Very Indecisive Video Card Buyer, Ready To Make The Plunge! Looking For Feedback.

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Travis4261

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My PC:
OS - Windows 7 Ultimate
Case - Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX
MB - ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX
CPU - AMD Phenom II 965 Black Edition 3.4Ghz
PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
RAM - G-Skill Ripjaw Series 4GB DDR3 1600 x4 (16GB)
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200 1.5TB
GPU - XFX Radeon HD 4850
Display - ASUS MS238 23'' LED (Primary)
Display - VIZIO E-Series 60” Razor LED™ E601i-A3 (Secondary)

Ok so I have needed a new video card basically since I bought my 1st one back in 2011. I can not complain thou for what I paid for my Radeon HD 4850 ($48.00) it has been an insanely impressive card. Accomplishing such feats as running Skyrim maxed and Crysis 2 and high end settings. I have been going back and forth on getting a new card for a long time, always fearing the moment I commit and huge price fall would happen and I'd be kicking myself. Anyways enough time has gone by, taking the advice of top card $150-200 from this very site I am going with.
Drum roll please...............

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127699

What I am looking for is some re certification that this is the right choice for the price.
Also can someone tell me if this thing will fit in my case, newegg does not have the dimensions.
At what level do you believe this card will run Crysis 3?

On a side note I am also buying a,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192
Unless someone can convince me there is a better 128GB SSD for the money :)!
 
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OcelotRex


According to a few reviews I read the max Video card length for this case is 11 and 3/8 inches. MSI's website has the length as 235 mm which converts to 9.25 inches roughly. I would say it will fit but I would go ahead...
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Travis4261

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I'm going to stick under $200 so this card seems to be the winner in that respect.
Also any idea if I will have space issues with my case and this card?
I looked at some Cyrsis 3 benchmarks seems this card can defiantly get the job done and well.
 
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According to a few reviews I read the max Video card length for this case is 11 and 3/8 inches. MSI's website has the length as 235 mm which converts to 9.25 inches roughly. I would say it will fit but I would go ahead and do 2 quick things:

1. Open you case to measure or if it came with a manual check that to ensure the clearance

and

2. Contact MSI support to confirm the length of the model that you are purchasing

These will ensure the proper fit in your case. I could not find the manual for your case on Rosewill's website to confirm. Sorry!

Here's some insight about how the GTX 660 performs with Crysis 3 courtesy of guru3d. Of course their test bench will differ from your setup but it looks like the card you selected will play it on high settings with FXAA enabled if it matches their bench in performance.

On another the note, the next step up in Nvidia's stack would be the GTX 760 which the MSI version is on sale for $249 after $10 MIR. The 660 Ti is being replaced with the 760. According to reviews, the MSI 760 offers a 22% increase in performance over the stock 660 though this does not take into account the MSI 660's stock overclock or the overclock you should be able to achieve on your 660. Since that's $50 over your budget I didn't think you wanted either card I just wanted to help with clarification but if Crysis 3 is your main concern here's a review of performance on HARDOCP that directly compares the 760 to the 670, the 660 TI, and the $239 AMD offering. On the same test bench the 760 achieves about a 10% boost in performance over the 660 TI for the extra $20 if you decide to up your budget.
 
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