I thought my computer was the best but it can't run Ultra.

[gabbeh]

Hello,
I a newbie at this and I have absolutely no idea about anything, graphics cards, cpus and otherwise. About a year ago I bought my pc and probably didn't get a very good deal since it was a Acer Predator G5910 but came with a Nvidia GT545.

The problem is, I experience lag sometimes when gaming, and I'm unable to run Ultra settings on games such as Battlefield, and I'd like to know why. Is it my graphics card? Or my pc just can't handle it? Will upgrading any part of my PC fix this?

My Specs:
PC - Acer Predator G5910
cpu - Intel Core i7-2600 3.4GHz
graphics card - Nvidia GT 545
RAM - 16GB of idk what

 

[vmem]

So if I get this right, you have $470 ish total for the pair?

If so, I would go with an R9 290.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202043

And an XFX 650 PSU.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207014

After shipping it is a bit past budget but worth it. R9 290 can keep up with 780 and titan. $489.02 shipped.

I 2nd this suggestion.

However, I would highly recommend waiting until an R9 290 with aftermarket cooling comes out from AMD's partners. the current cooler is simply too loud and in-efficient for practical use, especially considering Acer's tower isn't exactly top of the line in terms of airflow

 

[gabbeh]

I was actually thinking more towards the GeForce GTX 770 cos its slightly cheaper and I do have a preference for Nvidia (physx engine also). However, can someone explain why there are multiple brands that make the GeForce GTX 700.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=gtx+770&N=-1&isNodeId=1

There's companies like Gigabyte, Msi, EVGA, ASUS etc. I thought it was made by Nvidia? Lol. How does this actually work and are they all the same? Which brand(s) are the most reliable and quality?

EDIT: Oh yeah and is there much difference between 2GB and 4GB in a graphics card? Is it worth spending 50 bucks more to get the 4GB?

 

[DanielC23]

I was actually thinking more towards the GeForce GTX 770 cos its slightly cheaper and I do have a preference for Nvidia (physx engine also). However, can someone explain why there are multiple brands that make the GeForce GTX 700.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=gtx+770&N=-1&isNodeId=1

There's companies like Gigabyte, Msi, EVGA, ASUS etc. I thought it was made by Nvidia? Lol. How does this actually work and are they all the same? Which brand(s) are the most reliable and quality?

EDIT: Oh yeah and is there much difference between 2GB and 4GB in a graphics card? Is it worth spending 50 bucks more to get the 4GB?

Gabbeh, 2gb of RAM is enough to play at 1080p 4gb is for multiple monitors. For your question about the different retailers: ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, etc. are retailers. Nvidia sells these cards to those companies and they just stamp their personal designs on or whatever they want.

 

[logainofhades]

Actually, I think Nvidia only sells the GPU chip to the retailers. The retailers often do custom boards with more VRM's and such too. I have always considered Physx a gimmick that isn't really worth it. The R9 290 is much better than a GTX 770. If you really want Nvidia, then wait a week or two and see if the R9 290 results force another price drop on the GTX 780.

 

[vmem]

Actually, I think Nvidia only sells the GPU chip to the retailers. The retailers often do custom boards with more VRM's and such too. I have always considered Physx a gimmick that isn't really worth it. The R9 290 is much better than a GTX 770. If you really want Nvidia, then wait a week or two and see if the R9 290 results force another price drop on the GTX 780.

Another drop from Nvidia is definitely. they're gonna have to drop prices on the Titan now that the gtx 780 ti is proven to be a faster board for $300 less. to balance things out and compete with the R9 290, I can't see Nvidia keeping the current price structure at all

 

[gabbeh]

Ah wow thanks alot for all your feeback guys!
I guess I'll wait a while and check up again in a bit haha. Almost bought my stuff already. I few of my friends told me the R9 290 is overrated lol.

 

[logainofhades]

How is GTX 780 and Titan performance for $400 overrated? :lol: Your friends must be Nvidia fanboys.

 

[bigpinkdragon286]

The brands you mention are not quite retailers, they are add-in board partners. They manufacture add-in board graphics card products with chips they source from NVIDIA, and then sell those completed graphics cards to the wholesalers, retailers, and OEM outfits like Dell, whom sell them to end users.

 

[Adam Schneider]

GIVE "VMEM" THE BEST ANSWER IT IS MOST DEFIANTLY YOUR GPU.

 

[Christiaan Lourens]

You thought wrong

The "best" pc would cost over $7000-$10000 probably

but you can have one of the best for $2000-$5000

Your pc is average apart from the GPU which is below average.

See vmen's suggestion, also I agree that you should have consulted here first but sometimes you have to learn the hard way