- Sep 29, 2013
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Hey Everyone,
Long time lurker here, but I decided to register today so that I may contribute to this amazing community any way I can! But . . . first, I need some help from you guys.
To the point. Right now I'm using a 9800 GTX+. I was using a GTX 470, but it died earlier this year. I have all the necessary components to support modern video cards, such as a decent power supply (600W) and a motherboard with PCI-E 2.0.
A friend of mine is offering his year old GTX 660 Ti for $165. Newegg Link It's a great price, but I want to know if it's better to save the money and wait a few months. With AMD's new video cards releasing next month, I'm very excited about the potential discounts I can get on their 7000 series during Cyber Monday.
Will there be an option to buy a better video card later on for around the same price, or is the 660 Ti an offer I can't refuse?
The games I play aren't exactly graphically taxing: Battlefield 3, Arma 3, and Shogun 2 at 1080p (60 hz). I'll mostly want to play them on the highest settings while still maintaining 60+ fps.
If you guys have any more questions, please, don't hesitate to ask me. I'm definitely okay for waiting a little longer, but only if I can get a similar deal on a better video card. But I'm telling you. . . playing Shogun 2 on DirectX 9 @ 13 to 50 fps is making me cry a little.
Thanks.
Long time lurker here, but I decided to register today so that I may contribute to this amazing community any way I can! But . . . first, I need some help from you guys.
To the point. Right now I'm using a 9800 GTX+. I was using a GTX 470, but it died earlier this year. I have all the necessary components to support modern video cards, such as a decent power supply (600W) and a motherboard with PCI-E 2.0.
A friend of mine is offering his year old GTX 660 Ti for $165. Newegg Link It's a great price, but I want to know if it's better to save the money and wait a few months. With AMD's new video cards releasing next month, I'm very excited about the potential discounts I can get on their 7000 series during Cyber Monday.
Will there be an option to buy a better video card later on for around the same price, or is the 660 Ti an offer I can't refuse?
The games I play aren't exactly graphically taxing: Battlefield 3, Arma 3, and Shogun 2 at 1080p (60 hz). I'll mostly want to play them on the highest settings while still maintaining 60+ fps.
If you guys have any more questions, please, don't hesitate to ask me. I'm definitely okay for waiting a little longer, but only if I can get a similar deal on a better video card. But I'm telling you. . . playing Shogun 2 on DirectX 9 @ 13 to 50 fps is making me cry a little.
Thanks.
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