• Looking to get a new graphics card
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According to this, AMD is currently having a bundle that gets you certain games with certain cards. [url]http://blogs.amd.com/play/this-holiday-never-settle/[/url] (I plan on only getting a card along with Far Cry 3) Though I would like one that can help meet the "recommended requirements" here. [url]http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/Requirements/Far-Cry-3/11465?p=a[/url] So which out of these would be the best deal? [url]http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?N=4294966937+4294946165+4294924824&feature=391649[/url] [url]http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?N=4294966937+4294946165+4294924821&feature=468553[/url] Also, are Geforce compatible with AMD cards? This is all of the current things I'm running according to Speccy. [QUOTE][B]Operating System[/B] Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit SP1 [B]CPU[/B] Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 @ 3.00GHz 26 °C Yorkfield 45nm Technology [B]RAM[/B] 3.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24) [B]Motherboard[/B] EVGA 132-YW-E179-FTW (Socket 775) 86 °C [B]Graphics[B][/B] DELL SE198WFP (1440x900@60Hz) 512MB GeForce GTS 250 (XFX Pine Group) 55 °C 512MB GeForce GTS 250 (XFX Pine Group) 48 °C ForceWare version 306.97 SLI Disabled [B]Hard Drives[/B] 233GB Western Digital WDC WD25 00JD-22HBB0 SCSI Disk Device (ATA) [B]Optical Drives[/B] ATAPI DVD A DH20A4P ATA Device ATAPI DVD A DH20A4P ATA Device[/QUOTE] (Sorry if this is in the wrong section or if I got something wrong.)
What is your budget? Also I hope your mobo temp sensor is broken because 86c is way too much. And what do you mean with "Are geforce compatible with AMD cards" ? If you mean using both at the same time, it is possible IIRC but they do not go well together performance wise.
[QUOTE=Starship;38844207]What is your budget?[/QUOTE] I don't have a current budget right now, I'm kind of just looking for one that would be the best value out of these, since they come with Far Cry 3. [url]http://www.microcenter.com/search/se...feature=391649[/url] [url]http://www.microcenter.com/search/se...feature=468553[/url] [QUOTE]Also I hope your mobo temp sensor is broken because 86c is way too much.[/QUOTE] I hope too. [QUOTE]And what do you mean with "Are geforce compatible with AMD cards" ? If you mean using both at the same time, it is possible IIRC but they do not go well together performance wise.[/QUOTE] I meant would switching over from a GeForce to an AMD card affect my system in any way
First off, get a 64 bit OS, and more RAM. Then look into this card [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418"]Newegg[/URL]. I jsut bought one, and it's amazing. Very cool, and I am running far cry 3 on ultra, with good fps. (I have 16GB ram and i5 at 4.2ghz.) (PS, 16 GB of ram isn't necessary, nor will it help a whole lot, but you will want 8 to have a good time, hence the 64 bit OS to run it.)
[QUOTE=ralo90;38845410]First off, get a 64 bit OS, and more RAM. Then look into this card [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418"]Newegg[/URL]. I jsut bought one, and it's amazing. Very cool, and I am running far cry 3 on ultra, with good fps. (I have 16GB ram and i5 at 4.2ghz.) (PS, 16 GB of ram isn't necessary, nor will it help a whole lot, but you will want 8 to have a good time, hence the 64 bit OS to run it.)[/QUOTE] I think I'm fine with the selection I'm looking at, but thanks.
No problem, have fun :)
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