Good video cards for a athlon II x4 640

[dkratz]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: soon
BUDGET RANGE: USD $150-250

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: swtor, movies, diablo 3 (when it comes out,) gta 4,

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: evga 9800 gt akimbo model, 500 watt psu
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Athlon II x4 640 3.0 ghz 4gb ram asus m4n68t-m v2
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com, amazon, tigerdirect
PARTS PREFERENCES: like evga cards. not sure whether to stay with nvidia or go ati....

OVERCLOCKING:maybe
CROSSFIRE/sli: no single card only

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1440x900 is max for monitor have a hp 19'' wide screen
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: want to get high/ultra performance with better frame rates than the 9800 gt

 

[ghnader hsmithot]

you want high and ultra performance on all games or just a few games?
I still think at 1440x900 some games are still un maxable.

 

[dkratz]

If I can't get ultra then I could live with high settings. Really just looking to have the best possible experience.

 

[refillable]

1440x900? Probably a 7850 which has the Performance near a 6970. Dunno if it'll bottleneck though.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127663

If you are really scared about these bottlenecks, a 6870 should not bottleneck. So get a 6870

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150561
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161389
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161396

 

[unknown_13]

Please post the exact model of your PSU. If it's a quality 500W PSU, then get an 7850. The Athlon X4 will bottleneck that card, but of course you can keep the card later in your next PC. Overclock is not an option because of the poor motherboard.
BTW the 7850 will crush ANY game at that little resolution, so you will run everything at maximum settings but sometimes in CPU-heavy games the framerate will chop a bit so it may become a little unplayable, because of the relatively slow CPU.

 

[dkratz]

its a crappy off brand one. the whole unit is from cyberpower.

 

[dkratz]

the psu has 2 rails 14amps a piece

 

[dkratz]

stuff ive been looking at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130752
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127616
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130738

would any of these be good for me? or would a ati card be better?

 

[unknown_13]

They still sell those 460's? That's a very nice gpu too, it will also tear up games at that resolution and your cpu won't bottleneck it. With the savings from the gpu you could get yourself a nice power supply, like a Seasonic 400-500W or similar from Enermax, CM Silent Pro series, Corsair, XFX and so on.

 

[refillable]

I think a 6870 would be better for that processor (just a personal opinion). But I think it's OK to have a 560 ti/560 ti 448, especially when you want to change the processor. Just make sure you get a decent power supply from good brands.

Also if you want, you can get the 7850 I gave you before and keep it for the next upgrade. It consume very less power.

 

[sky354]

If you wont buy a new cpu then go with HD 7770.it will not bottleneck and you dont need new power supply.i have that card and i run it at 1600x900 bf3 at ultra settings and getting around 35-50fps