The current video card gave up after 9 years. Banding and PC shutting down, so it needs to be replaced. However, when I go to searching, I'm completely overwhelmed by the sheer number of video cards that are there. I'm not sure which will work in this machine, which will be the upgrade that suits best etc.
This is the current video card:
HIS HD 6870 Fan GDDR5 1024MB Native HDMI 2x Display Port Dual-DVI
http://www.hisdigital.com/ro/product2-574.shtml
It was purchased back in 2011 along with all of the parts for a whole build that was put together back then. Here are the other parts of the system that may be important to know:
Motherboard: MSI P67A-C45 (B3), Intel P67, ATX, DDR3
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/P67AC45_B3
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...-2500k-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-70-ghz.html
Power Supply: Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Flower-GmbH-SF-550P14HE-Super-Flower/dp/B002XUIP5W
If possible, could anyone recommend the best options for a card, but as I don't expect them to cost too much, could anyone also recommend any other upgrades (without it being a complete overhaul and trying to keep costs down) what might also improve performance (main game played is SIMS, but I think a few others are also played Nothing too heavy afaik. The less things that need to be changed for options would be better, but I plan on helping with an upgrade over time anyway, just at the minute, hoping to start with a graphics card and go from there.
This is the current video card:
HIS HD 6870 Fan GDDR5 1024MB Native HDMI 2x Display Port Dual-DVI
http://www.hisdigital.com/ro/product2-574.shtml
It was purchased back in 2011 along with all of the parts for a whole build that was put together back then. Here are the other parts of the system that may be important to know:
Motherboard: MSI P67A-C45 (B3), Intel P67, ATX, DDR3
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/P67AC45_B3
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...-2500k-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-70-ghz.html
Power Supply: Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 550W
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Flower-GmbH-SF-550P14HE-Super-Flower/dp/B002XUIP5W
If possible, could anyone recommend the best options for a card, but as I don't expect them to cost too much, could anyone also recommend any other upgrades (without it being a complete overhaul and trying to keep costs down) what might also improve performance (main game played is SIMS, but I think a few others are also played Nothing too heavy afaik. The less things that need to be changed for options would be better, but I plan on helping with an upgrade over time anyway, just at the minute, hoping to start with a graphics card and go from there.