Hi,
As mentioned in the title this is my first pc build and I am a little bit nervous about picking the right graphics card.
Before I go on further here are some specs of my build that might assist you:
CPU: i5-3570k
Mobo: Gigabyte Z77x UD4H
My budget for a graphics card is pretty lenient I am really just looking for something that will give me adequate 1080p performance on games like Planetside 2, BF3, and also allow me to play some of the newer games coming out like Crysis 3.
I would say that my comfort zone for a budget would be $200-300
For awhile I was following the Sapphire 7870xt and in awe at the reviews it was getting but after more and more research into graphics cards I saw several horror stories about AMD cards and pesky drivers.
This led me to cling onto NVIDIA when searching for a graphics card. The problem with that is that in my budget range I don't have many options seeing as I've read that the 660ti is absolutely not worth the money and I'm afraid that the 660 won't be powerful enough.
I'm rambling a bit but my real question is, will a GTX 660 be enough for what I want and if not, should I trust AMD and buy the 7870 XT?
As mentioned in the title this is my first pc build and I am a little bit nervous about picking the right graphics card.
Before I go on further here are some specs of my build that might assist you:
CPU: i5-3570k
Mobo: Gigabyte Z77x UD4H
My budget for a graphics card is pretty lenient I am really just looking for something that will give me adequate 1080p performance on games like Planetside 2, BF3, and also allow me to play some of the newer games coming out like Crysis 3.
I would say that my comfort zone for a budget would be $200-300
For awhile I was following the Sapphire 7870xt and in awe at the reviews it was getting but after more and more research into graphics cards I saw several horror stories about AMD cards and pesky drivers.
This led me to cling onto NVIDIA when searching for a graphics card. The problem with that is that in my budget range I don't have many options seeing as I've read that the 660ti is absolutely not worth the money and I'm afraid that the 660 won't be powerful enough.
I'm rambling a bit but my real question is, will a GTX 660 be enough for what I want and if not, should I trust AMD and buy the 7870 XT?