Video card recommendation for my setup

John Gregerson

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Looking for recommendations for a Video card for my current set-up. Also wondering if the motherboard I got for pretty much nothing is Workable or needs upgrading. I am a gamer, who'd transitioned from Console to low spec PC games (Since one is obviously superior). Just had the means to throw together a PC suitable for more resource demand. (Since one is obviously superior).

These are the game I own and would like to play at near high settings:

Skyrim, Far Cry 3, Chivalry, CIV 5, Left 4 Dead 2, Rust, Natural Selection 2, Planet side 2


My current set-up

Mother Board: Dell 0d441t Otiplex 980 (Not sure if this supports PCI-Express x16 3.0 - or if I'd even need that in the next 2-3 years).

CPU: Intel Core I-7 860 (Thought I had a xeon but guess That was in the server i got rid of)

RAM: 12Gb DDR3 (NB frequency 2389 Mhz)

Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 4350 (This is just barely keeping up with my games and is what I would like improved.)

I have about $300 i can spend but would like to keep it below $250.

I also Don't like my Rat7 gaming mouse (a few years old but unused) and was wondering what you guys would recommend for something ligther and easy to use in Dota-like games.
 

CraigN

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It has two PCIE 2.0 slots, which will take any current generation PCIE3.0 card.

A GTX760 will fit in your price range. Can easily find one for sub $250, and will play most of those games at High settings provided it's not bottlenecked by the older CPU.

Make sure your PSU is well suited for the new card. Ideally 500W or more with a good amount of amperage on your +12V rail would be desirable.

If you don't like your Rat7, I'd say look at a Razer Naga Hex or something with some extra side mouse buttons. I have a regular Razer Naga Epic with 12 buttons on it, and love it for my MMOs/strategy/MOBA games, it's nice having those buttons on the side once you get used to them, but that's just me. It's a fairly lightweight mouse too.
 

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