Nvidia Geforce 9600GT - ATI?

[TannerS]

Hello guys, my name is tanner, and currently I have this video card

http://xtreview.com/images/bfg-9600gt.jpg

I am looking for a new video card that has better graphics than this one, my motherbaord supports ATi crossfire, so I am mainly looking for a better graphics ATi video card that's able to support two DVI monitors and as I said, better then this one I have, and If possible, has crossfire support, could you guys help me? thank you

 

[Twoboxer]

What screen resolution(s), what do you use the graphics card for, and what is your budget?


Until then:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gts-450-radeon-hd-4850-gpu,2732.html

Use screen res and budget, pick a card, use the table on the last page to see how much better it is than your 9600GT.

 

[TannerS]

Well by resolution are asking which one do I want? not sure, but my current one is 1600 x 900 and I love it , but bigger is not bad at all,

I use it for gaming, and myy budget, hmm if i get single maybe 150 or a little higher, if dual crossfire around about 200 but im flexible

but I am not good at this, which is why i am here asking for help I want something better then what I got, but also I got a motherboard that only supports crossfire and that's why. ahh not sure how to us the link you gave me, do I just pick one out?

 

[wa1]

Tell us your FULL specs, first:
CPU-RAM-MOBO-PSU-Monitor-Budget total?

 

[RickyT23]

OK, I would recommend (for gaming performance @ a reasonable budget) a GTX 460. Or get a Radeon 5850. Either or are good

 

[plznote]

OK, I would recommend (for gaming performance @ a reasonable budget) a GTX 460. Or get a Radeon 5850. Either or are good

Wow...
His budget was 150
We dont even know his specs...

 

[TannerS]

Ok sorry guys here we go, I currently have,

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ
ASRock 890FX DELUXE3 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz HDZ955FBGIBOX
Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
BFG BFGE96512GTOCBE NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT OC 512MB
Thermaltake Frio Overclocking Universal CPU Cooler CLP0564
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Bit
Western Digital Caviar Black640 GB, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 7200 RPM

Dual Acer P205H LCD moniters with 1600 x 900 MAX resolution

need anythgin else?
Fyi, the current video card I have was a gift, But I want I somthing better, and going to sell it once I do just that

 

[TannerS]

My motherboard does not support SLI

also zipzoomflyhigh

the two cards you posted, the last two, how much better are then than my current one

 

[abswindows7]

GTX 460 1gb is the way to go

 

[wolfram23]

768mb would be totally fine at his resolution. If planning on getting a 1080p monitor tho then I'd get the 1gb 460. On the other hand, getting a 5770 is a good choice and two 5770 in crossfire are pretty powerful.

 

[abswindows7]

^^+1

 

[TannerS]

How much more of an improvment is the


SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

over mine?

 

[wolfram23]

Pretty significant improvement. 5770 is a really good card, can max out most games except for the utmost demanding ones like Crysis, Metro 2033...

 

[abswindows7]

^^+1

 

[Twoboxer]

5770 is fine, and some would say more than enough depending on settings, for your current resolution. At 1920 resolution, many would say its not enough card, and that's why you are hearing "460".

If you plan to stay with your current monitor, the 5770 is fine.

Here's two links, best cards at a budget level:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gts-450-radeon-hd-4850-gpu,2732.html

and comparison of 5770 and 460:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/172?vs=180

You can remove entries not related to your gaming resolution to make it easier. You can also select different cards to compare.

You'd be happier with the 460, but it is $70 or so more expensive now.

 

[decode]

It all depends on when you expect to buy. The 460 1GB version would be great for you now, but if you can wait a month or two the 6750/6770 is due out about then, matching the 768mb/1gb GTX 460's respectively for what I'd assume is a lower price.

We won;t know for certain until the cards are distributed for review. But its worth the wait too see what they bring.

I'd recommend you upgrade to a 1920x1080 monitor, but that can wait. the resolution your at now is fine.

Just my two cents.

~Joe

 

[TannerS]

It does sound like a good idea, to wait for those new ones to come out, and if not then those 5XXX may even be cheaper by then...