Need to upgrade my old 9400GT 1GB

[m11rtin]

What sub 230€ graphic card do you suggest?

My PC specs:

Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit

AMD Phenom II 1090T @3.7GHz

500GB Seagate Barracuda
2TB WD Caviar Green

Corsair Vengeance 8GB Dual Channel @1867MHz

Asus Crosshair V Formula

Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme Rev. 2

I am a green (geforce) fanboy .

 

[solarmystic]

Hello m11rtin,

Go for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti.... It'll balance out your system well and is suitable for your 650W Power supply...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604

(the price when converted to euros = 181.700 EUR)

(i'm not sure what shops are available to ship online to Slovenia.. newegg only delivers to the US and Canada i think....)

The Ati AMD Radeon HD7850 is another good choice for the sub 230 euros price range i believe...

Hope that helps!

 

[m11rtin]

I can get a 560 ti for about 210€ in slovenia... I was thinking about a 2gb version, do you think it is worth it?

 

[archer]

Without any doubts. Go for 2GB version.

 

[solarmystic]

I can get a 560 ti for about 210€ in slovenia... I was thinking about a 2gb version, do you think it is worth it?

The more memory the better, especially on higher end cards.

(On lower end cards, more memory (off a lower speed) is often placed as bait to lure in unsuspecting customers into thinking that the card is 'good')

This'll allow you to play at higher resolutions and/or apply more MSAA/CSAA/SSAA to your games making them look fantastic..

 

[m11rtin]

Ok i know the 2gb version is better but there is a 50€ (65$) difference between those two. My screen resolution is 1600x1050, so i think i don't really need that much memory.

 

[solarmystic]

Ok i know the 2gb version is better but there is a 50€ (65$) difference between those two. My screen resolution is 1600x1050, so i think i don't really need that much memory.

True enough, but having more memory will help future proof your graphics card for the next generation of DX11 games that will come out together with the new consoles....

It's up to you I guess...

 

[m11rtin]

Ok, tnx for all the advice. I decided to get the budget friendly version...

 

[m11rtin]

Ok. I got more money and now i am deciding between: gtx 560 Ti 2 GB, gtx 560 Ti 448 Core and a gtx 570. Oh and an alternative radeon 7850. So what do you think? Tnx for all the answers

 

[m11rtin]

And i got a new 1080p screen.

 

[bobkn]

Ok. I got more money and now i am deciding between: gtx 560 Ti 2 GB, gtx 560 Ti 448 Core and a gtx 570. Oh and an alternative radeon 7850. So what do you think? Tnx for all the answers

I've no personal experience with any of these. Benchmarks at www.anandtech.com make the 560ti the weakest of the lot, with the 560ti 448 core and the 570 pretty nearly equal to each other. (I'm not sure how much you gain with the 2GB 560ti. VRAM is nice, but I'm not sure how helpful it is at a mere 1920X1080.)

The Radeon 7850 looks like it's in the same class at the 570. However, the 7850 is newer technology. I usually prefer nVidia's drivers, but the 7850 is a worthy competitor. In the US, it's cheaper than the other options that you mention. If the same holds where you are. it'd be worth a close look.

 

[SLeePYG72786]

Ok. I got more money and now i am deciding between: gtx 560 Ti 2 GB, gtx 560 Ti 448 Core and a gtx 570. Oh and an alternative radeon 7850. So what do you think? Tnx for all the answers

GTX 570 or Radeon 7850. I personally would choose the 570.

 

[m11rtin]

Ok my final plan is to wait for the gtx 660 Ti. About the same price and performance as the gtx 570 but cooler temp and less power consumption. Yeeeey geforce!! ;D