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09-01-2011, 07:54 AM #1
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Help upgrading Comp
So since BF3 is coming out in a month, I figured I might want to upgrade my comp.
Right now I have 8800 GT/4GB RAM/2.4 Ghz Core 2 Quad Q6600 Cpu. I'm upgrading from XP to Win7 64 bit soon.
I figured my ram and CPU are fine, but my video card might not run it very well. I want to spend at most around $250, and right now I'm considering:
1) GTX 560ti (around $220)
2) Radeon 6870 (around $190)
Hopefully theres going to be a price drop for the GTX 560ti within the next month, but I'm not expecting it.
If anyone has any recommendations I'd greatly appreciate it.
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09-01-2011, 05:07 PM #2
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I think the 560 would be a good gaming card while the AMD card would be good for gaming and maybe bitcoining too.
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09-01-2011, 05:19 PM #3
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Yep, go with the GTX 560 Ti. This is a great option right here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127594
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09-01-2011, 05:37 PM #4
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Hmm okay. Do you think my Q6600 will bottleneck it?
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Your quad core should be fine. With a 68xx series card or a 560. However I reccomend more than 4GB of mem when gaming under Win 7. But thats just me. Also ram is so cheap right now for Fast DDR3. Might want to talk to scott about his 480's for sale!
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I have a 560Ti and an AMD quad core and I can play all of the new games I want. I'm waiting for Skyrim to really push my card
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