Need Recommendation on Video Card

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Getting back into gaming again. My setup needs to be replaced, but it's not going to happen till at least next summer. So I'm looking to throw about $200-300 at my current setup. And thinking a graphics card is the way to go.

Setup:
Intel Core 2 Q9400 2.66GHz
Asus P5N-D Motherboard
4x Kingston 2GB 240-Pin DDR2
EVGA 9800 gtx+
Thermaltake TR2-430 PSU
27" ViewSonic VX2753mh

I would like to be able to run at 1920x1080. Any suggestion on a card? Will I need to do anything else with the rest?

Reply to ascj

gtx 570 is a choice but need a more power psu like 650w

Reply to pro-gamer

You'll want three things; new video card, new PSU to power it and an aftermarket cooler for the CPU so you can give it a good overclock if you are still using the stock cooler.
A good cooler will be $30 or so, PSU $50-60 probably which should leave you enough for perhaps an GTX 560 Ti or at least an HD6870 and come in under $300.

Reply to jyjjy

Perhaps 6970/570? And is that 430W?
No. Then upgrade your PSU with Corsair CX600. Recommended when you want to OC and doing test like furmark. Here it is :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139027

Message edited by refillable on 11-27-2011 at 07:07:46 PM

Reply to refillable

I'm trying to stay under $300. So, if I need a PSU and CPU fan, then that leaves me at around $200 for a card. The 560 ti is about $250. You think I can get away with something like a 460?

Any recommendations on CPU fan and PSU?

Reply to ascj

This would be a good choice for the cooler;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103065
With that I believe you should be able to get up to 3.5ghz fairly easily which should help a lot.
There should be a lot of good deals tomorrow for Cyber Monday for the video card/PSU. I'd wait and see what pops up. Keep an eye on slickdeals;
http://slickdeals.net/
There were GTX 560 Ti's and HD6950s for about $200 on Black Friday. Should be some tomorrow. For the PSU stick with a good brand like Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, Silverstone, OCZ, XFX and 500w or so should be fine.

Reply to jyjjy

Here is an HD6950 for $210;
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.ph [...] 50_1G&c=CJ
Comes with a free game(that's actually good) as well. Can keep it or ebay it to make it even cheaper.

Message edited by jyjjy on 11-27-2011 at 04:55:36 PM

Reply to jyjjy

HD 6790 or GTX 560 ti best bang for buck

Reply to rokrem30

In the past, I never had good luck with ATI/AMD cards. So I bit the bullet and bought the following.

-Cool Master 212 plus CPU cooler
-EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB Graphics Card
-CORSAIR Enthusiast Series 650W PSU

I ended up spending $20 over my $300 limit, but I can live with that.

Thanks for all the advise.

So what can I reasonably expect overclocking wise with the cooler and my setup above. I know every chip is different, but is 3.0-3.2ghz the norm?

Reply to ascj