New Video Card Question
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Athena Six,
Posted on: 2012-06-04 06:09 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
I currently have a Nvidia Geforce GT 240 and I am thinking about going to the GT 440. Is there a big enough difference between these two cards to warrant a change?
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H: Blaster 50, Defender 50, Tank 50, Scrapper 50, Controller 50, PB 50, WS 50
V: Brute 50, Corruptor 50, MM 50, Dominator 50, Stalker 50, AW 50, AS 50
Top 4: Controller, Brute, Scrapper, Corruptor
Bottom 4: (Peacebringer) way below everything else, Mastermind, Dominator, Blaster
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Thanks, what level of video card would I need to start seeing significant changes?
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The next generation cards have been out for a few months. AMD 7xxx series and Nvidia 6xx series. However, there are good bargains for AMD 6xxx series and Nvidia 5xx series
Here you go
AMD
6770 its somewhat old, its a rebadge of the 5770.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150560
$80 AR
The 6850 is a much beefier card and based on the 68xx Barts core.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150573
$135 AR
Nvidia
560 SE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130770
$130
There is a 550Ti but its only $10 less than the 560 SE so not enough bang for the buck.
560
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130664
$170
If you want to get the most performance under $100 get the 6770, If you want the best deal get the 560 SE or 6850.
H: Blaster 50, Defender 50, Tank 50, Scrapper 50, Controller 50, PB 50, WS 50
V: Brute 50, Corruptor 50, MM 50, Dominator 50, Stalker 50, AW 50, AS 50
Top 4: Controller, Brute, Scrapper, Corruptor
Bottom 4: (Peacebringer) way below everything else, Mastermind, Dominator, Blaster
CoH in WQHD
Concur. nVidia doesn't cater as much as they use to in the low to low-mid end performance cards with their newer GPU lines. The latest word is that they are rebadging their GT 520 and GT 440 as the "new" GT 610 and GT 630 line instead of fabricating a new low end GPU based on the tech in the GPU that powers the GTX 680 (and 670 and maybe a 660).
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Are PCI-E 3.0 backwards compatible with 2.0 motherboards?
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I would also make sure you got Window 7 64bit and upgrade your ram to at least 4GB.
I do have both 4 GB of ram and 64 bit Win7. I also bought 8 gb more of ram which I should have by Wednesday.
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Yes. However there aren't a lot of cards that are currently PCI-E 3.0 and none that I know of off hand in your price range.
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Originally Posted by Shocklust
Are PCI-E 3.0 backwards compatible with 2.0 motherboards?
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I was looking at the Radeon 7750 for $109. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121633
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I just recently picked up a GT520 it was only 50 bucks! wasn't much of an improvement from my old card but it did have a fan as opposed to the AMD i was running with only a heat sink... any whose.. I can say that the drivers it runs list as GT6xx so i would say latest 'word' is true
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Originally Posted by Father Xmas
Concur. nVidia doesn't cater as much as they use to in the low to low-mid end performance cards with their newer GPU lines. The latest word is that they are rebadging their GT 520 and GT 440 as the "new" GT 610 and GT 630 line instead of fabricating a new low end GPU based on the tech in the GPU that powers the GTX 680 (and 670 and maybe a 660).
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Not really a good choice unless you are PSU limited.
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Originally Posted by Shocklust
I was looking at the Radeon 7750 for $109. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121633
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H: Blaster 50, Defender 50, Tank 50, Scrapper 50, Controller 50, PB 50, WS 50
V: Brute 50, Corruptor 50, MM 50, Dominator 50, Stalker 50, AW 50, AS 50
Top 4: Controller, Brute, Scrapper, Corruptor
Bottom 4: (Peacebringer) way below everything else, Mastermind, Dominator, Blaster
CoH in WQHD
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I don't know what your old card is, but the GT520 is an AWFUL card for gaming. Its performance level is about par with a card like a 6600GT from like oh 8 years ago.
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Originally Posted by Alpha-Six
I just recently picked up a GT520 it was only 50 bucks! wasn't much of an improvement from my old card but it did have a fan as opposed to the AMD i was running with only a heat sink... any whose.. I can say that the drivers it runs list as GT6xx so i would say latest 'word' is true
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H: Blaster 50, Defender 50, Tank 50, Scrapper 50, Controller 50, PB 50, WS 50
V: Brute 50, Corruptor 50, MM 50, Dominator 50, Stalker 50, AW 50, AS 50
Top 4: Controller, Brute, Scrapper, Corruptor
Bottom 4: (Peacebringer) way below everything else, Mastermind, Dominator, Blaster
CoH in WQHD
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Originally Posted by Shocklust
I was looking at the Radeon 7750 for $109. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121633
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Originally Posted by newchemicals
Not really a good choice unless you are PSU limited.
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Since the prices are about the same I would choose the older HD 5770/6770 over the newer HD 7750.
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The 7750 is a lower end UM capable card that does not require a PCI-E supplement power. Its not a bad card, just slightly overpriced vs. its older siblings which offer more performance for less money.
These transition periods are actually the few times were buying certain old generation computer parts can be a bargain, if you do some shopping/comparing.
Edit: the 7750 has to use the newer AMD/ATI drivers vs the 5xxx/6xxx series, that may or may not be a problem for some folks. Some of the older drivers are "more stable" and the 7xxx series must use new drivers. YMMV.
H: Blaster 50, Defender 50, Tank 50, Scrapper 50, Controller 50, PB 50, WS 50
V: Brute 50, Corruptor 50, MM 50, Dominator 50, Stalker 50, AW 50, AS 50
Top 4: Controller, Brute, Scrapper, Corruptor
Bottom 4: (Peacebringer) way below everything else, Mastermind, Dominator, Blaster
CoH in WQHD
Thanks for the help all. I think I'm gonna go with the 6770.
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I am thinking about updating my video card but I want to stay around $100. I currently have a Nvidia Geforce GT 240 and I am thinking about going to the GT 440. Is there a big enough difference between these two cards to warrant a change? Any Suggestions?
My specs are:
AMD PHENOM II X4 965 3.4 GHZ BLACK ED
4 GB DDR3 PC3 PC1333
EVGA NVIDIA GT 240 1 GB PCI-E 16X
ASUS M4A77TD AM3 DDR3 AMD 770 AMD
AZZA CYBERPOWER 600 WATT POWER SUPPLY
320GB SATA II 3GB 16MB 7200RPM HD
Windows 7 64 bit
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Shocklust
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