Upgrading card on an older system?

[bloodhunter]

I currently use a GTX295 but want something a bit better that will work well with my current hardware. Is the 3gig 660ti a good choice as I have been told that anything higher will bottleneck the CPU.

my system specs can be seen below.

Thanks

 

[Gregster]

I agree that anything higher will bottleneck your system but it isn't something worth worrying over. If you decide to upgrade your CPU a little further down the line, you will have a GPU ready to jump in and perform like it should.

I feel at times people say it isn't worth buying card 'X' because it will be bottlenecked but most of us upgrade as we go along and card 'X' will then be perfect (if that makes sense).

The 660 TI is a great card though but I feel it is a little pricey for what it is. The 7950 is the smart buy at the moment for both manafacturers however if you wished to stay Nvidia, the 670 is the smarter choice.

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EVGA are great for RMA issues and the card has a warranty that is transferable (if you sell the card, the warranty goes to the buyer). They are quick with RMA problems and have active reps on this forum.

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This is where the smart money is going recently. Great performance with a great performing cooler makes this card a fantastic purchase. The only downside I can see is RMA's can take a while if it is needed.

Hope this helps

 

[bloodhunter]

Thanks for that info, I have considered ATI cards but have only ever used Nvidia but would fit an ATI indeed and going by your info I will consider it.
Would it be easy enough to remove all the Nvidia drivers upon installation of an ATI card so I get no issues.

Thanks.

 

[Gregster]

Your welcome

Yep. A lot of fuss is made from uninstalling drivers but just goto control panel/programs and uninstall from there.

If you encounter any probs, use driver sweeper to completely clean all Nvidia drivers.

 

[FloppyPoppy]

Yeah gregster is right, a lot of fuss is made over uninstalling drivers, but it's actually very user friendly i was surprised myself that you can remove them at the click of a button now