recommend me a GFX card

rhinomonkey · #1 10-29-2011, 01:09 PM

I've just upgraded my CPU from a core 2 duo to a Quad Q9650 3gig (oc to 3.6)

Currently i have a radeon ati 4870 512mb.

I think that the bottle neck is now my gfx card as i get quite poor performance in il2 cod especially at lower altitude.

Can anyone recomend me a good upgrade? I am looking to spend no more then £150.

Thanks in advance.

katdogfizzow · #2 10-29-2011, 02:28 PM

Im an nvidia man myself, but if were you Id look real close at the Radeon HD 6950 2 GB

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ce,3042-4.html

KG26_Alpha · #3 10-29-2011, 03:05 PM

If you have no preference over Ati or Nvidia

At around the same price is the 560ti 2gb

A little over your budget though

http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...ed=0CGkQ8wIwBg

kyletiernan · #4 10-29-2011, 03:09 PM

You wont be disappointed with a GTX 570.

Whiski · #5 10-29-2011, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyletiernan

You wont be disappointed with a GTX 570.

This is what I have ordered (only it is factory OC) and will arrive early next week. Can't wait to see what it offers in the form of CLoD graphics with setting on high

.

Although a bit over your intended price range, at $350 Canadian it is supposed to pack some serious punch in performance for the price.

Whiskey

ATAG_Dutch · #6 10-29-2011, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyletiernan

You wont be disappointed with a GTX 570.

Quite right, but these are around £250 in the UK, or at least that's what I paid for an EVGA HD 'superclocked'.

To be honest, I'm not sure anything cheaper would 'float your boat', as far as Cliffs is concerned, but I'll second Alpha's recommendation. I've really gone off AMD/ATI recently.

Foo'bar · #7 10-29-2011, 05:10 PM

I have a Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti OC 1024MB and it's doing fine with med/high settings. Price was about 180 EUR.

ElAurens · #8 10-29-2011, 06:51 PM

Three of us "Pigs" are using factory OC'd 570s. It's a great card.

335th_GRAthos · #9 10-29-2011, 06:53 PM

GTX560ti 2Gb (notice the "ti")
GTX570 2,5Gb

These are the two NVIDIA cards to have for the time being (sorry, I am not an ATI guy so not experience there).

Do not go for less than 2Gb VRAM.

The game plays nicely with these cards after the latest patch.

Probably the GTX560ti 2Gb is the one that fits the budget.

~S~

r0bc · #10 10-30-2011, 03:44 AM

2GB memory is useless on a GTX 560. Put that extra money into a better card or a couple bottles of rum.