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My current PC is a 1st generation (socket 1366) i7 Extreme 975 @ 3.3GHz with 12GB triple-channel 1333 DDR3 on a Gigabyte G1.Sniper (X58/ICH10R chipset, 2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots + 1 x8 plus other goodies.
The OS is Windows 10 Pro x64.
My PSU is a modular Silverstone Strider ST1000-G Evolution (1000W @ 80 Plus Gold) so power supply is not an issue (although power-consumption obviously is).
While I know it is a fairly old platform, I have no plans of upgrading it for at least the next 1-2 years.
Currently I have it paired with a factory overclocked Asus GTX 580 w/1.5GB GDDR5 and while for MOST games it works fine, in certain AAA titles as well as poorly optimized ones (Carmageddon Reincarnation comes to mind) it is now starting to show its' age (I suspect the culprit primarily being the sub-2GB on-board memory rather than the GF110 chip itself) and I have been contemplating an upgrade.
I also have intermittently experienced GPU lockups and restarts on various occasions (usually it is just the driver that crashes and the GPU reboots, the PC stays online) perhaps due to the factory overclock.
My monitor is a 16x10 Samsung T240 at 1920x1200 which I also have no plans of upgrading.
Thus, I am looking for the optimal GPU for a best FHD@60FPS (well, 1920x1200, not 1080) experience that still isn't seriously bottlenecked by the rest of the PC and/or PCI-e slot. I will probably keep said card for at least the next 2-3 years (I got the 580 just when the 680 had been released).
What would you believe to be the card that makes the most sense from a performance, monetary and future-proofing standpoint?
The OS is Windows 10 Pro x64.
My PSU is a modular Silverstone Strider ST1000-G Evolution (1000W @ 80 Plus Gold) so power supply is not an issue (although power-consumption obviously is).
While I know it is a fairly old platform, I have no plans of upgrading it for at least the next 1-2 years.
Currently I have it paired with a factory overclocked Asus GTX 580 w/1.5GB GDDR5 and while for MOST games it works fine, in certain AAA titles as well as poorly optimized ones (Carmageddon Reincarnation comes to mind) it is now starting to show its' age (I suspect the culprit primarily being the sub-2GB on-board memory rather than the GF110 chip itself) and I have been contemplating an upgrade.
I also have intermittently experienced GPU lockups and restarts on various occasions (usually it is just the driver that crashes and the GPU reboots, the PC stays online) perhaps due to the factory overclock.
My monitor is a 16x10 Samsung T240 at 1920x1200 which I also have no plans of upgrading.
Thus, I am looking for the optimal GPU for a best FHD@60FPS (well, 1920x1200, not 1080) experience that still isn't seriously bottlenecked by the rest of the PC and/or PCI-e slot. I will probably keep said card for at least the next 2-3 years (I got the 580 just when the 680 had been released).
What would you believe to be the card that makes the most sense from a performance, monetary and future-proofing standpoint?
Ran a i7 950, asus R3E MB, 12GB ram, Silverston Strider 1000w PSu. Moved that build through dual 460's, 480's, 580's... moved the 580's over to a 2600k build for a few years then scrapped the whole build for the current one in my sig.
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