Video Card Overheating looking to upgrade

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This is currently what I have and as you can see the Graphics card is running pretty hot. Looking to get a new one and not sure what to get.

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 960T 47 °C
Thuban 45nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 671MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-970A-D3 (Socket M2) 49 °C
Graphics
ASUS VS228 (1920x1080@60Hz)
DELL 1905FP (1280x1024@60Hz)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series (ASUStek Computer Inc) 68 °C
Storage
149GB Seagate ST3160815AS ATA Device (SATA) 48 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH15L ATA Device

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP
BUDGET RANGE: USD $150-250 After Rebates

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming (Dungeon Defenders, Counterstrike Source, Sol Survivor) Creating documents

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: ASUS Radeon HD 6770/ Corsair CX500 500W PLUS Bronze Certified

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: AMD Phenom II X4 960T Zosma Quad-Core, GIGABYTE AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 6 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard,PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model MD8192KD3-1333

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg

PARTS PREFERENCES: Preferably with D-Sub and DVI Ports

OVERCLOCKING: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080, 1280x1024
 
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Forgotten031511
To be honest, 68c isn't that bad for a graphics card. They generally run hotter than other components, unless of course this is at idle loads. 68c is what my GTX 970 G1 operates at with full load for several hours.

If heat is a concern of yours, I would look towards Nvidia. AMD runs MUCH hotter than Nvidia cards and also require more power consumption.

I will be honest and share I am not as familiar with AMD CPU's anymore as I have switched to Intel over a decade ago and haven't looked back. Though, from the specs I see of your CPU a GTX 970 or GTX 960 would be a great fit to your system. Both cards can play any of today's top titles at 1080p with high settings at 50-60 FPS.

The GTX 960 is about $200
The GTX 970 is about $320
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To be honest, 68c isn't that bad for a graphics card. They generally run hotter than other components, unless of course this is at idle loads. 68c is what my GTX 970 G1 operates at with full load for several hours.

If heat is a concern of yours, I would look towards Nvidia. AMD runs MUCH hotter than Nvidia cards and also require more power consumption.

I will be honest and share I am not as familiar with AMD CPU's anymore as I have switched to Intel over a decade ago and haven't looked back. Though, from the specs I see of your CPU a GTX 970 or GTX 960 would be a great fit to your system. Both cards can play any of today's top titles at 1080p with high settings at 50-60 FPS.

The GTX 960 is about $200
The GTX 970 is about $320
 
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Heat level of the card is always gunna be influenced by the cooler, but yes, AMD cards generally run hotter. So to suggest a card that competes with the 970, you can get a 290X for around 340 on Newegg, or a 290 for 280. If temps really mean the world to you, you can get the 390, which beats the 970 in most tests and runs cooler than the 290s. Make sure you get the Sapphire variants.
 
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