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recommend Mid GFX card please

Ernie

Ernie

Ernie

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Hi,

I've just bought a Benq XL2420TX, basically 120hz, 3D etc etc.

My current system is
Core2 Q6600
4gb Ram
Crucial SSD drive
ATI 4850 HD GFX

I feel I need to upgrade the GFX card now, I don't need Ultra high settings on the latest games.

So for £100 approx i'm looking at 6850 or GTX460. Will either of these compliment the rest of my system, Is there going to be a bottle neck?

your advice please.

btw I play Quake live a lot and would like to play the Uncharted series.

thanks
 
Rusty0611 said:
6850 is a great card but I don't think it works with monitor for 3D. OP would need to go nVidia for this requirement.

GTX 460 is a good choice in your price range for all your requirements.
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You aren't really going to pull off the FPS required for 3D with either of those cards tbh and the 6850 is the cheaper of the two. *shrug*
 
You could with settings turned down.

I had a 6870 previously and on high settings on BF3 with MSAA off I pulled around 40-70 FPS. Turn that down to medium and you could get workable FPS while 3D gaming. 6850 isn't too far behind 6870 either.

Granted - it's going to be far from ideal but good for the OP to get a feel of 3D gaming. Plus if the OP plays worse games graphically than BF3 he's going to be fine with a 460.
 
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