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kyler960
I am looking for a good graphics card for gaming. I need a graphics card that can play BF3 and other good games like that. I am looking to spend $300 at the most i can go a little over.
my specs are
64 bit op
intel core of I5 2300
6 Ram
Intel HD Graphics
and could a better monitor help at all?
my monitor is a SyncMaster 793S
Answer
It looks like CasualPC is cutting and pasting things without a clue as to what he's saying. While the Radeon HD 7850 is certainly a nice $250 card, it's direct competition from Nvidia isn't the GTX 550 Ti - that's a $125 card.
A better monitor probably won't help, but then again you haven't mentioned your existing monitor specs ;)
In general, it's the opposite. With a 1600x900 monitor you get better performance (in terms of fps) than with a 1920x1080 monitor, because there are fewer pixels that need to be processed. The higher your screen resolution goes, the more powerful (and expensive) a card must be in order to achieve high fps. Other things like lower refresh times and better contrast may improve visual quality, but higher resolution lowers performance.
Anyway, to support any gaming cards over $110 you need a good power supply. At least 500 watts and preferably 600 watts. So if your computer only has a stock 300W power supply, you'll need to upgrade that first.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017
Assuming the PSU takes a chunk of your $300 budget, your best option is the 2GB Radeon HD 6950, which is a fantastic deal at $200 even:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987
If you don't mind stretching your budget a little (or if you already have a good PSU), then $250 cards like the Radeon HD 7850 and GeForce GTX 570 are worth considering:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161406
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130613
However, I don't recommend buying either of those right now, because Nvidia's new GTX 660 Ti hits store shelves within the next 2-3 days, and it's expected to outperform both of those cards by a fair margin. I'd wait to see what reviews of the GTX 660 Ti are like, because it's probably going to be the card everyone wants in that bracket. And if nothing else, the introduction of a newer-generation faster card will probably mean immediate price cuts on existing models. So by waiting a few days you''ll probably see lower prices on the Radeon HD 7850.
Keep in mind, cards of that level are only needed if you're trying to play BF3 on ULTRA settings at 1920x1080 resolution. If your monitor resolution is 1680x1050, even $170 cards like the GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6870 are enough to play BF3 smoothly on ultra settings, or high settings at 1920x1080.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121446
Battlefield 3 performance:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5541/amd-radeon-hd-7750-radeon-hd-7770-ghz-edition-review/17
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/03/05/amd-radeon-hd-7850-2gb/4
Good luck!
It looks like CasualPC is cutting and pasting things without a clue as to what he's saying. While the Radeon HD 7850 is certainly a nice $250 card, it's direct competition from Nvidia isn't the GTX 550 Ti - that's a $125 card.
A better monitor probably won't help, but then again you haven't mentioned your existing monitor specs ;)
In general, it's the opposite. With a 1600x900 monitor you get better performance (in terms of fps) than with a 1920x1080 monitor, because there are fewer pixels that need to be processed. The higher your screen resolution goes, the more powerful (and expensive) a card must be in order to achieve high fps. Other things like lower refresh times and better contrast may improve visual quality, but higher resolution lowers performance.
Anyway, to support any gaming cards over $110 you need a good power supply. At least 500 watts and preferably 600 watts. So if your computer only has a stock 300W power supply, you'll need to upgrade that first.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017
Assuming the PSU takes a chunk of your $300 budget, your best option is the 2GB Radeon HD 6950, which is a fantastic deal at $200 even:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102987
If you don't mind stretching your budget a little (or if you already have a good PSU), then $250 cards like the Radeon HD 7850 and GeForce GTX 570 are worth considering:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161406
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130613
However, I don't recommend buying either of those right now, because Nvidia's new GTX 660 Ti hits store shelves within the next 2-3 days, and it's expected to outperform both of those cards by a fair margin. I'd wait to see what reviews of the GTX 660 Ti are like, because it's probably going to be the card everyone wants in that bracket. And if nothing else, the introduction of a newer-generation faster card will probably mean immediate price cuts on existing models. So by waiting a few days you''ll probably see lower prices on the Radeon HD 7850.
Keep in mind, cards of that level are only needed if you're trying to play BF3 on ULTRA settings at 1920x1080 resolution. If your monitor resolution is 1680x1050, even $170 cards like the GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6870 are enough to play BF3 smoothly on ultra settings, or high settings at 1920x1080.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121446
Battlefield 3 performance:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5541/amd-radeon-hd-7750-radeon-hd-7770-ghz-edition-review/17
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/03/05/amd-radeon-hd-7850-2gb/4
Good luck!
GTX 680 sli or Radeon HD 7970 crossfire for Battlefield 3?
Torsten D'
I obviously intend too get good performance. I have looked at the benchmarks for multiple games and they seem to outperform each other in different games. I will be using a Intel i5 2500k or the ivy bridge equivalent. Also will a 950 watt PSU be good enough for this system? Intend to mainly be playing Battlefield 3 and Crysis. So 7970 crossfire or GTX 680 sli? Please help.
Answer
if you are goin to spend that lot of money, on big resolutions (two monitors) CF 7970 win over sli gtx 680 by much look at this link http://www.chw.net/2012/04/geforce-gtx-680-vs-radeon-hd-7970-review-en-2-way-slicf-y-multi-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-137568 and also single 7970 win to single 680 where it really matter: mounster games like Metro 2033 or Shogun 2 total war, i don't know why but in the rest of soft games, nvidia outperfome to ati. I'm getting gtx 680 just because i need a powerfull videocard but small and fresh for my midle case, plus i live in Venezuela and i can take advantage over the warranty transfer of evga. what i hate of 7970 is the too big size and that has not physix and i love physix.
if you are goin to spend that lot of money, on big resolutions (two monitors) CF 7970 win over sli gtx 680 by much look at this link http://www.chw.net/2012/04/geforce-gtx-680-vs-radeon-hd-7970-review-en-2-way-slicf-y-multi-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-137568 and also single 7970 win to single 680 where it really matter: mounster games like Metro 2033 or Shogun 2 total war, i don't know why but in the rest of soft games, nvidia outperfome to ati. I'm getting gtx 680 just because i need a powerfull videocard but small and fresh for my midle case, plus i live in Venezuela and i can take advantage over the warranty transfer of evga. what i hate of 7970 is the too big size and that has not physix and i love physix.
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