Enough for the next gen gaming for 3+ years?

[simonlodge]

Is my config ready for the next generation of games?

CPU : AMD FX 6300 @ 4.02Ghz
GPU : Nvidia GTX 260
RAM : 8 GB Ram
PSU : 700 W
HDD : 500 GB
OS: Windows 64bit

I like to play my games at 1080p @ 60fps

can i max them out ?

I'm thinking about upgrading my gpu.. my budget is £170.. I've been looking at both the 560ti with 1gb and the 660(non ti) with 2gb vram. (Not a big fan of AMD GPU's anymore).

I play games like Batman: Arkham City, Metro 2033, Battlefield 3, Crysis 1&2, Stalker, ArmaII, Skyrim, Sleeping Dogs, Farcry 3, Hitman Absolution, Planetside 2, Also would like to play future games like Watch Dogs, Crysis 3, Battlefield 4, Next gen Call of duty ect..

 

[kbrady1979]

Can you currently play those games @ 1080p maxed out? I would think your graphics card would not allow that. I don't know about those other games you listed, but Crysis 3 is suppose to be a beast and really tax systems. I doubt your video card will actually play new games @ 1080p maxed out right now, so it's a safe bet to say it won't play future games. For that kind of money, you can just about get a 660Ti like this one........... EVGA GTX 660 Ti

You could also save up about 10-15 more pounds and get a top of the line 660Ti which has 3gb of RAM and is factory Overclocked! EVGA GTX 660Ti Superclocked The price with rebate is $289.99, and you can probably find it somewhere in the UK that has a rebate as well.

To sum up, skip the 560Ti as it's older technology.....skip the 660 as you can get a 660Ti for a few pounds more, and the 660Ti IS a better performer.

 

[simonlodge]

Here in the uk the 660Ti is like £60 more than the non ti version and i been told its not really worth the money to spend the extra on the ti version because it will only give me 10% extra performance in games and is too much and should be cheaper.

Some of the games i can.. for example Crysis runs @1080p DX10 All settings maxed No AA @ 60fps, then there's Metro 2033 i run that at 720p DX10 All settings maxed No AA @ 45fps diffrent in each game.. I also play 64 players on Battlefield 3 I have that @ 1080p but have the settings both medium and high to get smooth play, No AA around 40-50 fps.

 

[kbrady1979]

Ok, I checked Amazon.co.uk and the cheapest 660 Ti I found was £205 .......the 660 is definitely right around your budget. I think the 660 Ti is probably more than 10% faster than the regular 660 but maybe not enough to warrant the extra cash. The GTX 660 will be a great card for you.

 

[simonlodge]

Think i will go for the 660 non-ti at the moment my gpu is the bottleneck and I can spend the extra cash on a SSD Thanks

 

[essenbe]

Read this, maybe it will help you make your decision. I agree with what Kbrady said. I have a GTX670 SC 4GB, and I think the 660TI 3GB is the best value for the money available right now.

 

[roy69]

I have just ordered a 660 ti made by gigabyte for my new build, it has a slightly faster clock than some of the other cards in the 660 range.

 

[simonlodge]

Thanks for the replies, I looked at the benchmarks... How is it a GTX 580 @ $309 be better than a $999 GTX 690 ?? Am i reading them wrong or missing something here...

 

[essenbe]

Thanks for the replies, I looked at the benchmarks... How is it a GTX 580 @ $309 be better than a $999 GTX 690 ?? Am i reading them wrong or missing something here...

I may be wrong, but I believe it is not rated at which is better, it is rated price/performance. But, personally, I disagree with them on several cards and the posted scores.

 

[kbrady1979]

The 3gb 660Ti is a good buy @ $289, but if the GTX 670 comes down a few more bucks, it will be the card to buy in my opinion.

 

[simonlodge]

On a unrelated subject i was playing crysis for 20mins lastnight when i was driving about and my computer crashed the screen went a plain light grey color then made a very load noise, had to restart the pc to fix it and when i did my cpu went back to it's default speed of 3.5ghz.. it asked me if i wanted to press f1 to set back to default or to just continue with the boot up..now i have it overclocked again @ 4.02ghz with no voltage tweaks, still not sure why my system crashed tho.

 

[Erick Aguilar]

Because the overclock is unstable. 700mhz with no voltage increase is ridiculous.

 

[simonlodge]

damn.. sorry i am new to overclocking, my motherboard is a Asus 780G M5A78L-USB3. Do u know how i can achieve a stable overclock, I have now re-set the bios to factory settings, all is stable back at 3.5Ghz.. CPU-Z shows core speed at 3.799.01Mhz Multiplier x19.0 Bus Speed 200.00Mhz HT Link 2200.00Mhz Memory DDR3 1600Mhz NB Frequency 2000.0Mhz DRAM Frequency 800.0Mhz.

 

[Erick Aguilar]

You need to increase the Vcore in the BIOS to let the clock speed become stable at high frequencies.
I would not recommend you to overclock if you have not read the basics with attentions unless you want to fry your components

 

[simonlodge]

Nope i got no idea what to do with the voltage's i know if you do set it to high it would fry everything which i would not risk.. i look for a tutorial on overclocking the fx 6300.

 

[Erick Aguilar]

If you have no idea with it, it is not a good idea to leave it untouched when it comes to overclocking.
Look up more information before you attempt to overclock the chip.