First off, here are the specs for my system:
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz, VID VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 2.0 x16, PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W, MBO Gigabyte GA EP45-DS3LATX Motherboard, RAM 8GB G.SKILL (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800, HDD Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, CAS Lian Li PC-A05B Mid Tower, (OS Win7 64 bit)
I want to run BF3 and Skyrim better. Would spending about $200 on a new card be worth it? Should I just wait until January-March?
Requirements:
1. Improves performance for BF3 and Skyrim - especially for 1080p since I'll be sending the signal to my 60" plasma.
2. Has HDMI out so I can connect it to my receiver for surround sound.
3. I was considering upgrading to Nvidia this time, mostly for my work purposes (Unreal Engine uses nVidia drivers better).
I believe I have one PCI-E 16x slot, but I'm not sure what cards would be overkill for my CPU.
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz, VID VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 2.0 x16, PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W, MBO Gigabyte GA EP45-DS3LATX Motherboard, RAM 8GB G.SKILL (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800, HDD Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, CAS Lian Li PC-A05B Mid Tower, (OS Win7 64 bit)
I want to run BF3 and Skyrim better. Would spending about $200 on a new card be worth it? Should I just wait until January-March?
Requirements:
1. Improves performance for BF3 and Skyrim - especially for 1080p since I'll be sending the signal to my 60" plasma.
2. Has HDMI out so I can connect it to my receiver for surround sound.
3. I was considering upgrading to Nvidia this time, mostly for my work purposes (Unreal Engine uses nVidia drivers better).
I believe I have one PCI-E 16x slot, but I'm not sure what cards would be overkill for my CPU.
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