Graphics

[redhotangela]

Hello,im building a gaming pc i have gigabyte GA-X 58A UD3 and intel core 950 quad core 3.2gh 8 g corsair ram please could you tell me best option for graphics card thank you angela

 

[geekapproved]

The best option would be a HD6990 or 2- 6950's or GTX580/590.

 

[didhot123]

Hello,im building a gaming pc i have gigabyte GA-X 58A UD3 and intel core 950 quad core 3.2gh 8 g corsair ram please could you tell me best option for graphics card thank you angela

hmmm..how much your budget? If it's $250-$550, then you should take SLI 560 Ti's or single 580..or from ATI/AMD, CF 6950, single 6970 or single 6990..and if you buy ATI GPUs then you have to buy PhysX card like GTS 450 or GT 440

 

[-Fran-]

I would switch the Core i7 950 and get a 920 instead; you could save a few bucks and get VERY similar performance... Even more, do a Core i5 2500k build with a single card; that's a lot of bucks saved if you plan on gaming alone.

Cheers!

 

[Helltech]

Yeah Yuka is right. You can save a lot of money and go with a 2500K, which smacks around my 920 all day long. Money will be less costly at all.

Trust me, look at my build, and I'd rather have a Sandy Bridge setup. Building a Socket B setup at this time would be a poor choice, for both the wallet and performance.

 

[geekapproved]

You don't want to build a gaming machine with i7-950 and s1366 motherboard. The 2500K and s1155 motherboard will save you money and it's faster for gaming.

 

[phenom90]

if you already had your i7 950 and x58 mobo you can forget about i5 2500k... i suggest you take on single gpu card first before deciding on whether or not doing sli or crossfire... here is some recommendation...

for 500 dollars budget...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162073&cm_re=gtx_580-_-14-162-073-_-Product

this is the fastest single gpu card... if you're buying from newegg... this is a very good deal after rebate...

for 350 dollars budget...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127552

this is what i currently using... although different brand.... decent performance for less money

for 250 dollars...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102928&cm_re=hd_6950-_-14-102-928-_-Product

there's no point to get a amd card is you buy the 1gb edition...

another 250 dollars alternative....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127565

if you haven't own any piece of hardware that you mentioned just now... then i suggest you buy i5 2500k... here is some components listed below...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131705

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106150

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145345

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194076

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