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GFX Upgrade help

redsdreads

redsdreads

redsdreads

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Hi

I currently have an ATI Radeon HD4670 which has allowed me to play Counter Strike with an fps of around 125 max.

I know it's a cheap end of line card and want to upgrade, but unsure of running two card. And am not even sure I need a dual gfx system.

Any advice on card(s) would be much appreciated.

I do have a 1000w psu modular system, so think I have the power and adaptors necessary for modern cards

Motherboard Asus P7H57D-V EVO

Counter Strike Source is about the only game I play btw... but do occasionally check out new releases.

Thanks in advance
 
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If you only play counter strike source and your current card maxes it out, why are you bothering to upgrade? Also it would be useful if you told us how much you were looking to spend :)
 
redsdreads said:
Does CSS not go above 125fps?

Flexible on the price really, don't wanna spend a fortune nor am I super keen on getting the top of the range card...
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What monitor do you have? Most monitors are 60hz, some are 120hz. 60hz monitors can display a maximum of 60fps and 120hz monitors can display a maximum of 120fps. Anything above those framerates will not be noticable.

What do you consider less than a fortune? 50, 100, 150, 200 quid?
 
Ok thats a 60hz monitor, so anything above 60fps won't be displayed. As you are more than doubling that framerate there is no point in upgrading for counterstrike source.

If you are looking for a more powerful card that can play some new releases as well then I would recommend an AMD 7850 as a good balance of price to performance. These two are quite well priced, and they come with 2 free games so relatively they are even cheaper:

1. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-306-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411 (currently on this week only special)

2. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-179-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411

The sapphire is the better card (better cooler) but either will be a significant improvement over what you have :)
 
redsdreads said:
will also consider a monitor upgrade too... :D
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If you play mainly FPS games like CSS then you will probably enjoy an upgrade to a 120hz monitor, it makes everything seem smoother. If you like to play slower placed games like RTS's or you use your computer primarily for work thought then you would probably prefer a cheap IPS panel for its better colour reproduction, viewing angles etc.

Which category would you say you fall into?
 
To be honest though, if you are happy with the performance of your current card, the money would be better put towards an ssd (if you don't already have one) than a graphics card. Instant real world noticable performance improvement!
 
Ok

Thanks for all the advice.

It looks like I need to get a 120hz monitor rather than a new card. I didn't realise that although CSS says I'm getting 125 fps I can only see 60fps, the same as my refresh rate.

Next question is what monitor do I get? Currently got a 24" and would ideally like the same.

As for an SSD my system is quick with old skool hdd, but may upgrade in the future.

hope to get my fps up to 'smooth' soon!
 
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