What Graphics card is most suitable for my PC?

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Hi everyone.
I am looking at getting the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 980 Ti Xtreme Overclock Windforce Graphics Card or similar for my PC. I thought I'd best ask you guys first on what you think and what you have experienced.
These are my PC stats & figures:

CPU: AMD FX8120 @ 4.5GHz; Multiplier x 22.5. Bus Speed: 200.5MHz. Rated Bus Speed: 2207MHz.

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB @ 802.5MHz DDR3 Dual Channels.

Motherboard: ASUS M5A99X EVO (Socket942)

Graphics Cards: 2 x 2GB AMD Radeon HD6900 Series in Crossfire.

Power Supply: Corsair RM1000 80+ Gold.

Thank you for reading and any help would be very much appreciated.

Michael

 
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I wouldn't recommend spending any money on upgrading your current FX platform, you would need to go Intel or Ryzen to get a bump worth the price.
If you want a higher refresh rate computer monitors are the way to go, your tv can work as a display just don't expect over 60Hz or a great response time.
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I am not expecting anything more than 120fps @ 1920 x 1080 on a 42" LG HD TV.
 
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120FPS is not going to happen with that CPU. In a cpu intensive game you'd be lucky to hit 60. You sure that TV supports a 120Hz input signal? TVs advertise 120 and 240Hz frame rates but they get those by reproducing frames. TVs that actually support an input signal beyond 60Hz are rare and still usually involve some trickery to get them to do it.
 
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So what are you suggesting? Change the CPU & the TV to a Monitor?
 
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I wouldn't recommend spending any money on upgrading your current FX platform, you would need to go Intel or Ryzen to get a bump worth the price.
If you want a higher refresh rate computer monitors are the way to go, your tv can work as a display just don't expect over 60Hz or a great response time.
 
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No TV accepts 120hz input. It will behave just like a 60hz monitor if you turn interpolated frames off, if you leave that on it is making up data to add the extra frames. This increase input lag significantly (And what you are seeing isn't what the game engine is creating)

You can run a higher FPS then the frame rate, this just leads to tearing. Many fast-paced shooters are run this way to get the fastest possible reaction times. TVs in general have very poor input lag though, so a monitor is more suitable for fast paced games.

When the CPU is significantly slower then the the GPU you get a CPU bottleneck. This limits the maximum frame rate and will leave the GPU with some idle time. It is not the end of the world. The GPU will run cooler as a consequence and consume less power.

When the opposite happens you can turn down quality and resolution to increase frame rates, up to the limit of the CPU.

In your case, you can crank up all the settings, except some physics, and get a good visual experience at your CPU's best possible frame rate.

All completely subjective too. If 30FPS is fast to you, then it won't be a problem in 99% of games.

But yes, ideally you need to start looking at a new CPU and a decent gaming monitor to pair with something like a 980ti or a 1070.
 
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