APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Around or before September 25th... yay WoW expansions!
BUDGET RANGE: Between $100-$150, after rebates. A slightly higher price may be acceptable as well.
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: I pretty much exclusively play WoW. I know that for WoW, CPU is most important. But I'm keen on Frapsing first kills come MoP release, and my 260 just isn't cutting it anymore. I'm running most settings on Ultra on the live client with 50-60 FPS in raids, but in beta, with the same settings outside of a raid environment, I seem to be capping out at around 30-40 FPS. I expect that it'll drop to around 20-25 FPS when bombarded with all the new spell effects.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: XFX Nvidia 260 GTX. I can't dig my tower out right now but I'm running a 650-700w Rosewill unit.
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
-- AMD Phenom 2 x4 965 Processor, 3.4 GHz
-- 6 GB dual-channel DDR3 RAM
-- ASUS M4A77T/USB3 (AM3) mobo
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg
PARTS PREFERENCES: I prefer Nvidia, because they're generally optimized wonderfully for WoW.
OVERCLOCKING: No, not interested. I've had some horrid luck with overclocked cards in the past.
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Don't care, but not really interested.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 main, 1280x1024 dual.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I want a cheap, reliable card that will hold up for a minimum of 1 1/2 to 2 years. My 260 has been trucking along nicely since 2008/2009. Sound doesn't bother me, so loud fans are a non issue. Heat is a mild concern, because my room is generally sitting at ~80 degrees anyway. The cooler the better, but I doubt anything will run hotter than this monster card I have now.
Thanks much!
BUDGET RANGE: Between $100-$150, after rebates. A slightly higher price may be acceptable as well.
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: I pretty much exclusively play WoW. I know that for WoW, CPU is most important. But I'm keen on Frapsing first kills come MoP release, and my 260 just isn't cutting it anymore. I'm running most settings on Ultra on the live client with 50-60 FPS in raids, but in beta, with the same settings outside of a raid environment, I seem to be capping out at around 30-40 FPS. I expect that it'll drop to around 20-25 FPS when bombarded with all the new spell effects.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: XFX Nvidia 260 GTX. I can't dig my tower out right now but I'm running a 650-700w Rosewill unit.
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
-- AMD Phenom 2 x4 965 Processor, 3.4 GHz
-- 6 GB dual-channel DDR3 RAM
-- ASUS M4A77T/USB3 (AM3) mobo
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg
PARTS PREFERENCES: I prefer Nvidia, because they're generally optimized wonderfully for WoW.
OVERCLOCKING: No, not interested. I've had some horrid luck with overclocked cards in the past.
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Don't care, but not really interested.
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 main, 1280x1024 dual.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I want a cheap, reliable card that will hold up for a minimum of 1 1/2 to 2 years. My 260 has been trucking along nicely since 2008/2009. Sound doesn't bother me, so loud fans are a non issue. Heat is a mild concern, because my room is generally sitting at ~80 degrees anyway. The cooler the better, but I doubt anything will run hotter than this monster card I have now.
Thanks much!
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