Best Budget Upgrade

[Travis4261]

My PC
OS - Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
Case - Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX
MB - ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX
CPU - AMD Phenom II 965 Black Edition 3.4Ghz x4
PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
RAM - G-Skill Ripjaw Series 4GB DDR3 1600 x4
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200 1.5TB
GPU - XFX Radeon 4850
Display - ASUS MS238 23'' LED 10,000,000:1 CR

I have been running a XFX Radeon HD 4850 that only cost me &48.00 for about 8 months and it has ran every game I've wanted to play without fail even fairing very well with Skyrim. However I am a huge NFS fan and I do not even meet the minimum specs for The Run. This is unacceptable, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday around the corner anyone have an idea of what I can expect to find for about $100-150?

 

[bennaye]

If you can stretch your budget by around $30 or so you can get yourself an AMD 6870 which should run NFS just fine, along with all the current games, albeit at a reasonable resolution and game settings.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=100006662&isNodeId=1&Description=6870&x=0&y=0

 

[GreenDutchAlien]

I think you can expect GTX 560Ti and maybe HD6950 on BF and CM. Not sure how much discount you'll get on those days.

 

[Travis4261]

There are so many cards and the prices vary so much I know this site has alot of comparisons could someone link me to a good price comparison if they know of one. I want to be-able to run every game for the next few years and by run I mean at least at medium settings, but being under the minimum specs for a game is not somthing I ever want to see lol.

 

[andrewcarr]

Look at this for a general reference.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fastest-graphics-card-radeon-geforce,3067-7.html

 

[jjtober1]

I just came across this in another forum http://1saleaday.com/

That's really a decent card and is right in your price range. The sale is over tonight though.

5850's overclock pretty well, 6870 don't. An overclock 5850 will not be far behind a 6870.

 

[Travis4261]

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[Maziar]

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