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- Jun 5, 2008
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I bought my current XFX 6870 in late 2011. It's been serving me pretty well, although I haven't really pushed it very far. The most intense game I've played on it has probably been Metro 2033 which it handled pretty well.
That said, I just recently upgraded everything else. I spent around $650 on a new build, but didn't touch the video card. I figured I'd leave it until I needed one. I fear the time might be now.
I want to pick up Bioshock Infinite on Tuesday, and also catch up on Far Cry 3 and maybe even pick up the new Tomb Raider game. Doing a quick browse of current video cards on the market I can see a lot of them come with free game coupons for either Bioshock, Far Cry 3, Tomb Raider, or any combination of the 3. So picking up a new card could actually save me money.
So my questions are: Can my 6870 handle the three above mentioned games without any problems? Would it be worth it to drop $300 on a new card?
My current build is:
•Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz LGA 1155 Processor (not OC'd yet. Will OC within the next few months)
•ASRock Z77 Extreme6 LGA 1155 ATX Intel Motherboard
•Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800CL9
•CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V
•Running 2 monitors with the main monitor at 1920x1080 res
•Running Windows 7 64bit
That said, I just recently upgraded everything else. I spent around $650 on a new build, but didn't touch the video card. I figured I'd leave it until I needed one. I fear the time might be now.
I want to pick up Bioshock Infinite on Tuesday, and also catch up on Far Cry 3 and maybe even pick up the new Tomb Raider game. Doing a quick browse of current video cards on the market I can see a lot of them come with free game coupons for either Bioshock, Far Cry 3, Tomb Raider, or any combination of the 3. So picking up a new card could actually save me money.
So my questions are: Can my 6870 handle the three above mentioned games without any problems? Would it be worth it to drop $300 on a new card?
My current build is:
•Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz LGA 1155 Processor (not OC'd yet. Will OC within the next few months)
•ASRock Z77 Extreme6 LGA 1155 ATX Intel Motherboard
•Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800CL9
•CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V
•Running 2 monitors with the main monitor at 1920x1080 res
•Running Windows 7 64bit
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