After reading the "Best Graphics Card For The Money: August" article, I've decided on a ~$150-250 budget. Ideally, I'd want to spend $200 at most, but if the upgrade is substantial enough, I'd be willing to spend a bit more.
So this brings up the options of GTX 650 Ti BOOST, HD 7850, HD 7870, GTX 760, and HD 7950.
I'm not sure which card I can run the best without bottlenecking, overheating, etc. with my current setup. More details as follows:
Current PC Specs:
- CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
- Mobo: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 AM3+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157262
- RAM: 4x2GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104166
- GPU: Sapphire HD 6870 1GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102913
- PSU: OCZ ZX Series 850W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341044
- Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Mid-September - Mid-October
BUDGET RANGE: ~$150-250 Before / After Rebates
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
- Gaming w/ possible live-streaming: FFXIV: ARR & Battlefield 3 being among the more intensive games
- Light image and video editing w/ Photoshop & Premiere
So this brings up the options of GTX 650 Ti BOOST, HD 7850, HD 7870, GTX 760, and HD 7950.
I'm not sure which card I can run the best without bottlenecking, overheating, etc. with my current setup. More details as follows:
Current PC Specs:
- CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808
- Mobo: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 AM3+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157262
- RAM: 4x2GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104166
- GPU: Sapphire HD 6870 1GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102913
- PSU: OCZ ZX Series 850W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341044
- Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Mid-September - Mid-October
BUDGET RANGE: ~$150-250 Before / After Rebates
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:
- Gaming w/ possible live-streaming: FFXIV: ARR & Battlefield 3 being among the more intensive games
- Light image and video editing w/ Photoshop & Premiere
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