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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: JTs on April 17, 2013, 03:50:47 PM
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Gentlemen
my video card is dying. i can afford around 250. heres my system specs.
amd phenom II x4 @ 3.4
8 gb memory
windows 7 64bit
samsung 256 gb ssd
wd blue 1tb
aces high is the game i play the most. any help you guys can give me will be appreciated
thanks JT
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What's your power supply? Model and wattage? For AH, you really don't need anything past a GTX 660 or 7870. Could do with even less, a 650 or 7770 (or the new 7790).
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power supply is corsair hx 750
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150605 7870 - $250 (and you get a free game to boot :))
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127699 GTX 660 - $220 (free game, a little bit slower than the 7870 unless you get the TI version)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121642 7770 - $150 (still gonna run AH near max (negligible difference IMO), slightly slower).
If AH really is the only game you play, a 7770 would be fine.
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Newegg has several HD7790 for 150$ although these are 1 GiB version vs the 2 GiB HD7770, 7790 with 2 GiB VRAM is +20$
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For me it was a trial and error process of finding the right one. 3rd time was a charm, and it seems to me it has more with the compatibility between your system and the video card than it does "which is the best video card." While I'm no expert (by any means) re: video cards, I did learn quite a bit through the process of finding the one for me within my budget. At the end of the day I spent more than I wanted to, but hopefully it will keep me satisfied for some time to come.
My first upgrade was a ASUS 560 ti, worked but just not quite well enough.
Second was an XFX 7870, this card was great but I had artifacting issues and overclocking sent me to a blue screen/restart (BSODRS's,) not good.
Finally now I have a MSI 660ti and for the most part am pretty satisfied. I do still get some frdrops on some bases and some maps, but I've been able to furball with 50+ around and maintain frame rates.
I'm sure the experts will be along to help soon. I hope you are a patient person, this is may take some time.
Also, I had some trouble with Newegg and their restocking fees, the last card I purchased was from Frys.com, while they can be a little more expensive, they do not charge a restocking fee on vid cards.
If you scroll back a few pages you'll see my threads on this same issue and the progression...You can click on my name and view my threads too.
Finally, it seems to me that my system for playing AH works better with NVidia, may not be the case for you, but I was not alone with the AMD artifact issues.
GL
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I had bad artifacts when i first got my 7850 i even RMAed my first card.Found out it was all the drivers as i don't have it anymore.I just upgraded my 5 month old 7850 for 2 HIS 7950 boost in crossfire.I havent played AH since i got it but i am sure it will kill it.Anyways i have my old 7850 2gb card that ran this game fine.You don't need much bigger than that..