What card should i get for around 150-200

kazeen

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Hello new here, anyways i currently have
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102945

I am looking to get a new card for around $150-$200.
I love this card it has been great for past couple years now just feel its time to upgrade to something better.

PC Specs :
mobo - Crosshair Formula V
Memory - 12gb @ 1866
Phenom Black IIx6 1090 something OC @ 4.2ghz
Liguid Cooled if that makes a difference.

Thanks for your help in advance.
 
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Your processor is not that bad, better than mine currently although I am upgrading to an FX 8350 when Rome II comes out and then I'll be done.

But it is true it's not worth the money for a new card unless your willing to go up to $249 where you'll be looking at the likes of a HD 7950 or a Nvidia 760.

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#sort=a5


Personally what I would do in your situation is run some benchmarks and see where your running close to a bottle neck or where you could make the most gains that will make a difference to your system.

Mine for example, I'm running a HD 7850 with a 8 GB Ram (Crucial Elite) and an Athlon x4 on a 720p LED.

My area of improvement is clear, I need a better CPU yours is a bit harder to judge...

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Your card is pretty quick, and in order to upgrade you'd probably want a 7850 or faster, but a 7850 isn't going to be that huge . . . Maybe 15-20% or so.

In order to really feel like your new card is a huge amount faster you probably want to move to something more like a 660ti, 760, 7950 or better . . . the problem is that most of those are over your budget. That means either looking used, refurb, sales etc, or just waiting until it makes more sense to upgrade to a new card in that budget or setting the money aside and saving for a little longer.

Just as an FYI, I have a 965BE @3.8 (I think) and recently went from a 6870 to a 7850 due to it being a hand me down card from my main gaming machine, and I couldn't even tell the difference in most games that play on that machine due to any time the game was slow it was generally processor related anyway.
 

kazeen

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Ok thanks. Like the other guy said above should i just go for a new processor for now and wait on the graphics card till later.

Looked at the 7950's as i prefer ati stuff.
 

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Your processor is not that bad, better than mine currently although I am upgrading to an FX 8350 when Rome II comes out and then I'll be done.

But it is true it's not worth the money for a new card unless your willing to go up to $249 where you'll be looking at the likes of a HD 7950 or a Nvidia 760.

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#sort=a5


Personally what I would do in your situation is run some benchmarks and see where your running close to a bottle neck or where you could make the most gains that will make a difference to your system.

Mine for example, I'm running a HD 7850 with a 8 GB Ram (Crucial Elite) and an Athlon x4 on a 720p LED.

My area of improvement is clear, I need a better CPU yours is a bit harder to judge so it depends on performance, run benches and see what's struggling more your card or your CPU.


 
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It's really simple, for a gaming rig you want a Z77 + 3570k or 2500k, or Z87 + 4670k. Everything else is either you want some specific feature for some type of work you know it will be doing or budget considerations.