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Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:46 AM
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I'm looking to upgrade my video card and I need help choosing one. I'm currently using a GeForce 7950 GX2. I have an Intel Core 2 Extreme 2.93 ghz processor and I'm using 8 gigs of DDR2 800 mhz ram. I will be upgrading to Windows 7 as well. Which card would you guys recommend? I know I don't have the best processor out there and I don't want to pay too much for a card that will just be bottlenecked. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:47 AM
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Depends largely on 2 things.
1. What's your budget?
2. What res do you play at?
Also, make sure you have enough PSU to power it up.
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:50 AM
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Hanni
Depends largely on 2 things.
1. What's your budget?
2. What res do you play at?
Also, make sure you have enough PSU to power it up.
Budget around $200-$300 maybe? I'm not sure yet. I play at 1680x1050 res.
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:51 AM
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:53 AM
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:55 AM
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It could use a bit of an overclock =P. But you shouldn't worry.
Nothing will hurt. You might just get less fps than if you had more clocks on your CPU.
"Big deal".
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 9:03 AM
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Hanni
It could use a bit of an overclock =P. But you shouldn't worry.
Nothing will hurt. You might just get less fps than if you had more clocks on your CPU.
"Big deal".
Alright thanks. You've been much help. The only two games I really play on PC are World of Warcraft and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Battlefield runs absolutely terrible at the moment for me. World of Warcraft runs good. I just really want to be able to play in ultra mode with shadows and really nice lighting and such.
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 9:53 AM
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World of Warcraft really isn't much of a demanding game, especially on graphics.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2, benefits largely from having more cores. So a quad core would up your FPS a lot.
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 5:44 PM
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ddxneo
Hanni
It could use a bit of an overclock =P. But you shouldn't worry.
Nothing will hurt. You might just get less fps than if you had more clocks on your CPU.
"Big deal".
Alright thanks. You've been much help. The only two games I really play on PC are World of Warcraft and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Battlefield runs absolutely terrible at the moment for me. World of Warcraft runs good. I just really want to be able to play in ultra mode with shadows and really nice lighting and such.
Well of crouse it may be your card but if it still runs like crap then it will be your CPU I had to upgrade from my amd 5000X2 BE to a AMD Phenom 2 X4. I was running 15 fps and that with my GTX 260.
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 5:47 PM
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He has an Intel Core 2 EXTREME processor, not a very old AMD dual core. He'll be fine. Overclocking might help a little bit, no need to upgrade.
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 6:33 PM
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Definitely GTX460. All the latest current general DX11 and nVidia goodness in a nice small powerhouse of a card.
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 6:56 PM
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 7:09 PM
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+2 for the 460. Just make sure you get the 1gb version. :)
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Thursday, August 05, 2010 0:11 PM
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Thursday, August 05, 2010 5:00 AM
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I think I've decided on upgrading my processor up to an Intel i7 930. And I'm getting the GTX 460 1g. I'm hoping I can run Bad Company 2 good with this.
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Thursday, August 05, 2010 6:48 AM
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You sure can ;)
You do know you will need a new mobo and ram right?
That puts you quite a bit out of your budget range. As a alternative, you could try to pick up a couple used 260's or similar.
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Thursday, August 05, 2010 6:59 AM
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Sorry for going back, but I've curious on what the OP has for a PSU. I'm a nutjob when it comes to quality PSUs and clean power for your expensive components.
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Re:Which video card would be right for me?
Thursday, August 05, 2010 7:05 AM
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460 is a good choice, blizzard is playing around with DX11 for there next expansion of wow so get the dx11 cards now, cant wait to see what they do with the power of dx11
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