APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Sooner the better.
BUDGET RANGE: USD $250~ before rebates
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming – Modern Warfare 3, BF3, WoW (multiboxing), D3 when it’s released. Also web design stuff, photoshop, dreamweaver, etc.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY:
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 Series
Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
2 x G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I’ve purchased everything so far from Newegg but I’d be willing to shop other places if there is a noticeable price difference
PARTS PREFERENCES: Don’t have one. Cost is the biggest factor and getting the most for my money. Out of the things I’ve heard first hand so far I’d prefer Nvidia > ATI but I don’t have an issue with ATI if the price is right for what I’m getting.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe – I’ve never done it before but I’d like to at least try a minor one if possible or at least have the option to. No future plans of crossfire or sli in the near future. I’m uneducated when it comes to SLI/Crossfire so I’m not sure if that’s something I’ll want to do in the future.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: I run duel monitors if that makes a difference but I only “game” on one and it runs @ 1600x900.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Really just looking for the best card for my money at this point. If it’s worth it to bump up closer to $300 I’d go that route but I’d prefer to stay on the south side of $250 if possible. I was hoping for better black Friday and cyber Monday deals and still have hopes there would be some price cuts on some of the cards with the new cards on the horizon but I don’t know if it’s reasonable to think they will be coming in the timeframe I want to get a new card.
I’m not a huge enthusiast so an extra couple FPS isn’t worth a significant amount of money. I’ve read a decent amount of reviews from here and other places and I’m foggy on if I should be getting a 2GB or 1GB card. I’ve also been told and seen you can unlock the shaders on ATI Radeon 6950 2GB to the 6970 but I don’t know how much I could count on that to work.
I’d say my knowledge is fairly limited when it comes to stuff like this so thanks in advance for any advice. The cards I’ve been looking at specifically have been the GTX 560 Ti, , GTX 560 Ti 448 Core, ATI Radeon 6590 2GB and 1GB
BUDGET RANGE: USD $250~ before rebates
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming – Modern Warfare 3, BF3, WoW (multiboxing), D3 when it’s released. Also web design stuff, photoshop, dreamweaver, etc.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY:
XFX ATI Radeon HD 5770 Series
Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
2 x G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: I’ve purchased everything so far from Newegg but I’d be willing to shop other places if there is a noticeable price difference
PARTS PREFERENCES: Don’t have one. Cost is the biggest factor and getting the most for my money. Out of the things I’ve heard first hand so far I’d prefer Nvidia > ATI but I don’t have an issue with ATI if the price is right for what I’m getting.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe – I’ve never done it before but I’d like to at least try a minor one if possible or at least have the option to. No future plans of crossfire or sli in the near future. I’m uneducated when it comes to SLI/Crossfire so I’m not sure if that’s something I’ll want to do in the future.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: I run duel monitors if that makes a difference but I only “game” on one and it runs @ 1600x900.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Really just looking for the best card for my money at this point. If it’s worth it to bump up closer to $300 I’d go that route but I’d prefer to stay on the south side of $250 if possible. I was hoping for better black Friday and cyber Monday deals and still have hopes there would be some price cuts on some of the cards with the new cards on the horizon but I don’t know if it’s reasonable to think they will be coming in the timeframe I want to get a new card.
I’m not a huge enthusiast so an extra couple FPS isn’t worth a significant amount of money. I’ve read a decent amount of reviews from here and other places and I’m foggy on if I should be getting a 2GB or 1GB card. I’ve also been told and seen you can unlock the shaders on ATI Radeon 6950 2GB to the 6970 but I don’t know how much I could count on that to work.
I’d say my knowledge is fairly limited when it comes to stuff like this so thanks in advance for any advice. The cards I’ve been looking at specifically have been the GTX 560 Ti, , GTX 560 Ti 448 Core, ATI Radeon 6590 2GB and 1GB