Which GPU for this Rig? BF3 orientated...

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Hi guys,

With BF3 coming out it's time to get a decent GPU for my rig then and get back into PC gaming....

My rig is :

i7 930 "Nehalem" (Corsair H50 Watercooled) I guess I should o/c this chip as well...
6GB Corsair XMS 3 DDR 3 1600 RAM
Corsair HX520w Modular PSU
Gigabyte GA X58A UD3R
28" Hanspree Monitor 1920 x 1200
Win 7 Ultimate 64bit

Which GPU do you think would be a nice upgrade? I want to play BF3 at Nice gfx settings...

I don't want to spend anything daft like £500. £300ish tops should suffice but the lower the better obviously!

Many thanks for your advice.

Almost forgot - do you think I should upgrade my PSU? I bought a Radeon 5850 (think it was that model) a few months ago and it died after 2 weeks. Maybe the PSU was to blame?

 

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Is it a cpu game or gpu game?

No idea, bit of both?

 

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or just do what I did, buy a HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card from ocuk for £209.99 and flash it to a 6970 with the increased shaders and also clock it

Would I need aftermarket cooling on that card? Also would I need to upgrade the PSU if I were to O/C? Would I need to upgrade the PSU just for getting an up to date GPU anyway ?

 

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I have the same PSU as you and my GTX 570 runs fine

Ok thanks