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Need help choosing a gfx card

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Meleematic

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I currently have an EVGA GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) ... this is the 2GB version. I play Battlefield 4 and the card runs it fine. I average 60 fps and Yes, all my settings are dropped to low/medium, but that's what I prefer playing at anyway. The issue I'm having is I've had it for a few years (Oct/2011) now and I know it's time I replaced it. I don't want to spend tons of money on a card(s) If I dont need too. I've been looking at the GTX 770 and the 780. Which should I choose or is there another option I'm overlooking.

EVGA NVidia GTX 770
EVGA NVidia GTX 780

My current rig
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T ~3.2GHz
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7
16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 1866 (PC3 14900)
EVGA NVidia GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 2GB 192-bit GDDR5
Tagan BZ Series 900W Modular PSU
 
What resolution do you play at? Sounds like you can get away with a 760 for a pretty respectable upgrade.
 
Meleematic said:
1440x900
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Yikes, time for a new monitor. Lowest price gtx 780 is $500 so lets assume your budget is that.

You aren't going to have a good experience on a 1440x900 monitor. Not to mention that at that low of a resolution, you might as well get a gtx650 ti or gtx 660 because you will be so cpu bound at that low of a resolution that you wont notice a difference between those and a 780.

For a monitor,get one of these or something like it for ~$200. 1080p and 24" is a sweet spot right now for bang for the buck.

That leaves you $300 for a gtx 770 or a nice gtx 760. You can shift around your budget a little to save money, but a new monitor would be the first thing that I would look at. Even if that means you don't upgrade your 550.
 
Oh, in that case, the GTX 760, 770, and 780 will all be a significant upgrade. Just pick what one fits your budget. The GTX 760 is about twice as good as your current card just going on specs.
 
Meleematic said:
Lol, No that's in-game resolution. Desktop is 1920x1080, HP LV2311
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Ahh, k. I was a little worried there.
I have a gtx 780 and I think its great for 1080p native. I would just get the best card you can afford.
 
If you're going to upgrade to a 1080p monitor then go with an EVGA GTX 780 Classified w/ ACX Cooler.

The 780 Classy is generally regarded as the best 780 available. It's also a great card if you decide to do some heavy overclocking.

Currently, the 780Ti is a bit overpriced when you compare the price to performance ratio but the 780 is a good buy and will max out anything you throw at it at 1080p.
 
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How much money you got. If you are strapped for cash then this is the order of items you can purchase:

a) 299-349 = GTX 770 2/4 GB
b) 399 = R9 290 (Good luck finding it though) or a used GTX 780 from these forums
c) 499 = GTX 780
 
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