IL-2:Cliffs of Dover

Arclight · 01-06-12, 09:18 PM

There's currently no model sitting below it, apart from the OEM ones. Calling the cheapest card in the 500 series "mid-range" is just false/misleading advertising.

I'd stick with a 460/560, or preferably 560Ti (there's even a special model with 448 cores, with practically makes it a 570). Literally twice card, no worries whether it can handle a game for the next 2-3 years, at least.

But yeah, the things are expensive. Just need to decide how much pretty you want; using a 460 myself and when I install a new game the first thing I do is simply push all the sliders up (keep anti-aliasing at 4x though, 1680x1050), see how it runs. More often than not it runs just peachy, at most you need to dial a few settings back to get it a bit smoother.

There's other things to consider though: specifically what CPU and power supply you have. No point putting in a better graphics card if the rest can't keep up.

01-06-12, 09:18 PM	#11
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	There's currently no model sitting below it, apart from the OEM ones. Calling the cheapest card in the 500 series "mid-range" is just false/misleading advertising. I'd stick with a 460/560, or preferably 560Ti (there's even a special model with 448 cores, with practically makes it a 570). Literally twice card, no worries whether it can handle a game for the next 2-3 years, at least. But yeah, the things are expensive. Just need to decide how much pretty you want; using a 460 myself and when I install a new game the first thing I do is simply push all the sliders up (keep anti-aliasing at 4x though, 1680x1050), see how it runs. More often than not it runs just peachy, at most you need to dial a few settings back to get it a bit smoother. There's other things to consider though: specifically what CPU and power supply you have. No point putting in a better graphics card if the rest can't keep up. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.