Hi all,
I built a PC primarily for gaming about 3-4 years ago (maybe older, I can’t remember). I tried playing the Battlefield Hardline beta, but it was pretty choppy, even on low settings (1080p). So, I'm looking for a GPU upgrade that will extend the life of this PC a few more years. These are my current specs:
CPU: i7 2700k @ 3.5 GHz
Mainboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
Ram: G.Skill 8GB DDR3 PC3-12800
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB)
700w power supply
I’m looking at mid-to-higher end cards. I saw I missed out on a deal for a GTX 960 for about $180, and I’ve seen Radeon 280X in the same ballpark (not to mention 290’s for a few more bucks). I’m looking to keep it close to $200, but if it makes sense to go higher, I could (definitely not 300+ though).
--> Are cards at that level (150-250$) worth upgrading from a 560 ti? Are there one or two cards I should target?
I’m ignorant of how far graphics cards have come along relative to the rest of my PC. If some other component would become a bottleneck, than maybe I should start planning for a new build altogether?
Thanks!
I built a PC primarily for gaming about 3-4 years ago (maybe older, I can’t remember). I tried playing the Battlefield Hardline beta, but it was pretty choppy, even on low settings (1080p). So, I'm looking for a GPU upgrade that will extend the life of this PC a few more years. These are my current specs:
CPU: i7 2700k @ 3.5 GHz
Mainboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
Ram: G.Skill 8GB DDR3 PC3-12800
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB)
700w power supply
I’m looking at mid-to-higher end cards. I saw I missed out on a deal for a GTX 960 for about $180, and I’ve seen Radeon 280X in the same ballpark (not to mention 290’s for a few more bucks). I’m looking to keep it close to $200, but if it makes sense to go higher, I could (definitely not 300+ though).
--> Are cards at that level (150-250$) worth upgrading from a 560 ti? Are there one or two cards I should target?
I’m ignorant of how far graphics cards have come along relative to the rest of my PC. If some other component would become a bottleneck, than maybe I should start planning for a new build altogether?
Thanks!