What should I get?

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thread starter WSbojer Aug 25 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I don't know a lot about Graphics cards, but I want to be in the recommended for SC2, because I love this game and I also want to be able to run most games exceptionally well. (Crysis, Saints Row 2, and SC2 are the only ones I am not in recommended for ATM) What graphics card should I get? http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/5316/whyf.jpg

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noobpwnge 08/25/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

A ATi 4670 or 4650 but those won't work well if you have 200+ APM and you make it on late game. (I get a lot of FPS drops once I reach late game.)

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x1king1x 08/25/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

specs on current pc? if it has extra pci-e get 5770 ;d

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djpinc19 08/26/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

PSU matters too...

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ThePepsi + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Nvidia GT 240 is relatively cheap, low power consumption (Ran on my PSU from 2004-2005.), and it'll play crysis on high at about 35-40 fps. or Nvidia 9800 GT

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Pen14 08/26/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] ThePepsi : Nvidia GT 240 is relatively cheap, low power consumption (Ran on my PSU from 2004-2005.), and it'll play crysis on high at about 35-40 fps. or Nvidia 9800 GT [/quote] How did you manage to get your hands on a GT240 5 years before its release? 9800GT < 8800GTX OP wants to be in the recommended; right now I would say that the GTX460 is the best choice but make sure you have at least a 500W brand name PSU.

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ThePepsi 08/26/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Pen14 : How did you manage to get your hands on a GT240 5 years before its release? [/quote] Nononono. I upgraded one of my crap computers that was bought in 2005 or something. GT 240 ran fine. [quote] Pen14 : OP wants to be in the recommended; right now I would say that the GTX460 is the best choice but make sure you have at least a 500W brand name PSU. [/quote] Pretty sure 9800GT would go under "recommended" in every game out there.

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skye09 08/26/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Pen14 : OP wants to be in the recommended; right now I would say that the GTX460 is the best choice but make sure you have at least a 500W brand name PSU. [/quote] Considering the age of his system, Id say a GTX 460 would likely be bottlenecked his CPU.

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bigboychik45 08/26/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I think an ATI 5770 will be perfect for you. It's a newer card and it has DirectX11 technology. It costs $159.99 for the XFX Edition which is a great price.

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Pen14 08/26/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] skye09 : Considering the age of his system, Id say a GTX 460 would likely be bottlenecked his CPU. [/quote] Should not see any significant bottlenecks on a dual core @ 2.35GHz at that resolution but you are right though, a nice overclock would certainly eliminate the possibility of a bottleneck. As well, make sure you have the correct PSU if I did not state that already

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