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Card to replace my dead GTX 460?

gmbrowne88

gmbrowne88

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Hi there,

I'm looking for some advice on getting a new Graphics Card to replace my GTX 460 which has just died on me after 3years or so (certainly got my moneys worth from it).
It was an EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SE 1GB, I am looking for the best i can get on the market at the moment with a budget of around £125-£150.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks :)

Gary
 
Hi Guys, REALLY don't want to hijack this thread, but can I also join to receive some honest
advice as I too am upgrading my card from a GTX 460 (oc) and similar setup. Would it be worth both of us upgrading to say 660 ti, 670 or 7950 to futureproof until say, Haswell well established and MB and cpu can be switched. I'm running the q6600 (3.2) with P5Q-e. Setup runs very well so want to do GPU now then MB and CPU later (skip i3,i5,17).
 
Suchibun32 said:
Hi Guys, REALLY don't want to hijack this thread, but can I also join to receive some honest
advice as I too am upgrading my card from a GTX 460 (oc) and similar setup. Would it be worth both of us upgrading to say 660 ti, 670 or 7950 to futureproof until say, Haswell well established and MB and cpu can be switched. I'm running the q6600 (3.2) with P5Q-e. Setup runs very well so want to do GPU now then MB and CPU later (skip i3,i5,17).
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I'd try and increase the overclock on your cpu further if possible. You may find doing just that will push up the minimum frame rates in the more demanding games. If not, then providing you will be buying your new cpu / mobo in the not too distant future, I'd look to buying a new card that's within budget (you'll probably want at least something like a 7850 / 660 to get a really worthwhile boost from a 460). Make sure you have a decent quality power supply to support your new card / rig. :)
 
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Well that 12 pounds give you an additional 192 Cuda cores plus a free game and ftp currency so its a much better deal if you ask most people. Assasin's creed retails for about £20 so...;)
 
Hold on, I can help a little here gmBrowne88. My mate got a gtx 650 ti and was disappointed with game performance at 1920x1200 as my 460 could out perform it. He sold it, bought a 660 and I haven't heard a complaint yet, so yep, spend the £12!! I don't take his advice generally as he buys a lot of stuff that he then has to sell lol.
Also, Thanks for the temp warning arc@css although cores never go above 55c at minute.
 
...........And final question to arc@css (or anyone?!?). To sum up, I have checked usage with big titles and it never goes over 90-92%. So with oc gtx460 I get 35-45 fps in crysis 2 with settings at very high (extreme on particles/post) @ 1920x1080 which is pretty good i think. OC to 3.6 is easy enough if needed. I guess what I'm trying to say is would 660 ti or hd 7950 be better for my system for 60+fps bump on crysis,infinite,far cry 3 etc (over 50 games, most big titles) in meantime using similar settings + maybe some extra AA, then carry across to my haswell build in 5/6 months where I'm looking to have a surround\eyefinity option if feasible. I will then upgrade the gpu probably 6-8months after that depending on market, I feel gtx660 is probably not enough for this. Is this sensible? Sorry if I'm being awkward, It's just I build my own rigs from parts I'm given and I don't shell out £230 odd quid that often (funds). So I want to be sure!
 
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