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4890 or 4870.
Voodoo 2 sli
only nvidia plz
lol.
At that res you wont have any need for more than a GTX260.My 8800GTX seems to be biting the dust. I am looking for an upgrade/replacement as well. I have a 22" LCD widescreen with max resolution of 1680x1050. I am looking for a decent replacement to put me through the current round + next round of games with decent settings. I play mainly FPS+RPG+MMORPG+Strategy games + a few others like GTAIV etc.
Is the 275 still a solid buy for me? or would you recommend another card (nvidia only just like the OP)
My system is a 2.67 Ghz Core 2 Duo. 4GB DDR3 Ram.
Im considering buying a Core 2 Quad Q9550 in the near future (my MB doesnt support i7) so if your thinking the CPU is a bottleneck it will be replaced soon aswell.
I've been using my 8800GTX at 1680x1050 for what seems like forever at this point, and there doesnt seem to be a lot of games I'm interested in that the card hasn't been able to play.
I'd wait til the next gen of cards.
At that res you wont have any need for more than a GTX260.
GTX275 is still a solid card for the money and may help you move to a very high res display later if that is a concern.
The GTX260 is fine for 1080p.
However your CPU is only good enough to max out an 8800GT but not the newer cards.
I recommend an Intel quad core running at least 3.2GHz if you get a GTX260.
If you step up the resolution, you will see a fps improvement pushing the CPU up to 3.7GHz as most games run on 2 cores making clock speed king.
Be aware you will likely need a PSU upgrade too.
The 275 is the right card at the right price.
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Would not go lower or higher for the current models.
What 750W PSU do you have, how old is it and how much has it been used?
Let me know if it runs in a hot environment too.
Are ambient temps high?
What case do you have?
I'm shying away from recommending EVGA cards as it seems they try to shaft you when you need support and you only get somewhere after extreme hassle.
Therefore I recommend XFX if you are into modding the card, BFG are ok too if you wont be modding the card.
Which chip is best will be down to the prices where you live.
You want a 45nM Core 2 Quad that will overclock to 3.2GHz or higher.
Which cooler depends on how much you want to spend as well as how high you want to overclock.
If you have the cash get a TRUE 120 and choose a fan that suits your airflow/sound level tastes.
if that was in reference to my card, when i say biting the dust, i mean, broken
unfortauntely, that 120 ultra is a little outa my current budget, maybe in a future computer build. If I was to purchase the Q9550 would I be able to overclock it to 3.2Ghz on the stock fan? or would i need to get something else to do that? If so, what chip would i need to do so, or what fan/heatsink combo would do the trick, (the 120 was 133$ on amazon maybe im wrong in where i looked, newegg didnt have it)
Also what chip would you recommend other than the Q9550 then, if its better for OCing, or better bang for my buck.