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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: wpeters on November 04, 2013, 12:21:36 PM
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What kind do you recommend for 200 :salute
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I recommend visiting TomsHardware 'best GPU for the money' articles: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107.html
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I have a 580GTX laying around if your interested. Runs great without a whole lot of game time on it. I upgraded to a 780. Drop me a PM if you'd like.
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Ordered the 7790 as per toms advice, decent price and looks pretty stout,, it's an asus brand, we shall see
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GTX 660
http://www.hwcompare.com/14292/geforce-gtx-660-ti-vs-radeon-hd-7790/
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-192-Bit-Graphics-02G-P4-2660-KR/dp/B009F7HFRA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1383615076&sr=8-2&keywords=gtx+660+2048+mb
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GTX 660
http://www.hwcompare.com/14292/geforce-gtx-660-ti-vs-radeon-hd-7790/
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-192-Bit-Graphics-02G-P4-2660-KR/dp/B009F7HFRA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1383615076&sr=8-2&keywords=gtx+660+2048+mb
Nice and stuff. The only problem is, the 7790 costs only 130$ when the 660ti is 200$. Try comparing the 660ti with a 7870 from ~ the same price range, then post the results. I guess, they will be pretty close.
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Nice and stuff. The only problem is, the 7790 costs only 130$ when the 660ti is 200$. Try comparing the 660ti with a 7870 from ~ the same price range, then post the results. I guess, they will be pretty close.
yes I was in a hurry and forgot to mention the $130 price tag, and since I'm building a new computer, and didn't really need a new card, i wanted to keep it cheap as possible,, my old card is a 7770, but the specs show the 7790 to still be a big step,, plus the low power consumption rate i liked, since I'm on a 550 power supply
another thing is I only play this game, I don't even make video's any more so for me,, i thought the 7790 would be more than enough!
features of this build are
Asus Radeon HD 7790 Graphic Card 1075 MHz Core 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express 30 x16 (new)
Asus The Ultimate Force Z87 Desktop Motherboard Intel Z87 Express Chipset Socket H3 LGA1150 Retail Pack (new)
corsair vengeance memory (new)
Corsair Hydro Series H80i Dual 120mm Fan CPU Cooler (new)
Intel Core153 i74770K 35GHz Processor (new)
solid state hard drive 128 i think (current hard drive)
1 tb hard drive (current as well)
550 power supply (current)
feel free to mention any problems you might see with this setup,, hope to start the build this weekend!
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whiskey, you have a really nice cpu based set up. update the ps and vc (yes the one you just bought :)) and you can get a lot more out of it. just do it at your own pace when you have the money, specially the power supply.
semp
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Nice and stuff. The only problem is, the 7790 costs only 130$ when the 660ti is 200$. Try comparing the 660ti with a 7870 from ~ the same price range, then post the results. I guess, they will be pretty close.
I saw that too. The thing is wpeters said he has $200 to spend. The 660 was $300 and just got a price cut. Not every site has dropped the price yet, but the 660 is a 7790 killer. :lol
BTW, for AH you want to look at Texel fill rate. :aok
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whiskey, you have a really nice cpu based set up. update the ps and vc (yes the one you just bought :)) and you can get a lot more out of it. just do it at your own pace when you have the money, specially the power supply.
semp
we are on the same page!!! :cheers:
next spring, when i have a little more disposable income,, I'll be doing both of those things,, but for now,, the 7790 fit my PS that i have better,, at only 85 watts, verses 150 for the 660,, maybe by then the 290 will be cheap enough to get!
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Another vote for going with whatever Tom's Hardare lists as best bang for $200.
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yes I was in a hurry and forgot to mention the $130 price tag, and since I'm building a new computer, and didn't really need a new card, i wanted to keep it cheap as possible,, my old card is a 7770, but the specs show the 7790 to still be a big step,, plus the low power consumption rate i liked, since I'm on a 550 power supply
another thing is I only play this game, I don't even make video's any more so for me,, i thought the 7790 would be more than enough!
features of this build are
Asus Radeon HD 7790 Graphic Card 1075 MHz Core 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express 30 x16 (new)
Asus The Ultimate Force Z87 Desktop Motherboard Intel Z87 Express Chipset Socket H3 LGA1150 Retail Pack (new)
corsair vengeance memory (new)
Corsair Hydro Series H80i Dual 120mm Fan CPU Cooler (new)
Intel Core153 i74770K 35GHz Processor (new)
solid state hard drive 128 i think (current hard drive)
1 tb hard drive (current as well)
550 power supply (current)
feel free to mention any problems you might see with this setup,, hope to start the build this weekend!
Wow, core153 35Ghz CPU? Where can I get one? :D
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I saw that too. The thing is wpeters said he has $200 to spend. The 660 was $300 and just got a price cut. Not every site has dropped the price yet, but the 660 is a 7790 killer. :lol
BTW, for AH you want to look at Texel fill rate. :aok
For 200, that 660ti is allright and is a considerable opinion. Its totally equal which one youre buying for AH as they are way more than enough for this game - for a long time. 70 or 75fps, it doesnt really matter.
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Like I said, this game is the only game I play! As a matter of fact, this computer is only for this game!
I'm guessing the 7790 will be plenty for a long time as well
I never played any other games before this on and as of yet, have not found any other worth the time,,, for me anyway!
Now if I'd just learn how to fly!!!!!! :airplane:
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At NewEgg they may still have some deals going on for the GTX 660 and GTX 660 Ti.
ack-ack
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Wow, core153 35Ghz CPU? Where can I get one? :D
ordered mine thru best buy!! :neener: just picked it up today
still waiting on the motherboard and new video card, everything else is here!
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ordered mine thru best buy!! :neener: just picked it up today
still waiting on the motherboard and new video card, everything else is here!
he's just arguing you that its 3.5 not 35ghz.
semp
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will the 660 be able to play Black Sabbath at 78 speed??
:neener:
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will the 660 be able to play Black Sabbath at 78 speed??
:neener:
No, that's the GTX 666 Ti. ;)
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black Friday deals are around the corner
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Ordered the 7790 as per toms advice, decent price and looks pretty stout,, it's an asus brand, we shall see
we shall see is right.
newegg has the ASUS 660Ti for 50$ less than the other names. all the others are in the 300$ range.
is ASUS brand to be avoided?
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is ASUS brand to be avoided?
the asus directCU series is pretty neat even tho it doesn't blow the heat outside the case. Solid cards.
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xfx did have the dual lifetime warranty. you need to register it. then if you sell it the person who buys it needs to register it and they get the warranty. has to be registered within 30 days.
evga also has lifetime on some of their cards
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What kind do you recommend for 200 :salute
My video card will operate AH2 HiRes downloaded textures at 60 frames, maxed out graphics. It's a lower end video card, but It gets the job done for $40.
https://www.google.com/search?es_sm=93&tbm=shop&q=HD+6450+video+card+and+1GB+of+installed+video+memory&spell=1&sa=X&ei=coV5UtD5HcGRiALr4YD4BQ&ved=0CIcEEAUoAA&biw=1366&bih=667 :cheers: It can also operate other games like FNV, skyrim, and a whole bunch others on high settings. But that will all depend on your other specs :D
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My video card will operate AH2 HiRes downloaded textures at 60 frames, maxed out graphics. It's a lower end video card, but It gets the job done for $40.
https://www.google.com/search?es_sm=93&tbm=shop&q=HD+6450+video+card+and+1GB+of+installed+video+memory&spell=1&sa=X&ei=coV5UtD5HcGRiALr4YD4BQ&ved=0CIcEEAUoAA&biw=1366&bih=667 :cheers: It can also operate other games like FNV, skyrim, and a whole bunch others on high settings. But that will all depend on your other specs :D
I kind of doubt that you have everything on. you must be playing with 512 graphics. much better cards than yours struggle to play with 2048 shadows and everything on at full max. I am not even gonna mention em as I know you dont have that on for sure.
semp
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I kind of doubt that you have everything on. you must be playing with 512 graphics. much better cards than yours struggle to play with 2048 shadows and everything on at full max. I am not even gonna mention em as I know you dont have that on for sure.
semp
Everything is maxed sir. I spent 15 minutes making sure my VC would run AH2 at full res and high textures. It will. In my opinion the thing isn't low-end for it's price and capability, but that's what others think because they haven't tried to run with it, because it "can't run alot of games due to low quality" A friend took a look at my video card and said his one with about 3x the price would outperform mine. I'm running skyrim on higher resolutions than he is. He gets 20 some frames, and I get 30-40. :D
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My video card will operate AH2 HiRes downloaded textures at 60 frames, maxed out graphics. It's a lower end video card, but It gets the job done for $40.
https://www.google.com/search?es_sm=93&tbm=shop&q=HD+6450+video+card+and+1GB+of+installed+video+memory&spell=1&sa=X&ei=coV5UtD5HcGRiALr4YD4BQ&ved=0CIcEEAUoAA&biw=1366&bih=667 :cheers: It can also operate other games like FNV, skyrim, and a whole bunch others on high settings. But that will all depend on your other specs :D
nope, it cannot. Had the 4670 in my old puter, yes, it can run AH well, but i had to take serious compromisses in AA and some newer eye candy. And thats a lot more powerful card than the 6450.
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question : what is full res to XxDaSTaRxx
for me its full HD 1900*1080 32-bit graphics, for someone else its 640*480
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If my MB supports only PCie 2.0, will cards listed for 3.0 not work?
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If my MB supports only PCie 2.0, will cards listed for 3.0 not work?
They will work. PCIe is always backward compatible but you won't be able to take full advantage of the higher transfer rates.
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They will work. PCIe is always backward compatible but you won't be able to take full advantage of the higher transfer rates.
Except there is no advantage at all - today. Nowadays fastest cards only use about 50-60% of the PCI-E 2.0's bandwich.
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question : what is full res to XxDaSTaRxx
for me its full HD 1900*1080 32-bit graphics, for someone else its 640*480
For me it's 2550x1440, and I just broke down and purchased a GTX 770 to replace my Radeon 6570. Running at that resolution with all the hi res and eye candy, my card would give me shutters. I am looking forward to the 770.
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For me it's 2550x1440, and I just broke down and purchased a GTX 770 to replace my Radeon 6570. Running at that resolution with all the hi res and eye candy, my card would give me shutters. I am looking forward to the 770.
The difference will be HUUUUGE.
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Except there is no advantage at all - today. Nowadays fastest cards only use about 50-60% of the PCI-E 2.0's bandwich.
is the 2.0 vs 3.0 a MB hardware difference or MB driver BIOS software difference?
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is the 2.0 vs 3.0 a MB hardware difference or MB driver BIOS software difference?
A bit of both. Just like USB2 and USB3 - the newer version requires compatible hardware but is backwards compatible.
Display card bandwiths have not scaled as fast as the PCI-E would allow, therefore there is no practical need for PCI-E 3.0 using any of the current hardware. In the future that may change naturally but even then all the rest of the subsystem will have to be able to utilize the bandwith to get benefit from it. That's why it's possible that even if you get a fancy PCI-E 3 board now, in the future when you find a device that actually NEEDS it, the rest of your system is way too dated to fully utilize it anyway. Just like chances are that by the time you can fully use your PCI-E 2.0 lanes, the motherboard that you're using will be hopelessly outdated along with it's cpu and memory subsystem.
Having said that if you can get a 3.0 version now with no price premium there's absolutely no need not to do so. Just keep in mind it's not a must.
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up and running!
(http://i57.servimg.com/u/f57/15/62/01/38/7_710.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=446&u=15620138)
take it for what its worth!
BTW 60fps with everything maxed on all sliders and every thing on!
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LOD slider (under advanced) max to the left too ?
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LOD slider (under advanced) max to the left too ?
update slider? Yes,, but i have since backed it down to 1/3rd,, all other boxes checked!
It will run 60 fps with the sliders maxed but the picture seems clearer with that one backed off a bit,, not sure what it does ?
Since this build, I've seen 57 fps once. All other times it's 60
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believe it or not, but upping the i7 930 from 3.2gighz to 3.6 made quite som difference in FPS flying among clouds ....
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believe it or not, but upping the i7 930 from 3.2gighz to 3.6 made quite som difference in FPS flying among clouds ....
If so I would think that AH code can't properly utilize the GPU.
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Still holding 60 fps at all times except transitions like hanger to tower and stuff,, 57/58/59 at those times,,
Have not had any problems since the new build!
The better card,, 290 ,,would be nice and might give me more,, but I'm not sure how much better it needs to get?
I've not turned anything up, it's all set at factory specs,,,,, the solid state hard drive made a ton of difference when I put it in a year ago or so as well tho,, I did go ahead and put an 850 power supply in. Total spent was a little more than I hoped for, but I doubt I'll be spending anything on it for a good while,,,, $1150. Not including the SSD
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Was looking at 660s when I found this card. Does anyone know if it is a good brand or not.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500307&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
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I purchased my MSI GTX 770 with a Newegg coupon and $15 rebate for an end price of $299. IMO, that's a great deal for a card with 1526 CUDA cores. Sign up with Newegg for their Shellshocker deals and watch for the best price on the card you want.
Here is the card I bought: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127741
Great performance increase over my AMD 6950
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Was looking at 660s when I found this card. Does anyone know if it is a good brand or not.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500307&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
unless zotac has made some leaps and bounds improvements in their quality very recently, i wouldn't touch it.