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New Video Card Recommendations for Battlefield 3
So, I'm interested in getting Battlefield 3 for the PC when it releases near the end of October.
The rest of my PC is going to be just fine, aside from my current video card. Today, I'm running an Intel Q9550 quad core at 3.2Ghz, 8GB of DDR2-800 G.Skill PI RAM, 80GB Intel X25m-G2 SSD, 1TB WD Caviar Black, 23" 1920x1080 monitor,Corsair HX620 modular PSU, ABS M1 mechanical keyboard and a Logitech G9 laser mouse.
Many years ago, I had some ATI based cards. Radeon 9700Pro and a Radeon X800XT. My last few cards have been Nvidia, 7600GT, and a 9800GTX+
My birthday is at the beginning of Oct, so thinking of asking the wife to get me the video card for my birthday. More than anything, I want the card to be QUIET. My mobo is NOT SLI or CROSSFIRE, so I only want a single video card. Reasonable power consumption is something that I would take into consideration, but isn't my primary concern as I don't leave this PC on all of the time.
So, you guys want to make some recommendations in the $150 to $300 range that will work great for BF3, running 1920x1080, single card that is SUPER QUIET when not gaming? I also do a fair amount of video rendering in Sony Vegas Movie studio 2010 Platinum...so I think some of the power will be beneficial to me there as well.
Friend of mine recommended the Sapphire 6870 Vapor X (approx $199). He has the 5870 and says the Vapor X is nearly silent;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...70%20Vapor%20X
I was thinking about the eVGA GTX560 FTW+ (about $215). This would keep me from having to ditch my Nvidia rather.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo
Last edited by pparks1; 04 Sep 2011 at 17:21.