downgrading from a gtx570

[rossgreenlees]

needing some advice currently running a 570 but looking to downgrade to raise some money

what kinda card would i need to still play games occasionaly @1080p medium-high settings, playing mostly skyrim, BF3 & f12001

wondering how low can i got realistically would i get away with a 460 or 5850 or am i better looking at a 5870 or thereabouts

rest of rig is an i5 2500k and 6 gig of ram,

also just thought would i get away with an i3 or would that be going to low?

 

[Hyburnate]

Hmmm. I wouldn't go for a 460. I'd go for about a 6870, 6950. Don't know the nVidia equiv

 

[mxoagentjohnson]

I run a 6870 and the badboy is cheap as chips but pushes out the fps very good, skyrim it can chomp through.

If you plan to stick with nvidia then i have no idea, im moving to nvidia soon

 

[kissenger]

6870 for less than £130.

 

[SheepBeast]

Lose the SSD.

 

[Purgatory]

Lose the SSD.

+1

Not worth selling the GTX 570, sell ther SSD mate.

 

[arc@css]

Yup, as much I like the improvement an SSD has given to the performance of my rig, if something had to go it would probably be that before the gpu.

 

[D13]

i think a second hand 460 would tide you over, i think actually if you are going to sell the card then now is a good time (while its still worth something before new cards hit)

I wouldnt bother selling the 2500k, after you buy an i3 you would probably make not much profit