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Upgrading GTX 550ti, $300 budget

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March 29, 2014 6:12:33 PM

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week ideally, but can wait. BUDGET RANGE: $300 After Rebates

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: This is for my gaming PC, the games I like to play are Skyrim, Battlefield 4, and other current releases.

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY:
EVGA Geforce GTX 550TI
Corsair 750 Watt PSU gold

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
CPU: Intel i5 2500k Sandybridge
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Mobo: MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676)
OS: Windows 7 64-bit professional OEM

PREFERRED WEBSITES FOR PARTS:
Newegg
ncix
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Personally I like to go to a store and physically walk out with my purchase, so Frys is a good store for me.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, not really interested in it.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Ideally I would like a card that will give me better in game performance than what I currently getting (60+ on low settings, ~40 medium, 30-40 high, unplayable on max).

My only requirement is that the card have more than 2GB of GDDR5 RAM, because especially in skyrim, I like have mods installed that eat up the VRAM.

Currently I am looking at the following cards:
GTX 660 w/ 3GB @ $225
GTX 670 w/ 4GB
GTX 760 w/ 4GB @ $300

Note:
- I only listed Nvidia because I know they would be compatible with my system. I am open to AMD cards.
- I am looking for a single card solution.

Thank you!
-Ink

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March 29, 2014 6:20:47 PM

Since you're gaming at a 1080p resolution an EVGA GTX 760 SC w/ ACX 2GB http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHW4HXY would be perfect. The 760 doesn't have the bandwidth to utilize 4GB VRAM and it won't benefit you at that resolution anyway.

Go for the 760 and you won't be disappointed.
March 29, 2014 6:25:40 PM

InkognitoM said:
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week ideally, but can wait. BUDGET RANGE: $300 After Rebates

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: This is for my gaming PC, the games I like to play are Skyrim, Battlefield 4, and other current releases.

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY:
EVGA Geforce GTX 550TI
Corsair 750 Watt PSU gold

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
CPU: Intel i5 2500k Sandybridge
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Mobo: MSI Z68MA-ED55 (MS-7676)
OS: Windows 7 64-bit professional OEM

PREFERRED WEBSITES FOR PARTS:
Newegg
ncix
------
Personally I like to go to a store and physically walk out with my purchase, so Frys is a good store for me.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe, not really interested in it.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Ideally I would like a card that will give me better in game performance than what I currently getting (60+ on low settings, ~40 medium, 30-40 high, unplayable on max).

My only requirement is that the card have more than 2GB of GDDR5 RAM, because especially in skyrim, I like have mods installed that eat up the VRAM.

Currently I am looking at the following cards:
GTX 660 w/ 3GB @ $225
GTX 670 w/ 4GB
GTX 760 w/ 4GB @ $300

Note:
- I only listed Nvidia because I know they would be compatible with my system. I am open to AMD cards.
- I am looking for a single card solution.

Thank you!
-Ink


I've seen a GTX770 today on partpicker going for 309$, at this price the performance/price ratio is better than a 250$ GTX 760...i think would go with that, a 770 will max out BF4 and other great games at 60fps, only game it wont max out with 60fps are metro LL and crysis 3...760 is good too it all depends on your budget
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