New video card

[Hoodstomp]

Hello, I am looking to buy a new video card soon. I want to be able to play ToR and Dota 2 at high settings when it comes out. My CPU = Intel(R) core (TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz. What would be the best card to get without bottlenecking? Thank you.

 

[simon12]

If you are playing at 1920 x 1080 or better then get a Radeon 6850 if you are gaming at lower res. get a 5770/6770.

 

[Mousemonkey]

If you are playing at 1920 x 1080 or better then get a Radeon 6850 if you are gaming at lower res. get a 5770/6770.

What makes you think the OP wants an ATi/AMD card?

 

[simon12]

What makes you think the OP wants an ATi/AMD card?

Im just in the UK and they arebetter value here and I don't always remember which Nvidia ones are similar. My advise is only my opinion and others are free to tell theres.

 

[Hoodstomp]

Yeah, I'd prefer an Nvidia card. Thanks though.

 

[Supermuncher85]

What's your budget and more importantly what PSU do you have?

 

[cburke82]

What makes you think the OP wants an ATi/AMD card?

Really??? What makes you think he does not? He recommended a card if you think Nvida also has an option why wouldn't you just recommend he look at that card instead of asking that question?

 

[cburke82]

Yeah, I'd prefer an Nvidia card. Thanks though.

Just find a cheap 460. Any reason you wouldn't want to look at AMD cards?

 

[Hoodstomp]

The rumor that Nvidia pays gaming companies to make sure their cards perform better.

My budget is around 200-300$

My PSU is PS-303-103 KINGWIN 700 WATT POWER SUPPLY 1 8.00 8.00

 

[cuecuemore]

I wouldn't worry about bottlenecking, because you're going to be cpu bottlenecked in certain games no matter what card you get. So I'd focus on getting a good card, on your budget a 560 ti/570.

 

[Supermuncher85]

Really??? What makes you think he does not? He recommended a card if you think Nvida also has an option why wouldn't you just recommend he look at that card instead of asking that question?

It was a valid question and he turned out to be right.

 

[Hoodstomp]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130634&cm_re=nvidia_560_ti-_-14-130-634-_-Product

Like this? There's so many brands.. Is it just all the same card? Sold by different retailers?

 

[iam2thecrowe]

i just got the cheapest 6850 available to me (powercolour) it has a non-reference cooler which is quieter and cooler than the stock one. The only other difference in brands is warranty/games bundle and price. Some are also overclocked for a little extra performance.

 

[cburke82]

It was a valid question and he turned out to be right.

My point was this. It would have been nicer to just recommend an Nvidia card instead of the comment that was made.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Really??? What makes you think he does not? He recommended a card if you think Nvida also has an option why wouldn't you just recommend he look at that card instead of asking that question?

Unlike you I looked at the forum that was being posted in (Forum > Graphics & Displays > Nvidia > New video card), have you guessed what gave it away?

 

[cburke82]

Unlike you I looked at the forum that was being posted in (Forum > Graphics & Displays > Nvidia > New video card), have you guessed what gave it away?

My basic point was that you could have taken the high road and just recommended a card thats all. Not that you were wrong and he does not want one.

 

[Supermuncher85]

Anyway guys we are getting off the topic! Yes that nvidia card will work fine and will be great in SLI if you decide to upgrade your CPU in the future. Alternatively you could also look at the non ti version of the 560 which is about 30-40 dollars cheaper. They are also great overclockers so you wouldn't miss much performance wise. Review of it here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-560-amp-edition-gtx-560-directcu-ii-top,2944.html

 

[Supermuncher85]

Oh you never mentioned your resolution! Your PSU is fine even for sli.

 

[cats_Paw]

I dont think it can handle SLI (dunno how many amps on the 12v rails.).
Now, id be thinking of getting 560 ti. You have 2 options here: reference card and later mayb buy a aftermarket cooler (most expensive but best option), or a decent brand, but you probably wont be able to change the cooler.
Now, if u are planning to upgrade your computer, a 6950 2 gb might be the better option, assuming you can afford it (775 socket cpus have a huge problem with physx games, but nvidia gpus can take care of that problem, thats what eventually convinced me to go nvidia).
I have 560 Ti paired with a q6600 at 3GHz wich i guess performes close to your dual core, and im happy with the results, but im assuming that in the next year if i dont go new mobo/cpu/RAM/GPU or SLI, i wont game everything 1900x1080p very high.
Hope this answers your question.

 

[megamanx00]

For an nVidia card I say the 560/560Ti and on the AMD side a 6870 or 6950. I wouldn't trust anything more to that PSU -_- and getting anything more powerful is a bit pointless. The E8400 is a good overclocker so you may want to overclock it to limit the bottleneck you would face with such a powerful card and a dual core CPU. You can get around 4.0Ghz with a good air cooler and a decent motherboard.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Having run a single and dual GTX560 setup on an E8400 I can tell you that a single card won't be 'bottlenecked' by the CPU @ 3ghz but it will hold back a pair of them.