MineCrack 62 Posted December 11, 2012 Just curious to see what graphic cards you guys use. Also, any recommendations on which one I should upgrade to? I have a 6850 right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McNeo 3 Posted December 11, 2012 I've been out of the video card loop for a while. But www.hwcompare.com is a great place to compare video cards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ERNIE 0 Posted December 11, 2012 Well at the time 2x NVIDIA 560ti was amazing but now they're are easily out performed and is what I'm currently using, I'm looking into a 7970 OC edition by XFX and either 2 of those or save my money for the upcoming AMD 8000 series but now some of the best "budget cards are the 7870 & 7850 and the 650ti and the 660ti. Is there any amount you were looking to spend on so graphics card? and you can always snag another 6850 for cheap to upgrade but a dual GPU setup isn't the best because of driver support and micro-stuttering and some games don't optomize it and cpu bandwidth for the GPUs could also hinder performace, best bet if looking to upgrade go for a single card and newer series. Don't make the same mistake I did. Regards, -ERNIE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vegalyp 0 Posted December 11, 2012 Although, like Ernie said, the 560 ti is outperformed by a lot of newer cards, the 560 ti is an amazing card. It runs just about every game at max settings and with a very respectable fps. I would try and go with that card, but I will say it does eat power, so if you get that card, make sure you get a nice power supply. Aftermarket cooling shouldn't be necessary, but might be something to think about as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MineCrack 62 Posted December 11, 2012 Although, like Ernie said, the 560 ti is outperformed by a lot of newer cards, the 560 ti is an amazing card. It runs just about every game at max settings and with a very respectable fps. I would try and go with that card, but I will say it does eat power, so if you get that card, make sure you get a nice power supply. Aftermarket cooling shouldn't be necessary, but might be something to think about as well. Yeah I'm probably getting the 560ti. It will remain pretty good for the next upcoming games. When I get a job during the summer I'll upgrade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yu__Narukami 0 Posted December 14, 2012 I have a HD 6870 with 1GB VRAM. On regards of what you should get, just get something that is new and good for your budget. I don't know if HIS is in the states but they have been my main source of really powerful and cheap GFX cards since I started living in the 3rd Reich. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites