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Which card to get :S
Monday, March 05, 2012 11:20 AM
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I have a question regarding which graphics card to purchase!
I have an evga x58 ftw3 mobo with an i7-960 cpu.
I will be gaming on a single monitor which is an lg 47'' 3dtv
I want to be able to play bf3 and Crysis and Crysis 2 at ultra settings with max aa @1080p
I have the money to buy the 3gb version but will that be enough? Or is it overkill? I don't plan on using multiple screen however having the option to do it is always welcome!
Would you recommend that I buy the 3gb version or the 1.5gb?
Or possibly any other card?
I've seen a lot of people suggest the 3gb version and vice versa so I'm a bit confused :S
This is my first pc build so I'm a bit of a noob... got tired of playing on consoles and finally decided to switch to pc gaming
Thanks in advace! :)
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Iorveth
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Re:Which card to get :S
Monday, March 05, 2012 12:31 PM
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Hello Mikaelfred, I created a thread yesterday about similar issue about which video card to buy http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?high=&m=1483296&mpage=1#1483296 . This might help you. For me, i decided to go with the GTX 580 3GB as games will demand more and more VRAM and in the future when the prices drop i will just simply put a second one and later maybe a third one so it is really a good choice. It's up to you but thats what i have chosen. After all, It's your money and your computer. Hope i helped.
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mikaelfred
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Re:Which card to get :S
Monday, March 05, 2012 12:40 PM
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Thanks Abruzzi! I will get the 3gb version! and like u said i could get another one in the future!
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Iorveth
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Re:Which card to get :S
Monday, March 05, 2012 12:46 PM
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You are welcome :)
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Re:Which card to get :S
Monday, March 05, 2012 1:13 PM
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mikaelfred
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Re:Which card to get :S
Monday, March 05, 2012 1:21 PM
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March 23 that's my birthday! So should I wait some time before getting the gpu? I've looked at the HD7970 but my mobo has PC-E 2.0 could I still plug the HD7970 on my mobo even if it's PC-E 3.0?
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Re:Which card to get :S
Monday, March 05, 2012 1:36 PM
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Yes PCI-E 3.0 is backwards compatible, i agree in waiting to till what Nvidia has to offer, also the HD7870 Ghz just got released
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mikaelfred
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Re:Which card to get :S
Monday, March 05, 2012 1:43 PM
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aight cool! thanks! how much do you think the new nvidia cards will be worth? more than the 580 3gb?
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