Best graphics under 700$

[Marty721]

I am sorry that i am here again, but i think i catch techno fever 😀 So on my main rig, i run a one 660, and i think it starts to getting kinda old.

Other specs are :

Crucial m4 256GB
ASUS Sabertooth X79
Intel Core i7-3930K
Corsair Vengeance 16GB

It was mainly made for video editing and gaming, i couldnt afford more expensive card in that time.

What i saw great reviews on ... 2x 560 Ti, GTX 680 Classified.

I would finally want to make BF3 maxed out run with 3 numbers in FPS.

I always get great help here, so thanks alot !

 

[sam_p_lay]

You could add a second GTX660 in SLI. That's a hell of a lot better than two GTX560 Tis in SLI! Much higher framerates than a GTX680 too.

 

[sam_p_lay]

That wouldn't give triple digits in BF3 though by the way. That would require triple GTX680s and would set you back a little more than $700 🙂 Some would even consider it overkill.

 

[Marty721]

Well... i saw a article about 2x 560 Ti and i5-2500K running ... Avg 136 FPS.
I dont know if i can post it, but the forum thread name is : ,, BF3 64 player MP CPU benchmarks!" and it is not on this forum.

 

[sam_p_lay]

Not at max settings though 🙂 Settings matter a lot.

 

[damian_518_zombie]

i would just go with 2 0r 3 680 if u went with 680 i would go with MSI N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC thay overclock really good better then a evga 680 classified 4gb pluse msi test there stuff befor thay ship anything so u dont have 2 werry about geting something doa like u would if u went with asus msi is really good i have 2 MSI N680GTX Twin Frozr 4GD5/OC and a MSI Z77A-GD80 Intel Z77 Motherboard

 

[simmons33]

Just smack yourself a second 660 in their man lol

 

[dish_moose]

Sell your 660 and get 2 GTX670s.
-Bruce

 

[Marty721]

Hmm... i really like performance of GTX680, so would be 2x MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB good shot ?

 

[sam_p_lay]

Hmm... i really like performance of GTX680, so would be 2x MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB good shot ?

It would be a very powerful setup, but still not triple digit framerates in BF3 maxed. What resolution are you playing at? GTX690 is effectively dual GTX680s - you can see how it performs at 1440p and triple screens:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7990-devil13-7970-x2,review-32563-7.html

Even with three monitors, only Metro 2033 can bring it down (though Far Cry 3 will also, unless patches have massively improved performance).

EDIT: Be aware GTX680s are only ~6% faster on average than GTX670s - dual GTX670s might be the smarter choice.

 

[Marty721]

Oh, i play at 1080p. On youtube, it seems like it have tripple diggits framerate, viz. GTX 670 SLI Extreme FPS Battlefield 3 Multiplayer.

If i would choose dual 670... would be Gigabyte Windforce good choice ?

 

[sam_p_lay]

I think so. I have a high opinion of Gigabyte, never had any problems with them. Only problems I see people talking about with them on the forums is coil whine. See how you go with it though - you can send it back if it's a problem.

 

[Marty721]

Hmm... hope if i would had this problem, Define R4 will solve it. And thats another question, even if it is not about graphic card. I still have box cooler on my i7, and i would like to overlock to 4.5GHz... maybe 5GHz if possible. But when u overclock to these temps, you need good cooler... so is any way i could stuck a H100i into Define4 ? I saw some space between "disk slots", but that would look very bad.
So can you recommend me some great air cooler atleast ? Thanks

 

[djangoringo]

Under 700$ : 2x : http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=72414&vpn=VCGGTX670XPB&manufacture=PNY%20Technologies%20Inc&promoid=1033

 

[KevinStone]

What about the radeon 7990 I don't know if that will be good or not someone please tell me radeon 7990 vs gtx 780