WHICH GRAPHICS CARD TO BUY $200-$250 i have a amd x2 555 be (oc 4ghz) and gt430.

[sachin vishwkarma]

hello..i want to upgrade my cpu and gpu...i can spend 200$ on my gfx and 200$ on my cpu (total 4oo$)
i have amd x2 555 be (oc at 4ghz)
nvidia gt430
i love to play...actually i play alot
i want to run bf3 and nfs the run on high settings
i was thinking of ati hd6870...and amd x6 1075/1090

 

[Snowsniper2]

That's a good combo but the gt430 is still a good GPU I use it in my hardcore rig which I'm slowly upgrading as I get the money

 

[venjhammet]

A 2500k and a GTX560ti/HD6650 are the best deal for gaming setup

 

[das_stig]

What motherboard, can you not unlock extra cores?

 

[wr6133]

Get the 960T you may be able to unlock it to 6 core. You can OC the heck out of it anyways and the $ saved there can go towards better GPU

 

[Linguo_bastardo]

A 960t and a GTX 560 Ti would probably be the best choice. I own them ( 960t at 3.6GHz and a Gainward GTX 560 Ti ), and they are absolutely amazing! The only games i couldn't max are Batman: Arkham City ( PhysX makes it run slow ) and BF3.

 

[sachin vishwkarma]

What motherboard, can you not unlock extra cores?

i have a msi 785 gm p45......and yes i can't unlock the extra cores...in
BIOs it only shows two cores..http://img.tomshardware.com/forum/uk/icones/smilies/pt1cable.gif

 

[JollyJay]

i5-2400 and GTX 560ti 448

 

[laiskapummi]

Get the Hd 6870. I have that one and it rocks.

And if you will, get the Phenom II 960T, you have a 50% chance that is can be unlocked to 6 core.
I have the processor, but unfortunately it only has 4 cores.