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New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-19 02:05
by 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

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-19 02:24
by 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.

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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

Posted: 2013-09-19 03:57
by 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 :-)

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-19 07:06
by MaSSive

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-19 12:42
by mangeface

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-19 18:07
by Rabbit
Still pretty set on Nvidia though, I like its control panel and ability to change things more. My current Radeon sucks at it.

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-19 21:35
by 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.

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-20 02:43
by DesmoLocke
Rabbit wrote: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!

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-20 03:18
by Rabbit
DesmoLocke wrote: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. :D

Posted: 2013-09-20 03:43
by Doc.Pock
"mere 60$" for that, ce could get more ram, or a pretty good mouse even...

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-20 18:35
by MaSSive

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-24 22:43
by 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?

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-25 02:42
by Rabbit
Eh, ordered it.

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-25 03:59
by DesmoLocke
Good stuff.

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-25 06:19
by Doc.Pock
saw a gif comparing MS FX an TX and yeah its nice :)

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-25 12:52
by 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.

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2013-09-25 13:06
by 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.

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2014-03-06 02:37
by Psyrus
ShockUnitBlack wrote:Yes it will. It would lag on quadfire 290Xs.
Because the game is CPU bound, primarily due to drawcalls :)

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2014-03-06 08:52
by bren
nVidia is always a good route to take. :) Good choice Mr. Rabbit!

Re: New GPU

Posted: 2014-03-18 19:31
by 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.