Help choose new card

[Pambs]

Hi guys, first post here

i have a system with the following

i7 920 2.66
xfx gtx 285 (used to have a 4870x2 but malfuctioned and got the 285 as replacement + some other stuff)
P6T deluxe
corsair 6gb
case origen 21T

Everything was fine till recently. i was playing the latest call of duty with no issues but 3weeks ago decided to buy the bf3. Then i was not able to play the game on full specs 1920x1200 with high i got shakes in the process and i had to put low. Even in medium specs i got some flickering etc

Now at low the game gets stuck after 2-3hours i believe the card is getting hot but the nvidia control panel doesnt have anything that allows me to control the card fan like ati had

Anyways, i'm off for a meeting in the US next week and i'm thinking of buying a new card.

i need to have 3-4 outputs as the pc is hooked to the tv, projector, monitor and the case touch screen. Should i buy something like the 7970 or is it too much? I'm not considered with any benchmarks just to be able to play the game at full with no issues

would a 6990/6970 do the work? should i get a 7970 since i will be in the US

Also any issue with the size? Given i had a 4870x2 it should be ok right? My case is quite big but the structure is strange is its a htpc case

thanks for the help

 

[raralis]

It depends on your budget mainly.

If you can afford a 7970, go for it. It's cheaper in the US compared to the UK. Also you may be able to claim back VAT at the airport.

2nd option would be either a 6970 or a 580 1.5gb.

Edit: I'd also recommend overclockering your cpu to 3.6ghz to not bottleneck the cards.

 

[beejjacobs]

i believe the card is getting hot

its a htpc case

That may be the problem? Or part of it! Is there a reason you need an HTPC case?

Also you may consider overclocking your CPU a bit, before you jump into buying a new card.

 

[andybird123]

overclockering

word of the day, absolutely priceless

 

[Pambs]

i have a big home cinema, lots of equipment loaded into a rack including the htpc case. It's not a normal one, you can check some pictures here, its actually much bigger than a lot of normal cases and all aluminum

have a look here

http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Pambsge/HTPC/

Case specs

http://www.origenae.co.kr/en/htpc_s21t.htm

I will search about overclocking the 920. Never done this before so i guess will need some reading or ask a friend

cheers for the replies

 

[Pambs]

i have a big home cinema, lots of equipment loaded into a rack including the htpc case. It's not a normal one, you can check some pictures here, its actually much bigger than a lot of normal cases and all aluminum

have a look here

http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Pambsge/HTPC/

Case specs

http://www.origenae.co.kr/en/htpc_s21t.htm

I will search about overclocking the 920. Never done this before so i guess will need some reading or ask a friend

cheers for the replies

ok got it done and the game pa=played flawless at low. no sticks whatsoever. tmr i will try medium

i got it @ 3.66 and get the below temps

gameplay
gpu 84
system 57
cpu 63
MB 57
Core 67

idle
gpu 62
system 50
cpu 47
MB 50
Core 48

Can you share your thoughts on this?

Also should i tweak my rum? i have 6gm Corsair Dominator 1600

I'm getting win 7 64 tmr cause i run 32 and using only half of the ram

thanks for all the help!!!