What graphics card could I use on my computer

[mikewillis1980]

I have a BFG 680i SLi motherboard and was wanting to upgrade my graphics card to something that would play current gen games

 

[swifty_morgan]

list hardware/monitor size-res/budget.

 

[TheBigTroll]

if you are still using 775, you need a complete upgrade. throwing in a GPU from times like now will end up with a bottleneck

 

[mikewillis1980]

list hardware/monitor size-res/budget.

LGA775 CPU Socket
Intel Quad Core 2.66 GHz CPU
2 GB Ram
1920 x 1080 widescreen monior

Budget around $200

 

[TheBigTroll]

get a new rig ASAP. save up on money, then buy a completely new rig. i can recommend a new GPU now, but then it will be bottlenecked. if you upgrade the rig piece by piece, by the time you are done, the GPU is horribly outdated

 

[swifty_morgan]

forgot to list the power supply...............

you need to buy ram. 2gigs is strangling your system. so I added ram and compromised on the card a bit.

at that res you should get a card with 2gigs of vram ( 1 included )

ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231207
card-1gig
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121727
card 1gig
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130914
card-2gig
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130909

 

[mikewillis1980]

Power supply is 600 Watt

forgot to list the power supply...............

you need to buy ram. 2gigs is strangling your system. so I added ram and compromised on the card a bit.

at that res you should get a card with 2gigs of vram ( 1 included )

ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231207
card-1gig
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121727
card 1gig
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130914
card-2gig
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130909

 

[swifty_morgan]

I'll stick with what I posted. all those cards are more than enough with the rest of your system (cpu) and budget.

 

[mikewillis1980]

I'll stick with what I posted. all those cards are more than enough with the rest of your system (cpu) and budget.

thanks for the help!

 

[smeezekitty]

TheBigTroll: Socket 775 systems can still be very capable. May not be current generation but certainly still usable.
I would recommend a Radeon 7770 as it will pair well with the strength of the CPU.