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07-11-11, 05:40 PM | #1 |
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What budget graphic card would you recommend?
What budget graphic card/chip do you recommend to be able play this game to it's full potential. Especially with Open Horizons II now available for download. I have the newest Intel quad i7 processor with 6 GB of ram, so I don't think I need to upgrade that. Ideally I don't want to spend more than 100 pounds - Is it possible?
Thanking you all in advance. Edit - just found online a GTX 460 SE - 1 GB GDDR5 for less than 100 pounds, hopefully this will meet SH5 high requirements. Last edited by Velero; 07-11-11 at 05:59 PM. |
07-11-11, 05:42 PM | #2 |
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ATI or Nvidia
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07-11-11, 06:05 PM | #3 |
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Nvidia I guess, as that's what I'm used to. Better the devil you know
Reason I ask, is because I always seem to be underpowered when it comes to graphics cards, always struggling to get the FPS above 30 on minimum settings. In SH4 it was the same thing, never never seem to get it right . Don't believe in spending 300 pounds for the latest gadget but then budget cards tend to be a waste of time as they are 2 slow to start with. Same old same old, out the rapper and it's out of date. Current graphics card GTS 9500 1 Gb I believe, ( I'm on my laptop so can't confirm) |
07-11-11, 06:12 PM | #4 |
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Nvidia,have good card's...and the card that you describe will not have problems with SH5.
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07-11-11, 06:20 PM | #5 |
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Thanks Vendor for your reply. I'll order the GeForce GTX 460.
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07-11-11, 07:54 PM | #6 |
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You are welcome,
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07-18-11, 12:21 PM | #7 |
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I upgraded today from a DX10.1 ATI 4890 1GB to a DX11 6950 2GB, almost got the Nvidia 570 GTX but I wasnt convinced it was worth the extra £30 given the 6950 has more vram and I can overclock it to near 580 performance.
IMHO Nvidia have a great GPU in the pipe in the form of 'Kepler', promised to double++ the performance that of 'Fermi'! The only downside is that it's due out Q1/Q2 next year but it could be a card to wipe the floor if priced correctly. I think thats bad timing for Nvidia because mass market PC gamers are eying up Battlefield3 due out Q4 2011, that is the killer app for the GPU market atm. You can't beat the performance value of the ATI 6950 atm, but I do think the next round will favour Nvidia in 9 months time. The main question though is will we have the games that use that much GPU power short of users with 3+ screens? |
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