First of all I would like to say thank you in advance for all the help I am sure to receive. Secondly, I would like to add that I know very little about hardware, so if you would be so kind as to bear with me, I would greatly appreciate it.
As the threat post suggests, I am looking to upgrade my GTX 260. The card has done fine up until recently. I find that I cannot play recent games or can barely play them. For that reason I am looking to upgrade. It is important to note that I have had this card for upwards of 5 years, as I have had no reason to upgrade.
I would like to explore all of my options, however would ideally like to keep it in the 150-250 range or lower if possible. I also found that Newegg is running this promotion http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130949&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL110513&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL110513-_-EMC-110513-Index-_-DesktopGraphicsVideoCards-_-14130949-L0D They are throwing in two games which I was going to purchase anyway, saving me nearly $120. I would like to know your thoughts on this as well.
I am running a 27" monitor, 1920x1080.
I was not able to determine what PSU I had, but since the GTX 260 is a power hog, I figure I have at the very least a 500W PSU.
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name -PC
System Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
System Model System Product Name
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz, 2668 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 0502, 5/11/2009
SMBIOS Version 2.5
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
User Name -PC\
Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 9.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 8.99 GB
Available Physical Memory 7.14 GB
Total Virtual Memory 18.0 GB
Available Virtual Memory 15.9 GB
Page File Space 8.99 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
As the threat post suggests, I am looking to upgrade my GTX 260. The card has done fine up until recently. I find that I cannot play recent games or can barely play them. For that reason I am looking to upgrade. It is important to note that I have had this card for upwards of 5 years, as I have had no reason to upgrade.
I would like to explore all of my options, however would ideally like to keep it in the 150-250 range or lower if possible. I also found that Newegg is running this promotion http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130949&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL110513&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL110513-_-EMC-110513-Index-_-DesktopGraphicsVideoCards-_-14130949-L0D They are throwing in two games which I was going to purchase anyway, saving me nearly $120. I would like to know your thoughts on this as well.
I am running a 27" monitor, 1920x1080.
I was not able to determine what PSU I had, but since the GTX 260 is a power hog, I figure I have at the very least a 500W PSU.
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name -PC
System Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
System Model System Product Name
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz, 2668 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 0502, 5/11/2009
SMBIOS Version 2.5
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
User Name -PC\
Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 9.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 8.99 GB
Available Physical Memory 7.14 GB
Total Virtual Memory 18.0 GB
Available Virtual Memory 15.9 GB
Page File Space 8.99 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys