New GPU

[Rabbit]

I have a radeon 5800 series, Its very meh, and am thinking about picking up a new card, preferably nvidia. Been looking at this, just want opinions, is it a huge upgrade, is it worth it, is their far better for not much more... You get it, thanks.

EVGA GeForce GTX 600 SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-KR GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Newegg.com

[DesmoLocke]

For $60 more, you could go with a GTX 760 or something similar. And get over 20 FPS better in BF3 than the $190 GTX 660 you linked to.





The $250 price segment is the sweet spot really as you can get the performance of the GTX 670 for relatively cheap.
Best Enthusiast Graphics Cards: $180 To $290 - Best Graphics Cards For The Money: September 2013

[Doc.Pock]

And if that is your budget, the gtx650ti boost is basically a 660 with some cudas locked and it costs some less even

[MaSSive]

XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Newegg.com

For a, what $15 more?

Video Card Comparison - GPUReview.com

[mangeface]

XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Newegg.com

For a, what $15 more?

Video Card Comparison - GPUReview.com

You think so expensive. this Sapphire is $25 cheaper. And better quality.
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100354OC-2L Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card

[Rabbit]

Still pretty set on Nvidia though, I like its control panel and ability to change things more. My current Radeon sucks at it.

[LITOralis.nMd]

The HD 7870 Tahiti or the HD 7870 Gigahertz Edition is usually the optimal price/performance winner at that price point.

Depends if you put any value in the Batman Arkham game of the 2 free Silver never settle games from the AMD Radeon cards. NEVER SETTLE FOREVER

Powercolor Radeon HD 7870 PCs 2GB 4.8GBPS GDDR5 DL DVI-I Sl DVI-D HDMI 2xMini DP Video Card

Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100354OC-2L Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card

IDD about the better software and driver support for Nvidia cards. Which means I'd probably buy the EVGA GTX 660 you posted too.

[DesmoLocke]

Still pretty set on Nvidia though, I like its control panel and ability to change things more. My current Radeon sucks at it.

I thought so, hence my recommendation of the GTX 760 for a mere $60 more than the 660.

I even included graphs!

[Rabbit]

I thought so, hence my recommendation of the GTX 760 for a mere $60 more than the 660.

I even included graphs!

Yeah, now I just need to decide between FXAA and MSAA, but MSAA is so pretty.

[Doc.Pock]

"mere 60$" for that, ce could get more ram, or a pretty good mouse even...

[MaSSive]

I agree its worth investing additional 60$ in GTX760

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2 GB Review | techPowerUp

http://www.hwcompare.com/14801/geforce- ... e-gtx-760/

http://www.hwcompare.com/14808/geforce- ... n-hd-7870/


In short its around 20% better than 660.

[Rabbit]

Newegg.com - EVGA 04G-P4-2768-KR GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support SC 4GB w/ EVGA ACX Cooler Video Card

Think about this card, figured I'd suck it up and not do what I did when I bought my 5800 when 7000 series were coming out.

Pretty good card? The Hell is txaa? I only know about FX and MS, is TX actually as good as they are making it sound?

[Rabbit]

Eh, ordered it.

[DesmoLocke]

Good stuff.

[Doc.Pock]

saw a gif comparing MS FX an TX and yeah its nice

[LITOralis.nMd]

Rabbit, if you contact Newegg customer support today, and today only, they will take off 10% up to $20, due to the one day sale.

Quick $20 saved.

[Rabbit]

Said they billed me already, contacting though to see what they can do, damn, if only I would have waited another couple hours I would have seen that. Thanks for the heads up.

[Psyrus]

Yes it will. It would lag on quadfire 290Xs.

Because the game is CPU bound, primarily due to drawcalls

[bren]

nVidia is always a good route to take. Good choice Mr. Rabbit!

[Trekkie]

I grabbed a GTX 650TI and... I have to work out some instability issues with it crashing my system, but when it's working, the performance is awesome. PR looks great, anti-aliasing is beautiful and the frame rate is decent.

I can't wait to get this baby working... for now I've turned view scale way down so I can keep battling on with my Q43/Q45 built-in crappy graphics.