- Dec 2, 2013
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My PC is getting a bit long in the tooth, but I don't really have the funds to do a full upgrade. I'm looking at potential incremental upgrades and thinking that a video card would be the best buy at the moment. I can run Farcry 3 smoothly on Low, Bioshock Infinite on Medium (though I occasionally get some chop loading new areas) and Neverwinter runs on High except in the main town.
My specs (from memory):
Asus P5QL Pro motherboard
Dual Core 3GHz CPU
4GB RAM
1GB Radeon HD4850 Video Card
500GB HDrive
Not sure on Power Supply
I am looking at the $150-200 range for a video card, and the R9 270 or R9 270x look good, but they are at the upper end of the price range. There are a few 7870's on Newegg in the sub-$150 range that are tempting. The speed difference doesn't seem considerable, especially considering what I am upgrading from. Plus if I save some $$ I can put the excess towards future upgrades.
Is it worth my time to even consider an upgraded video card, or should I continue on until I can actually manage a full rebuild?
My specs (from memory):
Asus P5QL Pro motherboard
Dual Core 3GHz CPU
4GB RAM
1GB Radeon HD4850 Video Card
500GB HDrive
Not sure on Power Supply
I am looking at the $150-200 range for a video card, and the R9 270 or R9 270x look good, but they are at the upper end of the price range. There are a few 7870's on Newegg in the sub-$150 range that are tempting. The speed difference doesn't seem considerable, especially considering what I am upgrading from. Plus if I save some $$ I can put the excess towards future upgrades.
Is it worth my time to even consider an upgraded video card, or should I continue on until I can actually manage a full rebuild?
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