Jovid Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I am thinking of buying a new PC and was wondering what Graphics Card to get. I have read the minimum spec but I want better than that, so my question is: What is the best card without breaking the bank? e.g. would it be worth buying a better card than this, "AMD 6450 512Mb" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qoojo Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 AMD is set to release their next gen cards (the high end one 7970) on like the 9th or so. So maybe a few weeks after that, the lower priced ones will come out. I would definitely wait till those come out before buying to see what the price/performance will be like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaujames Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I think that I spent $280 for my ATI 6950 2gb. It has chewed up every game that I have thrown at it on max settings. Battlefield 3SkyrimStarcraft 2 Anyways, if you are going to spend money on a graphics card, spend the extra so that you are not in this situation again in a year or two. The graphics card will also transfer over to a new system, so if you decide to catch your computer up to graphics card, you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankard Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 If you don't want to go all the way up to the ATI 6950, you can get an ATI HD 5750 1gb for under $125 right now. I have one and it works fine. When the new ATI cards come out, those prices will drop even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daemian Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) AMD is set to release their next gen cards (the high end one 7970) on like the 9th or so. So maybe a few weeks after that, the lower priced ones will come out. I would definitely wait till those come out before buying to see what the price/performance will be like. Good advice, it's possible the 6950/6970, and even the GTX 580 will see a price drop. Maybe not as much as some are hoping but it's worth waiting to find out. Edited January 5, 2012 by daemian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskachig Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I think that I spent $280 for my ATI 6950 2gb. It has chewed up every game that I have thrown at it on max settings. Battlefield 3 Skyrim Starcraft 2 Anyways, if you are going to spend money on a graphics card, spend the extra so that you are not in this situation again in a year or two. The graphics card will also transfer over to a new system, so if you decide to catch your computer up to graphics card, you can. I'm very happy with my 6950 as well - and apparently the next gen is coming out in a few days so there should be a massive price drop on them. My 6950 runs SWTOR great at 1920x1200 with forced AA - but there is a definite fps drop when you move up to 2560x1600. Hardly anyone has monitors with that resolution though - I only got one for professional use. For gaming, a 32" 1080p screen would be better. BTW, Skyrim runs quite well at 2560x1600 on Ultra High settings with a single 6950 - the card definitely has a lot of juice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpLiciTSainT Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I'm very happy with my 6950 as well - and apparently the next gen is coming out in a few days so there should be a massive price drop on them. My 6950 runs SWTOR great at 1920x1200 with forced AA - but there is a definite fps drop when you move up to 2560x1600. Hardly anyone has monitors with that resolution though - I only got one for professional use. For gaming, a 32" 1080p screen would be better. BTW, Skyrim runs quite well at 2560x1600 on Ultra High settings with a single 6950 - the card definitely has a lot of juice. Yeah I got a 6950 and unlocked the shaders to 6970 on the Gigabyte card. I run on the max settings 112 FPS. I also enbaled AA in the driver and a few other options. I get at worst with those settings, in PVP, 32FPS. Card was 240 when I bought it in December, over clocks well and stays very cool (50c @ 865MHz). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts