NEED HELP CHOOSING GPU!!! ALSO, COMPATIBILITY CHECK

[Guest]

As the title reads, I need help choosing a GPU. This is my first build. I am willing to spend 200 dollars on the graphics card (max) but I am more looking for 150 range. This build is almost 100% for Skyrim.

CPU/MOTHERBOARD: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/BDL_3220_B75MCSM

RAM: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX33238/Reviews

CASE: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX31654/Reviews

HARD DRIVE: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX37907

PSU: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX40923

CD DRIVE: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX27707

GPU: ???

Please check for compatibility? 😀 THANKS

 

[Praxeology]

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX41734

199 after rebate. That will play skyrim nicely with this build.

If thats too much then second best is

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX41982

Just to give you some help I play skyrim with an amd set up. I am running an xfx 6870 2GB model, 4 gigs of 800mhz ddr2 ram, and an am3 965 black edition@4ghz. I never dip below 60 fps in skyrim, ever @ max launcher settings. Once I got into water, texture, mountain and flora mods I started to dip between 30-60 depending on if I am in a warzone or not. This is on a quad core amd processor though clocked @ 4ghz. So my processor is better and so is my video card but radeon cards are terrible with skyrim as the game is nvidia optimized. Depending on if you can OC you processor a bit, you should be able to run max settings 40-60 I'd imagine. Vanilla of course.

 

[LeoMatrix]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500270
Or a 650ti. Everything else looks good.

 

[Guest]

What FPS do you think I will be able to get with this setup?

 

[Guest]

Best answer selected by IMAGEE.

 

[Guest]

just an update, I bought the 660. Best decision ever . I get around 120 fps, which is great because I only have a 60 Hz monitor.

 

[Praxeology]

just an update, I bought the 660. Best decision ever . I get around 120 fps, which is great because I only have a 60 Hz monitor.

As I thought, that 660 would run these very well; check out http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/ and get 4k texture mods / enb lighting mods to get skyrim looking amazing, enjoy!