Hey guys, I need to upgrade my graphics card for Battlefield 3 and SWTOR. I have a Nvidia 9500GT currently, and upon looking at the Best GPU Buys article for September I was thinking about the GeForce GTX 570 or the Radeon 6950 2Gb. I'm not really sure, and I am definitely open for suggestions for other GPUs. I am not very computer literate so Ill bow to the forums judgment.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Hopefully by the end of the month before the October 25 release of Battlefield 3
BUDGET RANGE: 200-350 After Rebates
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: I preordered both Battlefield 3 and SWTOR. I'm a huge fan of SW and plan on losing my life to SWTOR when it comes out so the bare minimum is the GPU has to blow SWTOR away. I would like to be able to play Battlefield 3 at a 1920x1080 screen resolution with the details set to high or at least medium.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Nvidia 9500 GT and a 500w Thermaltake TR2-500nL2NH
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Tower: Smilodon Raidmax Dirk-Tooth tower
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
MoBo: Gigabyte Technology Model=GA-770TA-UD3
Cooling setup: I have 4 fans in the tower, one in the lower front, two along the left side of the tower and 1 in the middle of the rear. (not sure if that answers that question, but i hope it helps)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Does not matter to me, as long as reputable, good pricing and trustworthy. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PARTS PREFERENCES: Bow to your judgment, best deal for my money. I'm not loyal in either way to a certain brand or card.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe (my fear is that the tower/components I own would not support/handle either SLI or Corssfire. I really do not know anything about that style of GPU)
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 (HP 2159M monitor)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: A friend of mine owns a computer store and I recently purchased a custom built computer from him. I'm a gamer, and I preordered both Battlefield 3 and SWTOR. Upon further examination of the computer, I realize I desperately need to upgrade the graphics card. Unfortunately, I am not very computer literate. I enjoy gaming on computers (fiancé would argue I LOVE gaming) but don't really understand how they work. I recently tried the Beta of Battlefield 3 and my computer couldn't run it. I would like to have the new GPU purchased, installed and ready to go by the official launch date of Battlefield 3 which is October 25. I greatly appreciate your help guys.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Hopefully by the end of the month before the October 25 release of Battlefield 3
BUDGET RANGE: 200-350 After Rebates
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: I preordered both Battlefield 3 and SWTOR. I'm a huge fan of SW and plan on losing my life to SWTOR when it comes out so the bare minimum is the GPU has to blow SWTOR away. I would like to be able to play Battlefield 3 at a 1920x1080 screen resolution with the details set to high or at least medium.
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Nvidia 9500 GT and a 500w Thermaltake TR2-500nL2NH
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
Tower: Smilodon Raidmax Dirk-Tooth tower
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
MoBo: Gigabyte Technology Model=GA-770TA-UD3
Cooling setup: I have 4 fans in the tower, one in the lower front, two along the left side of the tower and 1 in the middle of the rear. (not sure if that answers that question, but i hope it helps)
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Does not matter to me, as long as reputable, good pricing and trustworthy. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PARTS PREFERENCES: Bow to your judgment, best deal for my money. I'm not loyal in either way to a certain brand or card.
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe (my fear is that the tower/components I own would not support/handle either SLI or Corssfire. I really do not know anything about that style of GPU)
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 (HP 2159M monitor)
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: A friend of mine owns a computer store and I recently purchased a custom built computer from him. I'm a gamer, and I preordered both Battlefield 3 and SWTOR. Upon further examination of the computer, I realize I desperately need to upgrade the graphics card. Unfortunately, I am not very computer literate. I enjoy gaming on computers (fiancé would argue I LOVE gaming) but don't really understand how they work. I recently tried the Beta of Battlefield 3 and my computer couldn't run it. I would like to have the new GPU purchased, installed and ready to go by the official launch date of Battlefield 3 which is October 25. I greatly appreciate your help guys.