BUDGET RANGE: (e.g.: USD $0-100) Before Rebates
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming BF3 (at least Medium settings), skyrim, Sims 3 (with expansions) HD movie viewing, mild AutoDesk Inventor 2011 (300 parts or less assemblies).
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Asus nVidia GeForce 210, Antec EarthWatts 380W
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: AMD Phenom II X4 3.0GHz (non-BE) cheap BioStar mobo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, Win 7 Ultimate OS
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PARTS PREFERENCES: any good brand
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: (forgot, AOC 24" monitor)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Needs HDMI or come with mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter will not use DVI to HDMI or VGA to HDMI. I don't need to run games on high or ultimate settings. I can over clock if I can get a good card. I don't want to replace my PSU and newegg's PSU calculator said that 440GT/Radeon HD 6670 or under should work fine, anything over is pushing it. I have used nividia cards for a long time and liked them, but recently their drivers are a HUGE pain to update. I wouldn't mind switching to AMD gpu's. Here are some considerations:
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MSI R6670-MD1GD3 Radeon HD 6670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127666
ASUS EAH6670/DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 6670 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121442
ASUS ENGT440/DI/1GD5 GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121426
I can easily over-clock these cards (with MSI afterburner) and some have comments on being stable after OCing. The ASUS and MSI are pretty much the same, the MSI is cheaper with a less core-clock which might be worth it if I can OC to over the ASUS which is probably possible. Thanks for help!!
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming BF3 (at least Medium settings), skyrim, Sims 3 (with expansions) HD movie viewing, mild AutoDesk Inventor 2011 (300 parts or less assemblies).
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Asus nVidia GeForce 210, Antec EarthWatts 380W
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: AMD Phenom II X4 3.0GHz (non-BE) cheap BioStar mobo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, Win 7 Ultimate OS
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PARTS PREFERENCES: any good brand
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: (forgot, AOC 24" monitor)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Needs HDMI or come with mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter will not use DVI to HDMI or VGA to HDMI. I don't need to run games on high or ultimate settings. I can over clock if I can get a good card. I don't want to replace my PSU and newegg's PSU calculator said that 440GT/Radeon HD 6670 or under should work fine, anything over is pushing it. I have used nividia cards for a long time and liked them, but recently their drivers are a HUGE pain to update. I wouldn't mind switching to AMD gpu's. Here are some considerations:
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MSI R6670-MD1GD3 Radeon HD 6670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127666
ASUS EAH6670/DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 6670 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121442
ASUS ENGT440/DI/1GD5 GeForce GT 440 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121426
I can easily over-clock these cards (with MSI afterburner) and some have comments on being stable after OCing. The ASUS and MSI are pretty much the same, the MSI is cheaper with a less core-clock which might be worth it if I can OC to over the ASUS which is probably possible. Thanks for help!!