What would be the best budget card for CoD

[*Buzzsaw*]

Originally Posted by wannabetheace

I'm looking for a good budget card to play CoD.
I have a Core 2 quad 3Ghz cpu and 4G ram. But no graph onboard 1G shared and when I start CoD it just force shut down almost crashing my machine.

what if I say GeForce GTS 450 D5 1G?

any other smart recommendation within price range?


Thanks

Remember:

Buying a card which will not run CoD properly is not going to be a good investment. You are better to wait, save a bit more money, and then buy something which is a better quality. If you buy a card which is not high enough quality, you will be disappointed.

Personally I would not recommend anything less than:

GTX-460, GTX-560ti 2 gig, ATI 6870, ATI 6950 2 gig.

Of these, in my opinion, the two best options are the GTX-560Ti 2 gig, or the ATI 6950 2 gig.

Both of these cards have 2048 mb of VRAAM, something which the game really hogs, and this will deliver extremely good performance for CoD players at higher resolutions.

The 6950 is in my opinion the slightly better choice, being a little cheaper, ($239 vs $279) and easier to overclock.

There is one other option:

If you have a motherboard which is SLI or Crossfire capable, then you could match up your existing video card with another of the same type. Remember however, that SLI and Crossfire are not yet enabled for the game, but are expected in the near future. Luthier has said Crossfire will be enabled within approx. a month, and SLI will arrive sometime after the next Nvidia driver set is released. So if you can wait...

BUT this is only worthwhile if your existing card is at least (a) DX-10 capable, and (b) sufficiently modern to meet the requirements of the game.

For example, if you already have an ATI 5770, a pair of ATI 5770's would run the game extremely well. And this upgrade would only cost you $139.

[Sven]

Interesting, I have a 5770, might go for another one, still waiting for more reviews concerning crossfire performance.

[*Buzzsaw*]

Originally Posted by Sven

Interesting, I have a 5770, might go for another one, still waiting for more reviews concerning crossfire performance.

Absolutely. Wait for the patch which will enable crossfire, wait for the player reviews.

BUT, if the game is well optimized for Crossfire, you would get a big boost at a small cost by adding the second 5770.

If you want to upgrade right now, or don't trust 1C to give good Crossfire performance in CoD, (dual cards were a problem in IL-2 for a long time) then you are better to pick up a single card which has 2048 mb of VRAAM built in.

EDIT:

The latest patch 'enabled' Crossfire, but it is not working well at all, will need a lot more work.

So WAIT!!

My two choices were GTX-560Ti 2 gig, or the ATI 6950 2GB.

I only got the Ati purely out of availability. Runs it well , I haven't overclocked it yet. Will you get much of a boost?

[matsher]

Most def the 6950 2gb or the 560Ti...

Best of all worlds, value and horsepower...
I am getting the 6950 2gb next month... Tough to choose between them.

I have a new AMD Mobo so I decided to go the ATI route because it is a better fit
for the system I have. I would suggest get the 560ti if you have an intel set up,
and Ati if you have a AMD set up.

But def one of those 2 cards - The 560 is NOT 20% faster than the 6950, in fact the 6950
is slightly faster across all tested games than the 560. But there is really nothing much between the two.

[*Buzzsaw*]

Originally Posted by machoo

My two choices were GTX-560Ti 2 gig, or the ATI 6950 2GB.

I only got the Ati purely out of availability. Runs it well , I haven't overclocked it yet. Will you get much of a boost?

Salute

How to and specs is here:

http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...ng/vidcard/159

Remember to think carefully about what you are doing and decide if you want to take the risk of overclocking. In many instances users can get a lot more performance for minimal risk. But if you take it too far, and your card overheats, you could end up with an expensive desk ornament.

[wannabetheace]

Thanks All for recommendation

Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*

Remember:

Buying a card which will not run CoD properly is not going to be a good investment. You are better to wait, save a bit more money, and then buy something which is a better quality. If you buy a card which is not high enough quality, you will be disappointed.

Personally I would not recommend anything less than:

GTX-460, GTX-560ti 2 gig, ATI 6870, ATI 6950 2 gig.

Of these, in my opinion, the two best options are the GTX-560Ti 2 gig, or the ATI 6950 2 gig.

Both of these cards have 2048 mb of VRAAM, something which the game really hogs, and this will deliver extremely good performance for CoD players at higher resolutions.

The 6950 is in my opinion the slightly better choice, being a little cheaper, ($239 vs $279) and easier to overclock.

There is one other option:

If you have a motherboard which is SLI or Crossfire capable, then you could match up your existing video card with another of the same type. Remember however, that SLI and Crossfire are not yet enabled for the game, but are expected in the near future. Luthier has said Crossfire will be enabled within approx. a month, and SLI will arrive sometime after the next Nvidia driver set is released. So if you can wait...

BUT this is only worthwhile if your existing card is at least (a) DX-10 capable, and (b) sufficiently modern to meet the requirements of the game.

For example, if you already have an ATI 5770, a pair of ATI 5770's would run the game extremely well. And this upgrade would only cost you $139.

I'm not planning to play CoD in high settings, maybe hoping for medium or low mediun

[*Buzzsaw*]

Originally Posted by wannabetheace

Thanks All for recommendation

I'm not planning to play CoD in high settings, maybe hoping for medium or low mediun

Problem is, CoD in low settings does not look much better than IL-2 1946 with all its mods, and is inferior to RISE OF FLIGHT. It's not really worthwhile playing unless you have a decent system in my opinion.

[wannabetheace]

Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*

Problem is, CoD in low settings does not look much better than IL-2 1946 with all its mods, and is inferior to RISE OF FLIGHT. It's not really worthwhile playing unless you have a decent system in my opinion.

then I have to go for more powerful graphics instead right.

today I saw my power max output is 305Watt and GT430 is only handle this.
Can I still by more powerful graph and will this power handle it?

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by wannabetheace

then I have to go for more powerful graphics instead right.

today I saw my power max output is 305Watt and GT430 is only handle this.
Can I still by more powerful graph and will this power handle it?

Most likely not. You system might not even boot. You should get at least a 500 watt name brand PSU. Not all PSU's are created equal. Antec is usually considered a good PSU. They run from 50 -100+ dollars. IF you dont get a good enough power supply either your game will constantly crash for instability or lock ups or other issues. With a 305 watt PSU you might not even be able to boot with a high end card.