I get 60 FPM with my card and everything set on minimum. If its a busy day and I fly into a swarm of fighters, my screen goes wacko flashing on and off then locks up. I been living with this card for 4-5 years. Lately my screen has bounced around with just 4-6 planes on the screen. I think its time for a new card. What is a good out there to replace my prehistoric card?
It's not too old of a card but then again if it was on the lower side from the start it'd be time to upgrade.
De-dusting might also help, mainly for the flashing or locking. Those may indicate a heat related issue. Or a power issue, now that I thought about it. What kind of a power supply do you have?
Nvidia has lately been dominating the high end cards, both by performance and lower power consumption. You can get a card twice as good as your current one and still a cheaper electricity bill. AMD Radeon hasn't been able to cut their energy usage to that amount.
That said, as the OP got answered, a GeForce GTX 960 would be a very good card for a standard monitor running 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz.
If you'd like a higher resolution like 2560 x 1440 or a faster refresh rate like 144 Hz, GTX 970 would be the minimum to even think about, GTX 980 being a better choice for the eye candy. It depends on your budget, too.
