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[Missile Boat]

hey i'm pretty new here and am wondering if someone could give me a link to a good site with a not bad video card to run this game. the current one i have is pretty bad i'm getting 15fps on the lowest graphics. nothing over $150. preferably nvidia. i would look myself but i don't really know what i should be looking for. thanks for reading.

[Thanatos676]

Uh, with a budget of $150 you wont be getting much unless you get lucky on Ebay..

I would suggest saving your duckets (cash) till you can afford something in the 300 dollar + range and even then it may not be the video card that is bottlenecking your computer. If you post what all is in your computer people will be able to help more.

CPU
Graphics Card
RAM
Motherboard
Power Supply

With these bits of info we can help more.

Good luck!

[SirLANsalot]

http://www.newegg.co...00%20-%20%24200

Just about any card from that list there should do you proud.

[p8ragon]

hey what resolution do you game at?

[DEMAX51]

SirLANsalot, on 27 September 2013 - 04:22 PM, said:

http://www.newegg.co...00%20-%20%24200

Just about any card from that list there should do you proud.

I too was going to recommend a GTX 650, but Thanatos does have a valid point. Good performance in MWO is tied more to your processor than your GPU.

[SethAbercromby]

I have an Nvidia GT 330 and an i3 processor and my game runs fairly smoothly an a 1280x1024 monitor. If you have low-spec hardware, try using an old/small monitor. Don't try to force 1080p as it will only cripple a pc if the hardware can't handle it.

Edited by SethAbercromby, 28 September 2013 - 07:19 AM.

[EyeDie I]

try newegg,microcenter and tigerdirect.the game runs in DX9 theyll be testing DX11 very soon(they say)i would wait till then.

Edited by EyeDie I, 28 September 2013 - 09:20 AM.

[Durant Carlyle]

DEMAX51, on 27 September 2013 - 10:12 PM, said:

I too was going to recommend a GTX 650, but Thanatos does have a valid point. Good performance in MWO is tied more to your processor than your GPU.

This is true, to a point. The graphics card does make a difference. Just replacing my graphics card and nothing else increased my average frames per second at maximum graphics settings by 30+ FPS.

I wouldn't recommend anything below a GTX 660. Lower than that might be okay for now, but they won't be in the future. Besides, MW:O isn't the only game out there, and a lot of them do depend heavily on the graphics card.

[Spheroid]

Thanatos676, on 27 September 2013 - 04:22 PM, said:

Uh, with a budget of $150 you wont be getting much unless you get lucky on Ebay..

That is not the case at all. I always go mid range on my video card with no problems at all. I built my current rig in late 2010 to eventually play Battlefield 3. If I can double my current frame rates for my gaming applications at the same price level I will consider upgrading. This is a very good rule thumb for anyone who doesn't need absolutely bleeding edge graphics.

Edited by Spheroid, 28 September 2013 - 11:29 AM.

[Tarl Cabot]

Missile Boat, on 27 September 2013 - 03:42 PM, said:

hey i'm pretty new here and am wondering if someone could give me a link to a good site with a not bad video card to run this game. the current one i have is pretty bad i'm getting 15fps on the lowest graphics. nothing over $150. preferably nvidia. i would look myself but i don't really know what i should be looking for. thanks for reading.

What are your current system configuration? The first part of your dxdiag would be helpful concerning this is your only post on the forums.

Edited by Tarl Cabot, 29 September 2013 - 12:58 PM.

[HybridTheory]

Even higher end systems can get some choppiness in game... not sure if it's server side issues or cry engine 3 or directx9 or a combination of all of the above but I have a newer system and I've talked to people in game with a GeForce Titan rig and still can't get consistent 60fps on max settings. Anyone out there have a rig that CAN do it? And, if so, what is your spec?

[Nick Makiaveli]

Just for the record my video card is a 550Ti or some such (at work so can't recall specifics) so not like you have to sell a kidney to play this game.

@ the OP: Do a lot of research. If you don't know what you are buying, you can get a good deal and screw yourself. What looks like the same card for half the price turns out to be 1/3 the card. Might have the same chipset, but the other components are subpar etc. Read lots of reviews, and ignore any that come from people who can't spell or use decent grammar. They might not be idiots, but if it's a {Scrap} card, then smart people will blast it as well.

Download CCleaner and have it clean up your system. Defraggler is a great defragging tool, though the first time you run it be prepared to go to bed, then in the morning go to work to check your email. It doesn't take shortcuts and leave half your files fragged. Consider setting a new account on your system to login to for gaming. Use CCleaner to stop MS Office, Adobe, etc from pre-loading, kill all the updaters etc to free up more system resources for gaming. This has gotten me through a lot of Alphas/Betas with memory leaks etc.

[ShinVector]

Just would like to confirm on the MWO being highly CPU dependant part..
I have an old CPU and power nvidia GPU setup..

The fps can range from 100++FPS and tank to <25 FPS when certain things are happening on the screen.
Hoping that DX11 will indeed solve this problem.

[VIOLENT REACTION]

If you wanna go cheap for the same power as an Nvidia cards go AMD Radeon Hd series. They are alot cheaper for the same power..Plus they have a larger choice for what you wanna get:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?

Here's a list of very decent GPUs..If you go with a an HD7850 or higher you will most likely get very decent fps on high settings..Whatever you get also make sure its a GDDR5 and not a GDDR3..
I used to run a single Sapphire Radeon HD7950 Vapor-X and have been very happy with the HD series.A little more pricey then what you want but it runs 60 FPS on ultra high with V-Sync off.

Good luck with whatever you choose.

V/R

[Ruccus]

With a sub $150 budget and a preference for nVidia I'd suggest a GeForce GTX 650 Ti (not to be confused with the much less powerful GeForce GTX 650; the 650 Ti has 768 CUDA cores while the 650 only has 384). Using newegg.com as a guide the Gigabyte GV-N65TOC-1GI or MSI N650TI-1GD5/V1 are a couple good options at $130. The PNY VCGGTX650T1XPB is also $130 and it currently has a $20 rebate bringing it down to $110. All the above come with $75 in in-game currency from three F2P games.

In terms of overall performance versus an AMD card, the GeForce GTX 650 Ti is roughly in the same ballpark as the Radeon HD 7790.

For bang-for-the-buck at $150 I'd have to recommend the Radeon HD 7850 though. Newegg has the HIS H785F1G2M for $130 and the ASUS HD7850-DC-1GD5 for $145, $125 after rebate. Both also come with a choice of two games from the silver section of Radeon Rewards.

[Narcissistic Martyr]

GTX570 on ebay

[TheCaptainJZ]

I upgraded my video card a few months ago for around $150 and got about 20 fps boost at the time. Nvidia GTX 550Ti. It was about the latest version my hardware seemed to support (And I built my computer only a couple years ago). Currently, I get about 40+ fps on mostly Medium settings.

[Modo44]

DEMAX51, on 27 September 2013 - 10:12 PM, said:

Good performance in MWO is tied more to your processor than your GPU.

Until DX11 comes in, at which point the relationship will reverse.

[NRP]

If you're on a budget, an AMD 7790 runs MWO very well. At 1440x900 with everything on High, it gets 50-60 FPS on pretty much all the maps. My old card (5770) ran the game at 30-40 FPS. Let me tell you, there is a very noticeable improvement in playability and responsiveness.

I think you can get this card for $150. Another plus (for me anyway) is that it's very power efficient, so you probably won't need to upgrade your power supply. My PSU is rated at 450W, and the 7790 works just fine.

[mailin]

The power supply is a good point. Make sure that your current power supply will be able to take whatever card you get. Also, not that it's much of an issue anymore, but if you have a very old system (in computer years), which means before around 2008, you may have an AGP slot in your motherboard instead of a PCI, so just make sure whatever you get will work. PCI is somewhat backwards compatible, so a 3.0 card will work in a 2.0 slot.