRAM hogging games, such as Battlefield 3. Also there is a chance it can unlock to a 6970!: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150549
If you are like me though and dislike the poor AMD drivers, then get a 570: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127582
The 7870 is good, but why pay $40 more when the GTX 570 outperforms it for $40 cheaper?
Not sure if I'm a fan of AMD, but if it can run BF3 on ultra like the 560 Ti can, and is half the price, that sounds pretty good.
I had no problems topping it out, same with everything else I play.
ATI's drivers are hit/miss, that's about the only real issue. They fix the issues, but in the case of RAGE, the game was unplayable without a driver update. It worked on nvidia without much of a hitch i think.
Francisco
I need a answer on this quick:
Should I go with a super clocked GTX 570 with 1.2Gb RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130620
Or spend $50 more, and get a GTX 570 with 2.5GB RAM?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130687
None.
Get this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127582
It is the GTX 570 with improved VRMs. A known issue with the 570s, is that they have low and weak VRMs, so you can't overclock them much or they will blow. These have more VRMs and higher quality ones, so they can overclock higher with no issues.
Also it depends on what resolution you want to play at? 1.25 GB is fine for most every game atm. My 570 plays BF3 @ 1080p with a mix of High and Ultra with 2x AA with 50-60 FP, but it fluctuates between 50 and 60, because of the darn smoke. If I could only overclock it a tad bit further, I could be pushing a constant 60 FPS, but this card is not meant to overclock like that MSI Twin Frozr one is.
EDIT: If you dislike that one, then get: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130692
This one is similar to the MSI one, with increased VRM phase or w/e and it also has a larger PCB, voltage readout points, EVBot support and a robust fan on top of that.
ATI 6770 works really well for Assassins Creed (All), Need for Speed (All) and many other "newer" games or any ATI 7XXX Series Card also works really well
this topic makes me wanna get a new GC for DIABLO 3 O HELL YEA
I build GamingPC's or at least have. What is the purpose of your computer, what games if any do you anticipate playing?
Buy one of these. I had one and it was great.
http://www.orbitmicro.com/global/ja-8232e-v3-p-14739.html?ref=base
lol, Onboard Memory : 2MB , I'm pretty sure every game will work on it
What about waiting for the slightly slower versions of the GTX680.
I second the 6950; I have this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-SL-DVI-D-PCI-Express-100312-3SR/dp/B0055Y66A4
Though there are doubtless others for much less (try XFX or VisionTek) as that was a special edition for the release of Dirt 3. Runs great, handles anything I throw at it, very cool - can be loud under stress, though.