A while back I got an amazing deal on a HD 5870 1GB for $145. I just sold said video card on eBay, and after shipping and all their fees I have $157 remaining to spend on a new GPU. I didn't really like the HD 5870 due to its lack of full DX11 support, and didn't play DX9 games very well. So for the $157, what is the best video card that could work with my setup? Here is what I'm running:
Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
CPU: Intel Sandy Bridge 2500K
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHZ
Things to take into consideration. Every four years I buy a new computer. With this build, however, I plan to get away with just doing an upgrade on everything. This upgrade will happen December 2015. More than likely all that will be upgraded is the CPU to Ivy and maybe better ram. The Mobo supports PCIE 2.1 as it is, but supports PCIE 3.0 if using an Ivy CPU. It also only supports 8x/8x in SLI/CF mode. So maybe get a video card that supports PCIE 3.0 with native PCIE 2.0/2.1 support and in Dec 15 buy an identical GPU running it in SLI/CF mode. With PCIE 3.0 I don't think 8x/8x mode will slow the cards potential bandwidth.
So suggestions? Thanks in advance!
Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
CPU: Intel Sandy Bridge 2500K
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHZ
Things to take into consideration. Every four years I buy a new computer. With this build, however, I plan to get away with just doing an upgrade on everything. This upgrade will happen December 2015. More than likely all that will be upgraded is the CPU to Ivy and maybe better ram. The Mobo supports PCIE 2.1 as it is, but supports PCIE 3.0 if using an Ivy CPU. It also only supports 8x/8x in SLI/CF mode. So maybe get a video card that supports PCIE 3.0 with native PCIE 2.0/2.1 support and in Dec 15 buy an identical GPU running it in SLI/CF mode. With PCIE 3.0 I don't think 8x/8x mode will slow the cards potential bandwidth.
So suggestions? Thanks in advance!
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