Good Nvidia card to go with my Athlon 750k?

xxthunder256xx

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What is an ideal Nvidia card to go with my Athlon 750k? I have it clocked at 4.6 GHz, if that helps.
I want to take advantage of shadowplay, which obviously is only a GeForce card feature. I currently have an MSI 7770, which is often compared to the GTX 650 Ti. Is this a good card for shadowplay? If it isn't, what is a one that won't be severely bottlenecked by my 750k?

I think a 650 Ti will be just fine, mainly because I get 45-55 fps in BF4 at high settings with 4x AA on my 7770 (excluding shadows and lighting quality, which is at low). My (current) full setup is at my profile.

What is you guys' opinion?
 
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Most 660s only require a single 6 pin PCI-E power connector unless they are the extreme overclocking editions of some manufacturers

For that extra $20-30 spent towards a 660, you're getting a giant leap in performance

It's a shame, a month ago there were some great 2GB 650 Ti Boost cards for under $130 after rebates


Don't think of it as an upgrade. I'm switching over to Nvidia from AMD (which is an upgrade in itself lol xD ).

I like Nvidia and Intel much more than AMD.
Remember that i only went with AMD because they are cheaper in both CPUs and video cards, and i was on a tight budget.
 


Wat? I thought we were talking about video cards and Nvidia Shadowplay?!?!?!
 


I'm in the US, and Newegg is literally out of stock of all their Ti BOOST's:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=650+ti+boost&N=-1&isNodeId=1
I'll look around Amazon, Tiger Direct, and Fry's.com for a Ti boost.

here is the cheapest (and best 😀) 650 Ti: $135
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121686

I'll look around Amazon for some more Ti Boost's, but I think i'll end up going with the Asus 650 Ti.
I trust ASUS because of their reliability and just their sheer quality.

Also, I've looked around for a GTX 660, and all of them require too much power for my PSU to handle. Plus, it only has one (1) PCI-E 6-pin power cable, so anything beyond a 650 Ti Boost is out of the question.

EDIT: Scratch that, I just found this 660 that only needs 6 pin power.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127699
 
Most 660s only require a single 6 pin PCI-E power connector unless they are the extreme overclocking editions of some manufacturers

For that extra $20-30 spent towards a 660, you're getting a giant leap in performance

It's a shame, a month ago there were some great 2GB 650 Ti Boost cards for under $130 after rebates
 
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