Greetings community,
I am running the system below:
Intel Core2Duo E8400 3Ghz (stock clock/cooler)
Gigabyte EP35-DS4
XFX GeForce 9600GT 512 DDR3 Alpha Dog
4x1 GB Geil PC2-6400 DDR2-800 C4 ULTRA DUAL CHANNEL
Corsair VX-550 PSU
Main problem is that since the last updates Guild Wars 2 FPS has dropped to dangerously low levels. Large fights in WvW are close to being unplayable. I had medium-low settings since beta and all was good but now I've turned everything to low and tweaked NVIDIA settings and game-play is still not as smooth.
I ve been through lots of articles here and some other forums and they all seem to agree that even for a CPU intensive game a good GPU will help in some aspects. So I've been thinking to replace my good old Dino 9600GT. After reading the Graphics Card Performance Hierarchy Chart i ve been thinking that an 650Ti (or possibly a Ti Boost) would help my situation now and can be carried over as start up GPU on an i5 rig in a few months.
I would most probably buy it within a month and my price range is 140$-200$ (100€-150€). I have an affinity towards NVIDIA (had drivers issues with older ATi and it kind of put me off)
Gaming, most importantly GW2 as FM13 nor Office really need a GPU and all my movie needs are already covered.
1680x1050 is my resolution and although I'm not an ULTRA settings freak I do like at least medium details. I know that my CPU would most probably bottleneck the GPU but I'm thinking it can be carried over to a new system.
Availability in brands and models is meager here but these 3 examples are within budget. If you have another suggestion i could check if i can get my hands on it.
Gigabyte 650 Ti
Gigabyte 650 Ti Boost
ASUS 650Ti
I am not too comfortable with overclocking although i'm tempted by my CPU. Also not a fan of SLI configurations either but would consider it if it would provide me with value for money.
That's all i think. Looking forward to your suggestions.
I am running the system below:
Intel Core2Duo E8400 3Ghz (stock clock/cooler)
Gigabyte EP35-DS4
XFX GeForce 9600GT 512 DDR3 Alpha Dog
4x1 GB Geil PC2-6400 DDR2-800 C4 ULTRA DUAL CHANNEL
Corsair VX-550 PSU
Main problem is that since the last updates Guild Wars 2 FPS has dropped to dangerously low levels. Large fights in WvW are close to being unplayable. I had medium-low settings since beta and all was good but now I've turned everything to low and tweaked NVIDIA settings and game-play is still not as smooth.
I ve been through lots of articles here and some other forums and they all seem to agree that even for a CPU intensive game a good GPU will help in some aspects. So I've been thinking to replace my good old Dino 9600GT. After reading the Graphics Card Performance Hierarchy Chart i ve been thinking that an 650Ti (or possibly a Ti Boost) would help my situation now and can be carried over as start up GPU on an i5 rig in a few months.
I would most probably buy it within a month and my price range is 140$-200$ (100€-150€). I have an affinity towards NVIDIA (had drivers issues with older ATi and it kind of put me off)
Gaming, most importantly GW2 as FM13 nor Office really need a GPU and all my movie needs are already covered.
1680x1050 is my resolution and although I'm not an ULTRA settings freak I do like at least medium details. I know that my CPU would most probably bottleneck the GPU but I'm thinking it can be carried over to a new system.
Availability in brands and models is meager here but these 3 examples are within budget. If you have another suggestion i could check if i can get my hands on it.
Gigabyte 650 Ti
Gigabyte 650 Ti Boost
ASUS 650Ti
I am not too comfortable with overclocking although i'm tempted by my CPU. Also not a fan of SLI configurations either but would consider it if it would provide me with value for money.
That's all i think. Looking forward to your suggestions.