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graphics cards?
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 8:51 pm
by bristol_bb4
well im not on any other forums and i know theres some computer dudes on here! so....
looking to upgrade my graphics card, ive got a radeon hd6800 at the minute, what shall i get next?? im talking for reasonable cash! not 5 million billion
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 8:55 pm
by Merlin
What games do you play or want to play?
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 8:58 pm
by bristol_bb4
far cry 3 on uuber settings
at the minute i can run stuff like battlefield 3 on max but it sort of struggles to get over 30fps on black ops 2 even though the game looks like bum droppings
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:02 pm
by andypont
The HD6800 is a decent card. You must be well into your gaming to need to upgrade that?
I have always been a fan of nvidia cards, so would suggest a maybe a geforce gtx660. Not sure how much better it would be though. It might be you have to spend quite a bit to get a worthwhile improvement.
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:07 pm
by bristol_bb4
i wouldnt say im well into my gaming but, it annoys the FRICK out of me if i have to turn any graphics settings down on games, i dont know why but it does
so i just want something thats gonna let me play any game on max settings
the rest of my pc is up to spec and the graphics card is the only really weak part i guess i can upgrade
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:12 pm
by bristol_bb4
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:57 pm
by A1ex
bristol_bb4 wrote:i wouldnt say im well into my gaming but, it annoys the FRICK out of me if i have to turn any graphics settings down on games,
I'm EXACTLY the same!
Anyhow, if your looking at putting that beastie in your machine you might wana look at the specs of the rest of your machine too. A chain is only as strong as the weakest link; A computer is only as fast as it's slowest part.
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:02 pm
by Donald
Don't forget our discussion before, make sure you have a decent screen to see these hardware improvements on
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:20 pm
by bristol_bb4
i use my 50" hd tv as a screen....does the job alright
as for the rest of the machine, its spot on, 8 gb of ddr3 with water cooling blah blah blah
just need me a better graphics doofer majigger
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:23 pm
by Donald
Buy a console then retire yourself to the fact that you'll only ever get 720p and 60fps max if you're lucky
wont have to worry about buying cards or fiddling with settings.