graphics card suggestions

[smitty2855]

I have a AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 645 Processor, 3100 Mhz, 4 Core(s), and a 700 watt power supply with a ati HD 5670 1g graphics card and a NZXT gaming case and a GA-770t usb3 mobo and windows 7 home premium and also a viewsonic 19 inch monitor and 4gb of memory which I am going to upgrade to 16 gb. what I would like to buy is possibly a ati amd radeon 7850 or a 7870 or a 7950 would like some suggestions on what manufacturer to buy one from and I use this pc mostly for gaming from medium to heavy and the 5670 has really been a great card for the money, after this next card hopefully wont have to buy one again any time soon.

 

[swilczak]

You will be very happy with any of those 3 GPU's after using the 5670. I would go with sapphire, Asus, or gigabyte, they are all good brands. If you want to future proof your PC, go with the 7950. It has a lot more power than the playstation 4 will have.

 

[drinkingcola86]

Your going to be bottlenecking all but the 7850 with that processor. I have a 7950 and had to overclock my 965 to 4.0ghz to really utilize that video card. So what I would look at is this. If you have the money get the 7950 and look to upgrade your processor to a 965 with 8 gigs of ram for your MB.

Or for something else go with a phenom II 965, ram, and a 7870. should be close to the same cost of a 7950 or about +$30 from the 7950.

 

[Stealth117]

Upgrading to 16gb is redundant just get 8 gigs and get a 7870 xt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202024

 

[smitty2855]

well I know its been a while but I did go with a phenom 2x4 965 BE 3.4ghz and got the asus 7870 and it rocks. thanks for all your sugeestions