Argonath RPG - A World of its own
Argonath RPG Community => Hardware/Software support => Resolved issues => Topic started by: Teddy on November 24, 2012, 01:15:37 pm
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So recently my all so handy laptop of mine's motherboard crashed, luckily I had a spare PC I was using as a linux server. It has pretty good specs other than the video card. 2.4GHz quad core, and 4.5 GB ram (soon to be 8GB). Sadly, when it comes to picking hardware I'm not exactly the best shopper but based on a few chats I've narrowed down my ideas to the following. Do note I only have a $200 USD budget for a new video card
Option 1: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Superclocked 2048 MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI SLI Ready Graphics Card, 02G-P3-1469-KR (http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Superclocked-Mini-HDMI-Graphics-02G-P3-1469-KR/dp/B0050I1PI8/ref=sr_1_15?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1353698394&sr=1-15&keywords=video+cards)
Option 2:ASUS ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card, ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 (http://www.amazon.com/ENGTX560-DCII-OC-2DI-1GD5/dp/B0051E3BYM/ref=sr_1_47?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1353687798&sr=1-47&keywords=video+cards)
and lastly
Option 3: EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 2048 MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI SLI Ready Graphics Card, 02G-P3-1559-KR (http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Mini-HDMI-Graphics-02G-P3-1559-KR/dp/B004XUCCS6/ref=sr_1_52?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1353759086&sr=1-52&keywords=pci+video+cards)
Now, keep in mind currently since the box was a server the graphics card isn't really that powerful, currently it has a Nvidia Quadro® NVS 285, which is a really POS.
As for out of this I'd really like to be able to play Assassins Creed, the newest one as well as most other games in decent graphics settings with this new graphics card I wish to purchase. I'd like to know everyones feedback on which one I should get, or if you have a better option than one listed above please do leave a link :D Here in the US atleast, we have Cyber Monday coming up, which is where a lot of websites have massive sales and this is when I'd like to purchase it
Thanks in advance!
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What PSU you got?
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What PSU you got?
Not entirely to sure tbh. :poke:
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nvidia4life
i'd go with option 1.
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nvidia4life
i'd go with option 1.
Agreed,nvidia has a good graphics,i assume you to use option 1.
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Option 1.
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Option 1, and you will need a new PSU as I doubt your current will run that card unless you put one mother of a PSU in previously.
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Option 1, and you will need a new PSU as I doubt your current will run that card unless you put one mother of a PSU in previously.
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Here you go: http://www.amazon.com/ENGTX560-DCII-TOP-2DI-1GD5/dp/B004RJJV1Y/ (http://www.amazon.com/ENGTX560-DCII-TOP-2DI-1GD5/dp/B004RJJV1Y/)
Make sure you get 560 Ti, and the Asus one is the best I believe. I got one, great value.
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nvidia4life
i'd go with option 1.
All the GPUs he mentioned are NVIDIA ones if you didnt notice lol
But 1st option is really great, as I saw a huge ass gamer using it somewhere.
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I heard nothing but praise about the 550ti. But I'd say you really try to get your budget a bit higher since those cards aren't that new anymore, and you'd have to end up changing them again in two years.
Oh wait this thread's a week old