Looking at an upgrade for my secondary (read SO's) system that's occasionally used as a gaming platform for when friends come over. I'll be repurposing my i920/x58 system with 2x GTX 285 SLI's for this secondary system and getting myself a new Ivy Bridge Z77 solution.
My question is I don't want to step down in graphics quality from the SLI GTX-285 but I definitely don't want to consider another SLI system at this time. Comparing SLI configs to single cards gets tricky when looking at Tom's and other sites.
What cards should I be considering if I don't want to take a step backwards but also don't necessarily want to buy top of the line? Ideally it'd be under 500 and closer to $250.
Thanks in advance for the advice and recommendations!
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:Within 30 days.
BUDGET RANGE: Want to keep it under 500.00, would prefer 250 or so.
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming--not a hardcore gamer and have a huge backlog of titles such as Bioshock, Fallout3, Elder Scrolls Skyrim, Crysis, Batman etc. Currently playing alot of Diablo III, SWTOR.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: SLI NVidia EVGA GTX 285 SC, Corsair PRO HX 850W
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Most likely doing full upgrade to Z77 and i5-3750K IB.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg by far.
PARTS PREFERENCES: Typically gone with EVGA and NVIDIA in the past but not opposed to other offerings.
OVERCLOCKING:NO SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Not now and preferrably not for awhile.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1900x1200 1600x1200 (secondary)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: None.
My question is I don't want to step down in graphics quality from the SLI GTX-285 but I definitely don't want to consider another SLI system at this time. Comparing SLI configs to single cards gets tricky when looking at Tom's and other sites.
What cards should I be considering if I don't want to take a step backwards but also don't necessarily want to buy top of the line? Ideally it'd be under 500 and closer to $250.
Thanks in advance for the advice and recommendations!
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:Within 30 days.
BUDGET RANGE: Want to keep it under 500.00, would prefer 250 or so.
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming--not a hardcore gamer and have a huge backlog of titles such as Bioshock, Fallout3, Elder Scrolls Skyrim, Crysis, Batman etc. Currently playing alot of Diablo III, SWTOR.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: SLI NVidia EVGA GTX 285 SC, Corsair PRO HX 850W
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Most likely doing full upgrade to Z77 and i5-3750K IB.
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg by far.
PARTS PREFERENCES: Typically gone with EVGA and NVIDIA in the past but not opposed to other offerings.
OVERCLOCKING:NO SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Not now and preferrably not for awhile.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1900x1200 1600x1200 (secondary)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: None.