Little help

[Nickom]

Hello,

I am not a serious gamer i have a720p 32" display, with no plan of upgrading and i want to play bf3 and later on warfighter.

I dont really care about ultra settings and such i just want a smooth game and not have to upgrade my gpu every time i get a new game
i am looking at the 560ti 1gb would this be sufficient.. budget is tight.. no more than $120.


I already upgraded my cpu and i know i will need a different power supply. just need a point in the right direction with the card.

Thanks Nick

edit: or what about the EVGA GeForce GTX 650 SUPERCLOCKED 1024MB?
This is all very confusing...

 

[Jay-Z]

The 560 ti will beat any 650. Since your resolution is low, a factory overclocked 560 ti should do the job. (MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte, EVGA. etc). You could even get away with the 1GB model although if you spot a 2GB one for a decent price get that.

 

[Nickom]

Thanks for the reply, in my confused state i put the wrong numbers.. i actually ment the 550ti.. the 560ti's a a little out of my price range :-( Or maybe even the HD 7750.

Right now i have NVIDIA GeForce GT 520... so anything would pretty much be an upgrade..

I could possibly stretch to the 560 but even that would be a push..

I am so utterly confused right now its unbelievable...

Can you tell me if any of these gpu's would fit on this motherboard... "N-Alvorix-RS880-uATX (Alvorix)"

Thanks for you help.. i really do appreciate a push in the right direction.

 

[Jay-Z]

If you can stretch to a 560 then do it, it is better than the 550 ti and the 650. Although AMD cards do perform well in this price range, BF3 seems to favour Nvidia cards slightly.

This should help
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7770-7750-benchmark,3135-6.html

 

[maestro0428]

Although its 135 bucks, it does fit in your budget after rebate and is the best card for that budget. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127664

 

[Nickom]

Ok.. i have made my decision and my wife has let me spend a little more so i am going for this

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Superclocked-Mini-HDMI-Graphics-02G-P3-1469-KR/dp/B0050I1PI8/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1351115916&sr=1-3&keywords=graphics+card

I just want to check one thing, if someone would be kind enough to help.

The specs for my mobo say i have these Expansion Slots:

1 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics card
3 PCI Express x1 slots
1 PCI Express x1 minicard slot

The specs for the 560 say i need a PCI-Express 2.0...

So will my Mobo support this card..

Thank you

Edit: answered my own question i think.

 

[Jay-Z]

Yes, your motherboard will support your graphics card.