Updating an Old System (275 GTX FTW Edition)

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Eomin

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Hello and thanks in advance for any insight given!

So, the short story is that I recently pulled my tower out of the closet, and figure it's probably time to put a little money into it. I'm looking to upgrade my graphic card from a 275 GTX FTW Edition, to something a little more current. I've been looking at either a GTX960 or GTX970 which I can pickup from my local Microcenter for ~$250-$300.

However, I'm wanting to be sure I don't need to do a whole lot else to the system up front, before going straight for a new video card. I'll include what I can remember spec wise below:

Processor: Phenom II (Quad Core) 3.5 GHx
RAM: 8 Gig
Power Supply: 750w
Mobo: Gigabyte ga-970a-ud3
HD's: 64 gig SSD for Windows, and a 1TB WD for programs.
 
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Gagan_3: Probably because a GTX1070 is well over his max budget and the GTX1060 hasn't been released yet.

@ Eomin: What resolution will you be playing in? What settings are you aiming for?

Be aware, that old Phenom is going to noticeably hold back a strong graphics card so if you're looking for med/high settings and good gameplay I think your original choices are correct-unless you plan on a major overhaul fairly soon that is.

Right now Nvidia still has a lot of 'old' stock to shift and this situation is likely to get worse once the GTX1060 is released when would be purchasers of the GTX970 spend a little more and opt for the faster (probably) GTX1060 when it is released. MAYBE we'll see another round of price cuts for the...
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Gagan_3: Probably because a GTX1070 is well over his max budget and the GTX1060 hasn't been released yet.

@ Eomin: What resolution will you be playing in? What settings are you aiming for?

Be aware, that old Phenom is going to noticeably hold back a strong graphics card so if you're looking for med/high settings and good gameplay I think your original choices are correct-unless you plan on a major overhaul fairly soon that is.

Right now Nvidia still has a lot of 'old' stock to shift and this situation is likely to get worse once the GTX1060 is released when would be purchasers of the GTX970 spend a little more and opt for the faster (probably) GTX1060 when it is released. MAYBE we'll see another round of price cuts for the GTX970/980/980Ti from Nvidia, or just increased discounting from the main E-tailers over the next few weeks as they try to shift their old stock but unless you're really desperate to upgrade I think you should play the waiting game and keep an eye out for pricing news or specials.
 
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