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[Darquies Shade]

http://www.newegg.co...154e91bb35b8f2a

that is what I currently have. I'm looking for a vid card that is the best for my current comp and for around 100$

also something that is Easy to install as I don't know jack about computers so anything above what a monkey can do will prolly be beyond me. Thank you for your help




Last night was playing with some buddies and they told me about F9 to check out fps. my bloody fps was 9.0 yea, that's right 9.0 and my graphics were set to minimum

[990Dreams]

I use a Radeon 7770 I think. Got it cheap for new on EBay.

Radeon HD7770 by Gigabyte.

Edited by DavidHurricane, 30 August 2014 - 09:25 AM.

[Mawai]

1) I can't believe that anyone could possibly market a system as a "Gamer Xtreme" while outfitting it with a Nvidia Geforce GT 620 ... (434)

http://www.videocard...=GeForce+GT+620

2) I have a three year old Radeon 6970 that has almost 10 times (well 8) the basic benchmark performance of this card. (3483)

http://www.videocard...n+HD+6970&id=84

3) Options (many more are possible):

http://www.videocard...h_end_gpus.html

Radeon R7 260X ($114.99) (3043) (2Gb)
http://www.newegg.co...1&leaderboard=1

Radeon HD7770 ($94.99) (2154) (1Gb)
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814127687

Radeon HD6970 ($99.99) (3483) (2Gb)
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814131578

GT 740 ($94.99) (1584) (2Gb)
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814487044

GTX 650 Ti (refurbished) ($89.99) (2703) (1Gb)
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814125603

It was hard to find good Nvidia cards in this price range ... the AMD cards seemed to give better performace/price. Keep in mind that some of these are older cards .. particularly the GTX 650 Ti and Radeon HD6970. I know the 6970 does DX11 ... not sure about DX12 or other APIs for the other cards.

If you go to the ~$100 to $200 range .. the best Nvidia choice (just by sorting on Newegg) looks like a GTX 750 Ti 2Gb for about $150ish (3671) while the best AMD choice looks to be the R9 270X 2Gb for about $180ish (4509) .. the R9 270 seems to run about $10.00 cheaper.

Best options are probably the HD6970 for an older card at lower price with better performance or the R7 260X for $115 for a newer card. ANY of the cards here are so much better than the GT 620 that it isn't even amusing.

Whatever video card you decide on, you will need to make sure that the computer has the dedicated power connections for the video card and a sufficiently large power supply to drive it (the specs in the link list a 700W supply that should be sufficient). The specification list also says "1 x PCI-e x16 (No Available)" ... I hope this is because the slot is already in use as opposed to the machine not having one ... but I would check.

There is also a hardware support forum for MWO where you might get more replies. I would get a card with a minimum 2Gb of RAM and use the linked chart as a starting point for performance keeping in mind that manufacturers can clock the cards differently or offer other features like ports that might be useful.

Edited by Mawai, 30 August 2014 - 06:55 PM.

[ninjitsu]

There's a whole forum section dedicated to this stuff!

In the $100 range, I think you're better off going with AMD. The 260x pretty darn good for that price.

[Darquies Shade]

I didn't see the sub headin for the forum. please move it there.

@ Mawai (or anybody else who is computer savvy) of all the 2gig cards you recommended, how do you tell which is the best for the buck? I'm trying to compare the Radeon HD6970 ($99.99) (3483) (2Gb) with the GT 740 ($94.99) (1584) (2Gb) But I cannot tell which is the better buy and which one will for sure work in my comp.


thankyou for your help. it's very appreciated.

[ninjitsu]

GT740 benchmark http://www.videocard...=GeForce+GT+740

Radeon 6970 benchmark http://www.videocard...=Radeon+HD+6970

Personally, I'd go for the 6970. They are good cards and that's an amazing price. I'd jump on it while you still can.

You've already got a 700w power supply so you should be ready to go!

[Mawai]

Darquies Shade, on 30 August 2014 - 10:03 PM, said:

I didn't see the sub headin for the forum. please move it there.

@ Mawai (or anybody else who is computer savvy) of all the 2gig cards you recommended, how do you tell which is the best for the buck? I'm trying to compare the Radeon HD6970 ($99.99) (3483) (2Gb) with the GT 740 ($94.99) (1584) (2Gb) But I cannot tell which is the better buy and which one will for sure work in my comp.


thankyou for your help. it's very appreciated.

The numbers I included in the listing are the benchmark numbers ... HD6970 is 3483 (3D Mark or something like that) and the GT 740 is 1584 so the Radeon HD6970 is about twice the performance of the GT 740. Just check the benchmark website I linked.

There are lots of other benchmarks you can look at (this number is based on only one so isn't good for detailed comparisons) but this at least gives a rough starting point for comparing two cards quickly.

Your GT 620 is 434 just to make it clear how much lower it is than all the other cards I mentioned ... which is why its performance in MWO could be quite poor.

Edited by Mawai, 31 August 2014 - 09:45 AM.

[Heffay]

$100 won't go far. I'd stick with Nvidia, since it works well with Cryengine. Either a 560Ti or a 750Ti; both are similar in capabilities, although the 750Ti is a lot newer tech. It's also low power, so that's an added bonus.

[Darquies Shade]

sorry Mawai, I didnt understand what you were putting up there with the numbers and it took me a bit to understand those sites(not a computer guy, heck from the looks of it, I barely know how to plug it in).

but after your replies I've descided to buy the Radeon HD6970 ($99.99) (3483) (2Gb) now all I need to learn is will this work with my system. should I contact newegg(where I bought the comp) or is there another place where I can gleam this knowledge?

[_____]

6970 is pretty power hungry. You'll need to make sure your power supply has a 6 pin and an 8 pin PCI-E connector, otherwise you won't be able to power the GPU. I would be suspicious of the PSU that comes with your machine. It's rated 700W but generic PSUs often fail to meet their advertised specs.

For $100-120 you can often get Radeon 7850s and GTX 650 Ti Boost which only needs 1 6-pin PCI-E connector. Marketing a GT 620 based box as a gaming machine is simply deceptive!

Take a look at this 6970 pic: http://images10.newe...-150-517-15.jpg

Do you have those connectors? If not, cancel your order.

Edited by BlackhawkSC, 31 August 2014 - 03:08 PM.

[Darquies Shade]

when you say connectors, ur talking about the 3 by 2 slot and the 4 by 2 slots on the front of that pic? so i need to open my case to see if those plugins are on my current vid card or do i need to see if the comp has those connectors bundeled or by the vid card?

[_____]

Darquies Shade, on 31 August 2014 - 03:12 PM, said:

when you say connectors, ur talking about the 3 by 2 slot and the 4 by 2 slots on the front of that pic? so i need to open my case to see if those plugins are on my current vid card or do i need to see if the comp has those connectors bundeled or by the vid card?

You need to open up the computer, look at the wires coming out of your power supply and yes look for one 3x2 plug and one 4x2 plug.

[Darquies Shade]

yes I do have those kinda plugins. they are not plugged into anything but they are coming from the power supply.

[ninjitsu]

He's got a 700 watt PSU, more than enough for a 6970

[Keira RAVEN McKenna]

I had a system built just for this game with a $$$ vs Bang for Buck mentality. The card is a GTX760 2Gb and works awesome!