Best na graphics card to run bf3

[tricksta555]

Hi.

I would like a graphics card that can run BF3 on high settings at a nice speed and in my budget.

currently i have £632.94 my budget is £880

must be an nvidia card because bf3 is optimised for nvidia cards.

and the website is dabs.com

 

[tricksta555]

here i go.

Intel Core i5-2500K
asus P8P67 mobo
patriot G2 memory 2x 4gb
Antec TruePower New 650W Modular PSU
Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F3 7200rpm SATA 3Gb/s 32MB
Sony 24x DVD-RW
Corsair Carbide Series 500R Mid-Tower Gaming Chassis, Black
6 120mm fans
1 200mm fan
not too sure about the memory it dosent say in the bundle
i noticed hdds have gone up

 

[tricksta555]

lol i got rid of the bundle gathered the same specs and its cheper

 

[tricksta555]

forgot to add i have now used up £616.91 of my budget

 

[cps1974]

wow i cant believe how much hard drives have gone up in price - over the last month or so they seem to have doubled!

if you dont need anything else and your build is complete (except gpu) I'd suggest this ah heck, it's on offer with OCUK:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-085-GI&tool=3

review: http://aphnetworks.com/reviews/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_570_1280mb_soc

so you were at £616.91

plus this card @ £275.99 inc VAT (was £300)

total: £892.90


bear in mind you will also want an better cpu cooler than the stock intel one supplied with the 2500K, this is fairly inexpensive and should be able OC your CPU to somewhere around 4.2GHz to 5GHz
http://www.ebuyer.com/245376-cooler-master-hyper-212-plus-socket-775-1156-1155-am2-1366-am3-processor-rr-b10-212p-gp


I'd also go with 8GB RAM
http://www.ebuyer.com/264750-g-skill-8gb-2x4gb-ddr3-1600mhz-ripjawsx-memory-kit-cl9-9-9-9-24-1-5v-f3-12800cl9d-8gbxl
Your 4GB @ dabs costs around £36/39 for 1333MHz and 1600MHz, the above linked 8GB G.Skill 1600MHz costs just £42


My tip would be to shop around, check out OCUK and ebuyer
still shocked at HDD prices wow they shot up quick, wow

I'd also encourage you to pay 20 quid more for a full tower case, eg.
http://www.ebuyer.com/257230-nzxt-phantom-special-edition-case-white-with-red-stripe-phan003rd

but I'm mindful I'm pushing you over your budget
its all food for thought


chaz