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Looking for a new Graphics card

kempie1275

kempie1275

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Hello, i've been looking for a new graphics card for a few months now but can't decide, i don't have a lot to spend but i'm looking for something relativly cheap but gives good performance, My current system is as follows:
PSU: EZcool 800W
Motherboard: Gigabyte 75OFXTA-UD5
CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 2.6GHz
RAM: Crucial DDR3 2GB X2, Kingstone DDR3 1GB X2
Graphics card: Nvidia GTX 260 896MB
Any suggestions?
 
I am looking for a new CPU but i'll get to that later. thanks for the advice mate, also what brand would be best for cost/performace wise?
 
arc@css said:
Look to upgrade your cpu and mobo first, but if still buying then I wouldn't look at anything higher than a 6850 (if that tbh).
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I don't think the 7850 is overkill for that system. Most games are GPU limited and I think the HD 7850 for that system will not see much bottleneck.
 
greenpanda said:
I don't think the 7850 is overkill for that system. Most games are GPU limited and I think the HD 7850 for that system will not see much bottleneck.
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Well, he could drop in the 7850 and see how it fares I suppose, seeing as he'll be upgrading the main part of the rig later. He may well find improved frame rates with it for now in some games, though when he adds a better cpu further down the line the fps will shoot through the roof - it'll seem like a different gpu altogether.
 
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i'm getting a 7850 for my old rig too, Q6600 2.4ghz, not really worth putting anything more in it, im sure it will be capped by the cpu
 
Moonkey said:
i'm getting a 7850 for my old rig too, Q6600 2.4ghz, not really worth putting anything more in it, im sure it will be capped by the cpu
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Oc the cpu the Q6600 are great chips, had mine clocked @ 3.4 with no problems on air.
Post your motherboard im sure some one can help out if you get stuck.
 
CyberCrow said:
Oc the cpu the Q6600 are great chips, had mine clocked @ 3.4 with no problems on air.
Post your motherboard im sure some one can help out if you get stuck.
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+1

Having a Q6600 and not overclocking it is practically a sin ;)

That chip can do some major overclock if you know what you are doing.
 
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