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  1. 09-17-2012 09:25 AM #1
    JKILLA74
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    Thinking about upgrading my video card? Which card would best for gaming?

    I want to play all games at 1920x1080 res, maxed settings in game and also in the NV control panel. You can see my settings below. I have the 480 GTX. The price range I can max out at is $525.
    Evga Sli Micro latest bios 74
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    EVGA GTX 480 SC Addition
    300 GB WD Velocoraptor (10KRPM 16MBCH)
    150 GB WD Raptor(10KRPM 16MBCH)
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  2. 09-17-2012 10:04 AM #2
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  3. 09-17-2012 01:07 PM #3
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    Thanks Worm. I saw a couple of them, which model do you suggest?
    Evga Sli Micro latest bios 74
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    GSKill 12GB PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 Triple Channel Memory
    EVGA GTX 480 SC Addition
    300 GB WD Velocoraptor (10KRPM 16MBCH)
    150 GB WD Raptor(10KRPM 16MBCH)
    SB XFI Fatality Pro
    Samsung SATA Dual Layer DVDRW(Black)
    Thermaltake TP 1200 Watt PS
    24in Acer LCD Widescreen X24B3 wbd
    Windows Vista 64(SPI)
    Cheiftec Black Case
    Klipch Ultra 5.1 s
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  4. 09-17-2012 03:47 PM #4
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    Depends, what is your budget?

    I personally think the 670 is awesome, but it's expensive. Not as expensive as the 680, and performs almost identically.

    The 660 Ti and 660 are good at lower budgets as well, but the HD78xx series from AMD is better at those lower price points.

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  5. 09-18-2012 02:36 AM #5
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    geforce gtx 660ti at $300 for shader intensive games (BF3)
    radeon 7870 at $250 for memory bandwidth intensive games (metro)
    intel i5 3570k, msi z77ma, msi gtx 660, 256gb samsung 830, 16gb samsung 30nm ddr3, seasonic x650, dell u2311h
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  6. 09-18-2012 04:01 PM #6
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    Will all of these mentioned above be an improvement from my 480 GTX?
    Evga Sli Micro latest bios 74
    Intel I7 930 processor
    GSKill 12GB PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 Triple Channel Memory
    EVGA GTX 480 SC Addition
    300 GB WD Velocoraptor (10KRPM 16MBCH)
    150 GB WD Raptor(10KRPM 16MBCH)
    SB XFI Fatality Pro
    Samsung SATA Dual Layer DVDRW(Black)
    Thermaltake TP 1200 Watt PS
    24in Acer LCD Widescreen X24B3 wbd
    Windows Vista 64(SPI)
    Cheiftec Black Case
    Klipch Ultra 5.1 s
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  7. 09-18-2012 05:25 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by JKILLA74 View Post
    Will all of these mentioned above be an improvement from my 480 GTX?
    http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU11/188

    http://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU12/372


    id say either a gtx 660ti or radeon 7950 at $300... anything faster than than (ie gtx670, radeon 7970) would be wasted at 1920x1080
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  8. 09-19-2012 11:51 AM #8
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    right now with my current rig I am running at 1920 x 1080 with maxed game settings for Batman Arkum City, transformers FOC, Diablo III, DC Universe and a few others. I play all games with those settings and the forced AA to 4x, AF16x and transperant AA to 2x(SS). All games fly at these settings except for Batman and Diablo. Sometimes a few hiccups when the game starts but then smooth after that. I want to sell my current card which I am still seeing that its selling for over $200 on ebay and buy a better current card.
    Last edited by JKILLA74; 09-19-2012 at 11:52 AM.
    Evga Sli Micro latest bios 74
    Intel I7 930 processor
    GSKill 12GB PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 Triple Channel Memory
    EVGA GTX 480 SC Addition
    300 GB WD Velocoraptor (10KRPM 16MBCH)
    150 GB WD Raptor(10KRPM 16MBCH)
    SB XFI Fatality Pro
    Samsung SATA Dual Layer DVDRW(Black)
    Thermaltake TP 1200 Watt PS
    24in Acer LCD Widescreen X24B3 wbd
    Windows Vista 64(SPI)
    Cheiftec Black Case
    Klipch Ultra 5.1 s
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  9. 09-21-2012 11:55 AM #9
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  10. 11-18-2012 03:16 PM #10
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    Guys - I think Im going to get the 680 GTX SC Sig 2 with the 2 Gigs of Ram. Im noticing that they have some with 4 Gig of ram for $100 more. What is the difference with having more memory. Is it worth the extra $100?
    Evga Sli Micro latest bios 74
    Intel I7 930 processor
    GSKill 12GB PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 Triple Channel Memory
    EVGA GTX 480 SC Addition
    300 GB WD Velocoraptor (10KRPM 16MBCH)
    150 GB WD Raptor(10KRPM 16MBCH)
    SB XFI Fatality Pro
    Samsung SATA Dual Layer DVDRW(Black)
    Thermaltake TP 1200 Watt PS
    24in Acer LCD Widescreen X24B3 wbd
    Windows Vista 64(SPI)
    Cheiftec Black Case
    Klipch Ultra 5.1 s
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  11. 11-18-2012 07:03 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by JKILLA74 View Post

    Which card would best for gaming?
    GTX 690 (~1,000 USD) ...

    Tom's Hardware > Graphics Card Hierarchy Chart - October 22, 2012
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