Hi all,
So I've been debating for a little while on whether to get a new GPU or not, and I think it would probably be a good idea. So I've settled on the two cards that seem the most reasonable (GTX 690 is way overpriced), the GTX 680 and the Radeon 7970. Benchmarks place them about equal, so I'm not sure really which one to get. I dont really have a preference between Nvidia or AMD, so just looking for some opinions. Maybe some more accurate benchmarks? Maybe one does way outperform the other? I'm not 100% sure. And for reference, the current card I have right now is the GTX 570, if you were to suggest another card that is better than this but worth the value. The 7870 seems better (benchmark wise) but barely, so doesnt seem worth buying another card for a miniscule improvement. I'm also attempting to get BF3 to run on Ultra at a steady 60+ fps, and hopefully run the next Battlefield game (when it comes out) with my future purpose. COD, even a potato can run.
*EDIT*
Seems to be some confusion on what resolution I'd be aiming to run the game at, and thats 1920x1080 on Ultra settings. I really dont care about 2500x1600 performance, I'm never really gonna be going up to that high of a resolution.. Also, I (believe I) have a decent processor, the i5-2500K, if that helps at all. And for OC'ing, its either way. Not really a huge fan of it, but don't really mind doing it either. Kind of funny as how I have an unlocked CPU, but meh it was an extra $10 for unlocked so I went for it..
So I've been debating for a little while on whether to get a new GPU or not, and I think it would probably be a good idea. So I've settled on the two cards that seem the most reasonable (GTX 690 is way overpriced), the GTX 680 and the Radeon 7970. Benchmarks place them about equal, so I'm not sure really which one to get. I dont really have a preference between Nvidia or AMD, so just looking for some opinions. Maybe some more accurate benchmarks? Maybe one does way outperform the other? I'm not 100% sure. And for reference, the current card I have right now is the GTX 570, if you were to suggest another card that is better than this but worth the value. The 7870 seems better (benchmark wise) but barely, so doesnt seem worth buying another card for a miniscule improvement. I'm also attempting to get BF3 to run on Ultra at a steady 60+ fps, and hopefully run the next Battlefield game (when it comes out) with my future purpose. COD, even a potato can run.
*EDIT*
Seems to be some confusion on what resolution I'd be aiming to run the game at, and thats 1920x1080 on Ultra settings. I really dont care about 2500x1600 performance, I'm never really gonna be going up to that high of a resolution.. Also, I (believe I) have a decent processor, the i5-2500K, if that helps at all. And for OC'ing, its either way. Not really a huge fan of it, but don't really mind doing it either. Kind of funny as how I have an unlocked CPU, but meh it was an extra $10 for unlocked so I went for it..