Planning to buy a graphic card, which is good?

• Shirayuki wrote on 2010-10-31 02:35

  Quote from Tasha;199169:

  The Core i7's low end models even were better than the Phenom II... I wouldn't go with that.

  
  
  That's up to preference, and AMD CPUs cost wayyy less than Intel, but do the same exact thing. And he has an AMD motherboard so unless he wants to waste a crap ton of money, just stick with an AMD processor.
• Osayidan wrote on 2010-10-31 13:08
  I have a single core, 3GB RAM, and a geforce 9500 GT and i'm playing on max settings. Only have graphical lag in town, but I don't spend much time there.
  
  Anything above that should be fine for you, the graphics cost me about 60$ less than 2 months ago.
  
  

  Quote from Shirayuki;199222:

  That's up to preference, and AMD CPUs cost wayyy less than Intel, but do the same exact thing. And he has an AMD motherboard so unless he wants to waste a crap ton of money, just stick with an AMD processor.

  
  They don't perform the same at all. "Equivalent" competing models of intel and AMD going head to head in benchmarking tests, intel is about double the performance. AMD was awesome at single cores back i nthe day and that's what I currently use as my single core.
• Halfslashed wrote on 2010-10-31 15:49
  AMD a much better price/performance ratio in general, but a less efficient architecture. Intel has a more efficient architecture, but it's generally directed towards businesses, high/no budget gamers, and the rich kids. This might change with the new CPU's coming out next year, but as of now, Intel wins when it comes to performance only.
  
  Also, Tasha is incorrect about more VRAM is better, it depends on your resolution, your amount of Anti-Aliasing, and your amount of Anisotropic Filtering. If you're running anything above 1600 x 900, I would recommend getting a gfx card with 1GB of VRAM. Anything lower than that, and 768MB is overkill. If you're one of those rich people who own a 30" 2560 x 1600 or 1440p monitors, then I would recommend you get a card with 1536MB of ram or higher.
  
  Honestly, I would recommend either a Radeon HD 6850 for 1080p or higher, or a GeForce GTX 460 768MB for lower than 1080p.
• Duo64 wrote on 2010-11-03 02:29
  with over $300 to drop on a video card, you got plenty of choices...but as a couple of ppl have mentioned, you could use a better cpu or cpu/board combo...to say that a new card would cause your cpu to completely bottleneck wouldn't be completely true either as overclocking is always an option...Remember, Vindictus runs on source engine which is a couple of generations old at best...if its all ur ever gonna get this comp for (which i highly doubt) then it won't get too complicated...
  
  what resolution do you plan to play at (your monitor's native resolution)...secondly, list some more specifics if you can like which exact motherboard, what power supply make/model/watts...
  
  from what it sounds like so far though, ur using onboard video which most definitely means you're using a micro-ATX board...take my below suggestions with a grain of salt as it possibly couldnt apply to you (option 2 specifically)
  
  If I were in your situation there would be a few choices I'd probably make.
  
  1) drop around $250 to $300 on either a GTX 460 (1gb) or GTX 470, or radeon HD 6870...spend the remaining money on a better cpu cooler (noctua nh-d14 or corsair h70...both does awesome job with minimal setup) and throw on a solid overclock on the cpu/ram...this option of course is only recommended for enthusiasts/OCers
  
  2) assuming ur PSU is powerful enough and ur board can do SLI/crossfire, two midrange cards like radeon hd5770 or GTX 460 (768mb) should be within budget too...both of which can fair well, if not better than a single higher end card of that price range...personally not a big fan of dual cards though as more power/cooling/airflow is required
  
  3) spend a bit more and overhaul the cpu and board (highly recommend selling your old stuff if it is indeed an MATX board to balance costs...if successful, may not even have to spend extra) and throw the rest of the money into a mid to high range card...gtx 460 1gb is again a solid choice...if your ram is a dual channel ddr 3 set which it sounds like, a socket 1156/H board such as asus p7p55d along with an i5 760 should altogether be just within your range if you play your cards right....this setup allows for a good price range and stock performance and allows for INSANE overclock capabilities if you're thinking of going into that.
• himegoto wrote on 2010-11-03 08:41
  you could look into GTX 460 1G.
  its the best card for value the time I brought it, 1 month ago. and I believe it still is
  
  and for gaming PCs
  just get AMD
  you dont need 6 cores either games dont utilize that much cores and you'll be just wasting money.
• Excalibuurr wrote on 2010-11-12 01:21
  Hmmm, make sure your power supply can support it and your computer tower has enough space.
• sakraycore wrote on 2010-11-16 01:17
  Video card to max vindictus isn't hard, my video card can do it and at under 100W as well.
  
  However, your CPU would bottleneck any video card like mine.
• Excalibuurr wrote on 2010-11-16 22:40

  Quote from sakraycore;216714:

  Video card to max vindictus isn't hard, my video card can do it and at under 100W as well.
  
  However, your CPU would bottleneck any video card like mine.

  
  
  Hmm, maximum... As in Anti-Aliasing at max too?
• sakraycore wrote on 2010-11-16 23:38

  Quote from Excalibuurr;217821:

  Hmm, maximum... As in Anti-Aliasing at max too?

  
  
  Yep. Refer to my screenshot. That's with everything at maximum except for anisotropic filtering at 4x. 60FPS still
  
  TBH, the difference between 2x and 4x AA at 1080P isn't really big, but I use 4xAA just because I can and there's no performance loss. This game is CPU bound.
  
  My 5750 is overclocked though at 850/1200. Maybe that helps a little, heh.