Is it time...

WildgooseUK · 8 May 2012 at 08:25

to upgrade my GTX 285 Graphics card to a latest version?

In simple: I defected to Intel by purhasing a i5 2500K, replacing my old AMD Phenom II X4 955. And am wondering if my GTX 285 is bottlenecking my CPU.

Doomedspeed · 8 May 2012 at 08:29

Is it struggling in games?

What budget you got?

Unforgiven · 8 May 2012 at 08:38

Also what Res are you running at?

Ollie1132 · 8 May 2012 at 08:40

You should probably be fine with it. My ENGT240 was running Skyrim etc at ultra settings (not sure what kind of FPS but was definately more than 30) xD

Clav · 8 May 2012 at 08:49

Ollie1132 said:
You should probably be fine with it. My ENGT240 was running Skyrim etc at ultra settings (not sure what kind of FPS but was definately more than 30) xD

1024x768 doesn't count!

Ollie1132 · 8 May 2012 at 08:53

1366x768 Ill have you know! xD Im so old school now :')

Gregster · 8 May 2012 at 09:42

IMO it depends on the games you play/intend on playing. If you are struggling then yes, upgrade, also if you would like dx11 then also yes. Did you have a price in mind you are willing to spend on a new GPU or was you just enquiring?

Havana_UK · 8 May 2012 at 10:11

I upgraded from a GTX260 216 to the GTX680, and at 1920x1200 the difference is worlds apart.

The GTX670 (depending on exact price) looks like a sweet option if you want to stick with nVidia, but the new 7xxx series from AMD (particularly the 7850/7870 for price/performance) is excellent as well.

WildgooseUK · 8 May 2012 at 13:45

Thanks for all those who replied

The only game that seems to struggle from time to time is Arma 2 OA and I know that Arma series is CPU intensive ( Hence the reason why I upgraded ). Haven't tried BF3 yet though as I haven't got it - Only on my PS3.

Also, I should mention that my PC is running through an 7 yrs old monitor which it's native resolution is 1280 by 1024.

WildgooseUK · 8 May 2012 at 13:48

Havana_UK said:
I upgraded from a GTX260 216 to the GTX680, and at 1920x1200 the difference is worlds apart.

The GTX670 (depending on exact price) looks like a sweet option if you want to stick with nVidia, but the new 7xxx series from AMD (particularly the 7850/7870 for price/performance) is excellent as well.

Is the GTX670 yet to be released?

WildgooseUK · 8 May 2012 at 13:53

WildgooseUK said:
Is the GTX670 yet to be released?

Been googling on the web and found that the soon be release GTX670 ( If true... ) is expected to be sold for somewhere between $349 and $379. In sterling...that would be around £200 if I'm correct :rolleyes:

WildgooseUK · 8 May 2012 at 13:59

gregster said:
IMO it depends on the games you play/intend on playing. If you are struggling then yes, upgrade, also if you would like dx11 then also yes. Did you have a price in mind you are willing to spend on a new GPU or was you just enquiring?

I have a budget of upto £200 for a new card, but want to choose for both price and performance

Space Monkey · 8 May 2012 at 14:03

670s will be over £300, think Gibbo has already hinted at that

For both price and performance the main recommendation is the 7850 from AMD and clock it high

WildgooseUK · 8 May 2012 at 14:07

Space Monkey said:
670s will be over £300, think Gibbo has already hinted at that

For both price and performance the main recommendation is the 7850 from AMD and clock it high

Ouch

Have been looking at the 7850's and no doubt they're are decent cards. But...are they as good as Nvidia's?

Gregster · 8 May 2012 at 14:07

Deffo 7850 at your budget and replace that damned monitor ASAP

Gregster · 8 May 2012 at 14:08

WildgooseUK said:
Ouch

Have been looking at the 7850's and no doubt they're are decent cards. But...are they as good as Nvidia's?

They seem to be ok so long as you dont xfire them. Both AMD and NVIDIA have had probs with drivers.

WildgooseUK · 8 May 2012 at 14:09

gregster said:
Deffo 7850 at your budget and replace that damned monitor ASAP

Of course

Been thinking about hooking upto my 50" Plasma 1080P if the 7850 has a HDMI output

WildgooseUK · 8 May 2012 at 14:13

gregster said:
They seem to be ok so long as you dont xfire them. Both AMD and NVIDIA have had probs with drivers.

Cheers Gregster for your advice

You may support me with what I'm going to say... that selecting the right components, both price and performance is a minefield!!!

Gregster · 8 May 2012 at 14:26

WildgooseUK said:
Cheers Gregster for your advice

You may support me with what I'm going to say... that selecting the right components, both price and performance is a minefield!!!

100% agree. So much to choose from!!! If you take a look at the how to overclock a 7850 thread, you will see some amazing posts and this card is just top notch for the price.

I am pretty sure it is standard practice now for all cards to have a HDMI socket. One thing I will say is a 50" TV is not as good as a 24" Monitor at 1080P as it has to stretch the pixels a little further however if you are sat a fair distance from the TV, this wont detract from the picture quality.

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WildgooseUK · 8 May 2012 at 14:36

gregster said:
One thing I will say is a 50" TV is not as good as a 24" Monitor at 1080P as it has to stretch the pixels a little further however if you are sat a fair distance from the TV, this wont detract from the picture quality.

Will look am damn sight better playing BF3 than on the PS3 if I'm correct