- Apr 7, 2014
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Hey everyone,
This is my first time posting here. I have been reading through a lot of posts via Google to try and find the right card for my system. I thought it would be a better idea to make a post because there are so many different GPU brands I have a hard time figuring out which one to get.
Right now I am looking at picking up a GTX 780 but I am not sure which brand to go with. For me it comes down to noise level, cooling(if I don't have enough) and obviously a more powerful card. I want to find a good balance between those 3 attributes. Other suggestions are welcome except for SLI/Crossfire because the game I am using as an example(ESO) does not support it. Now onto my system:
CPU: i5-2500K OC'd to 4.4GHZ
MB: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
PSU: PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W
RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600
CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Heatsink
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB OC'd to 1050MHZ (if i can recall correctly)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case
Now I believe the maximum length for the GPU will be 290mm(apologies US citizens, Canadian here). So that will be a limitation. Right now I am getting an average of 60fps in Elder Scrolls Online 1080p with everything turned up except shadows and water reflections(they kill my fps). I would like to run this game at ultra high settings with an average framerate of above 60fps(basically as little frame drops as possible).
As far as a budget I really don't want to spend more than $400-450 unless it is really worth it in performance. So I am willing to go over a little bit for the right card.
This is my first time posting here. I have been reading through a lot of posts via Google to try and find the right card for my system. I thought it would be a better idea to make a post because there are so many different GPU brands I have a hard time figuring out which one to get.
Right now I am looking at picking up a GTX 780 but I am not sure which brand to go with. For me it comes down to noise level, cooling(if I don't have enough) and obviously a more powerful card. I want to find a good balance between those 3 attributes. Other suggestions are welcome except for SLI/Crossfire because the game I am using as an example(ESO) does not support it. Now onto my system:
CPU: i5-2500K OC'd to 4.4GHZ
MB: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
PSU: PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W
RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600
CPU Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Heatsink
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB OC'd to 1050MHZ (if i can recall correctly)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case
Now I believe the maximum length for the GPU will be 290mm(apologies US citizens, Canadian here). So that will be a limitation. Right now I am getting an average of 60fps in Elder Scrolls Online 1080p with everything turned up except shadows and water reflections(they kill my fps). I would like to run this game at ultra high settings with an average framerate of above 60fps(basically as little frame drops as possible).
As far as a budget I really don't want to spend more than $400-450 unless it is really worth it in performance. So I am willing to go over a little bit for the right card.
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