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Caoilin  Title: Instigator
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Registered: 2001-11-20 00:03:45
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2/29/12 9:32pm
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what nvidia video card should i upgrade to? |
i'm running a c2d 3ghz, 8 gigs ram and a gtx 260. i am only interested in nvidia cards and i can't afford to build an entirely new rig atm. i think i can still get some improvement on this with a video card upgrade.
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Ravynmagi Title: Moderator
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Registered: 2001-12-23 17:10:17
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Date Posted:
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$250 GTX 560 Ti
$300 GTX 560 Ti 448 Core
$350 GTX 570
The 560 Ti 448 probably the best choice of the bunch.
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Caoilin Title: Instigator
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and the processor won't bottle neck it eh?  i was worried i'd only be able to get a slight upgrade in video before i had to replace my mb/processor and likely memory.
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Ravynmagi Title: Moderator
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Not sure which C2D that is, but even a first gen C2D 3GHz should still hold up well enough. Certainly it'll hold any new graphics card back a bit. But a 560 or 570 will still be a significant improvement and provide a big increase in FPS with most games over the 260.
Blizzard games like WOW and Starcraft and probably Diablo 3 are pretty CPU heavy, so the improvement may be less significant with them. But those are a minority.
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heiromancerdrackus  Title: Is, indeed, a fat ass.
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Registered: 2001-12-24 17:04:55
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Date Posted:
2/29/12 9:32pm
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what nvidia video card should i upgrade to? |
Caoilin posted:
and the processor won't bottle neck it eh? i was worried i'd only be able to get a slight upgrade in video before i had to replace my mb/processor and likely memory.
You should probably resign yourself to that fact, honestly. Any GPU upgrade is going to be bottlenecked SOMEWHAT by your proc. Its just a matter of the game and how CPU intensive it is. As Ravyn said, you should be fine with real games coded for real hardware and not Walmart PCs.
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Caoilin Title: Instigator
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what nvidia video card should i upgrade to? |
hmm.. i only need this comp to last me through another year-ish. then i should be able to build myself a better machine, w/o a budget. 
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dramprar  Posts: 106
Registered: 2007-8-12 13:21:40
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Date Posted:
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i noticed on newegg they ahve teh 560ti and 560ti 448 getting closer to the $200 range. Im thinking of getting one.
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Mortalis3 Posts: 127
Registered: 2008-4-30 15:46:16
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Date Posted:
2/29/12 9:32pm
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FYI
I'm running a C2Q 6600 and just upgraded from SLI'd 8800GT's to the 560Ti 448. Playing SW:ToR I did not really notice much difference.
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Date Posted:
2/29/12 9:32pm
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what nvidia video card should i upgrade to? |
Caoilin,
I built in January and have the 560ti 448 core ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130738 ) and I could not be any happier with this purchase.
You can get the "ultra" version for $10 more than what i linked above, which would be worth it.
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-Mithan- Title: VNBoard Admin
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Date Posted:
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Core2Duo E8400 that she has is fast enough for most games these days or until she gets money for an Ivy Bridge or Sandy Bridge.
Plug a GTX5xx next to that and it should kill everything out there.
My brother is using a GTX580 with his and he doesn't run into any issues yet. Mutli-core gaming is just really starting to take off the last year.
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