Ati Radeon or nVidia?

ZakMoon

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Not sure if I should get a Radeon 6870 or a nVidia 560 ti.

Also , would the radeon be compatible with my computer? the specs are :

Intel i3-2120 3.3Ghz Dual Core
500GB HDD
4GB DDR3 memory
64Bit OS W7
300W PSU (Soon to be 600W)
The previous card I had , Radeon 7750 didn't work with my system. Not sure if the 6870 will? I have a PCI-Express 2.0 slot.
 

Kari

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was the 7750 dead on arrival, did you test it in any other pc? because it should have worked just fine, there's nothing incompatible in that setup of yours...

so 6870 should also work.. or 560ti... though both of them are from the previous gen...

though maybe the psu is junk, but it'll be junk for any other card as well, so not card/vendor specific.
 

ZakMoon

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Yes. I tried it with another PSU which was a 600w , and then we tried it in a different computer and it worked fine! Then we tried some cheap graphics card in my own computer and it worked. I'm not sure if PCI-E 3.0 is backwards compatible or not - I assumed so.
 

ZakMoon

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Woops Lol! Forgot to say we did try another higher PSU (600w) in my computer with the graphics card plugged in , Didn't work but the card doesnt need extra power from cables.
 

Kari

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ok, that is a Compaq/HP OEM mobo, bit of a bad sign really.
there might be a bios update for it, might just improve graphics card compatibility.
lets see...

edit cant find one... cant really find anyhting else on it :p
 

minanasery

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Generaly, if u are planning to play with more than one monitor, then go ahead for ATI
if you are planning for the general performance or the stereo scoping 3D gaming, so definetly go to nVidia
 

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