Looking for a new video card for my aging PC

[alonbl]

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:this month
RANGE: (e.g.: USD $150-250) After Rebates

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming FPS like Crysis

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: ATI Radeon HD 4870 and Seasonic 750w PSU

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: intel E8500. 4 giga memory

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: not internet shops

PARTS PREFERENCES: doesn't matter

OVERCLOCKING: No SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Must run Crysis on very high settings

 

[refillable]

7870 LE.

 

[alonbl]

I think its too powerful and will be a bottleneck isn't it?

 

[ASHISH65]

best gpu for is hd 7850 2gb.it will easily handle games @ 1680x1050 res without bottlenecking much

 

[refillable]

Maybe 650 Ti Boost?

 

[alonbl]

Thanks guys
Now thinking of it maybe i have to upgrade the all system to get to where i want?
I really want to be able to play Crysis 3 and the next GTA at high settings.
What do you think?

 

[lloydloo]

Get yourself an i5 if you want Crysis 3 to run smoothly and GTA 5 might be unoptimized just like GTA 4 which needed a relatively powerful cpu.

 

[alonbl]

Ok Thanks ill probably upgrade the all system

 

[lloydloo]

If you'll upgrade your system I'd recommend a core i5 3350p/3330, an h61 board(since your not overclocking) 8gb of ddr3 ram, and a 650 ti boost or hd 7850 and reuse your PSU. I wish you the best of luck if you upgrade! and if you're currently low on budget, you could just upgrade your CPU to a core 2 quad then buy a hd 7850 or 650 ti boost.

 

[alonbl]

If you'll upgrade your system I'd recommend a core i5 3350p/3330, an h61 board(since your not overclocking) 8gb of ddr3 ram, and a 650 ti boost or hd 7850 and reuse your PSU. I wish you the best of luck if you upgrade! and if you're currently low on budget, you could just upgrade your CPU to a core 2 quad then buy a hd 7850 or 650 ti boost.

If I want to overclock which board do I need?

 

[lloydloo]

For overclocking graphics cards, any board will work. But for overclocking Lga 1155 cpu's (sandy and ivy bridge) you need a mobo with either a p67, Z68, Z75 or z77 chipset.

 

[lloydloo]

If you don't want to upgrade your whole PC you could also replace your current CPU with a secondhand core 2 quad.

 

[mohit9206]

or just save the money for now and get a 7850 2gb as Ashish said and it will handle all your games at max settings without any bottlenecking from your cpu

 

[lloydloo]

Dude he wants to play crysis 3 which even gets limited by core i3s an gtx 5 might be a bad console port like gta 4 which needed a good CPU