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Hey my uncle volunteered to build me a new computer of my own, he will provide everything except for that he wants me to get my own graphics card.
Now I've been looking around and honestly I have no clue. I need it to be able to run these new games coming out because recently I've been looking to buy a few new games to supplement my collection of blizzard games.
If you guys wouldn't mind helping me out with this I was wondering which graphics cards you guys use as well as how they work out for you with new games.
My current graphics card gets somewhat screwy when I play Guild Wars and I would like one that is reliable and powerful enough to run just about every game out there as of now.
Price will not be an issue.
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triple sli gtx 295 link
$ 1574,97
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So you're perfectly fine with getting like a $500 video card?
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i have even a better idea, triple sli gtx 295 with watercooling link
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wow i didnt know triple sli was even possible rofl
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What is your resolution you play at also do you have 2 3 monior set up.
Imo off the top of my head Nvidia Geforce GTX 285 the most powerful single GPU i would recommenced which you can play up to err 1680x1050 or about >=24 inch monitors on full for future poof shove 2 of those babys in sli and you can turn everything on no problem. Although the limiting factor will def be the cpu in sli
On more practical side
Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 (216core)
ATI Radeon HD 4870 1 Gig
those two cards are great price performance.
In tier form not including 2 gpu on 1 card those always stuff from being driver dependent and small micro stuttering which isn't bad for mmo's or rts you wont notice but noticeable for fps.
Top tier: GTX285(it's a revision of 280 gets on avg 10% more performance) > GTX 280
2nd teir: 4870, 260(216core)
3rd teir: 4850, 9800 GTX+, GTS 250
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look for cards with the nvidia 9800 chip if you can't afford to pay 1500$ for a graphics card.
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On March 19 2009 07:47 Pakje wrote:i have even a better idea, triple sli gtx 295 with watercooling link
That is 6 way sli 2 gpus per a card lol which is stupid unless your tiring to run 2 30 inches for crysis on max
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On March 19 2009 08:00 IzzyCraft wrote:Show nested quote +On March 19 2009 07:47 Pakje wrote:i have even a better idea, triple sli gtx 295 with watercooling link That is 6 way sli 2 gpus per a card lol which is stupid unless your tiring to run 2 30 inches for crysis on max
future proofing tbh
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i'm following the "price will not be an issue" mindset
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On March 19 2009 07:58 IzzyCraft wrote:1680x1050 or about >=24 inch monitors
wat
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On March 19 2009 07:39 d(O.o)a wrote:
Price will not be an issue.
Haha you asked for it.
In case you actually wanted a high-end mainstream and not something insane like GTX 295 or something like that I'd say Ati radeon HD 4830? Or maybe 4850, 4870 depending on how much you want to spend.
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opps i meant only less then 22 inch monitors which really varies from monitor to monitor some have better ppi then others
sigh that's what i get for replaying to like 4 threads at once you get lost in paying attention
although i could never find how someone could sit near a 24 in monitor without being overwhelmed by it's size relative to your distance to it.
which should be something like 48 inches away is best viewing
edit: to mani
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On March 19 2009 08:05 mahnini wrote:Show nested quote +On March 19 2009 08:00 IzzyCraft wrote:On March 19 2009 07:47 Pakje wrote:i have even a better idea, triple sli gtx 295 with watercooling link That is 6 way sli 2 gpus per a card lol which is stupid unless your tiring to run 2 30 inches for crysis on max future proofing tbh
Actually tbh it's probably stupid even at 2 30 inch monitors unless you have the worlds most powerful cpu the overhead calcuions for 6 gpu will just kill any performance gains
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oke assuming you don't want to spend 2100$ + watercooling equipment on gfx cards
here's a nice chart link
it's true that 2 * HD 4870 1 GB in crossfire, 2 * gtx 260 in sli or if you don't want any of that dual gpu stuff, a simple gtx 285 will run everything very good on non 30inch lcd's
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Yeah but if you do sli or crossfire make sure your case has great ventilation sli and crossfire usually cases alot of stagnet air under the cards rasing the heat when under prolonged use
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if you want some thing budget. ATI 4610 is a solid performer for its price. beats 9600GT on every benchmark.
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you can't triple sli gtx295s you noobs.
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It's a joke... you can quad sli it thats it
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Well, I am sorry I took so long to reply. I don't think I need the tripple sli gtx 295 because I will be using 1 roughly 13x10 inch monitor because otherwise as Izzy said I get overwhelmed by the large monster monitors.
Thank you haduken and Vin I will look into the ATI 4610. (Assuming it truly does beat 9600GT.)
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4610 doesn't even exist, get a 4830, best price performance ratio out there. and it should be all you need for your tiny ass monitor.
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holy shit you have a small monitor. you won't really need anything too expensive for something like that...
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Don't get ATI cards if you are planning to play BW on it. They have some driver compatability issues with BW
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You need to get a new monitor. 17" LCDs are dirt cheap, 19" LCDs are cheap, 22" LCDs are affordable, and 24" widescreens are on the pricey side of affordable.
Tell us what monitor you're going to get (get one, I'm serious), and then tell us what specs your uncle is building for you. Once we have the system specs (other than the graphics card[s]), we can tell you what will best match up with your system, so that your system isn't bottlenecking your card, and your card isn't bottlenecking your system.
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On March 19 2009 14:18 Ash wrote:
Don't get ATI cards if you are planning to play BW on it. They have some driver compatability issues with BW
does that still really extend to the HD 4000 series of cards?
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ATI cards that had issue with 256 colors was teh 2000's series i belive the rest had no problems displaying 256 colored games.
yeah GTX 285, GTX 260(216), or a 4870 will be more then enough future proof for a 17" monitor? 13^2+10^2=269 root 16.4 so imma just take a guess in the dark. either way i doubt he has a large screen resolution
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On March 19 2009 09:49 d(O.o)a wrote:
Well, I am sorry I took so long to reply. I don't think I need the tripple sli gtx 295 because I will be using 1 roughly 13x10 inch monitor because otherwise as Izzy said I get overwhelmed by the large monster monitors.
Thank you haduken and Vin I will look into the ATI 4610. (Assuming it truly does beat 9600GT.)
ask your uncle to buy you a bigger screen 
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I think when he said 13x10 inch he meant length x width
as opposed to diagonally how normally monitors are measured
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Which would be about 17 inch mointor will a pretty small monitor by todays standards
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yeah I meant length x width. My friend has a huge monitor and I can't stand gaming on it because it is so big it hurts my eyes to be that close to it.
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I'd say get a GTX 280 or a Radeon 4870. I have a Radeon 4870 on a 19" 1680x1050 screen and it has run 1080p movies and crysis just fine.
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GTX285 is the most powerful single gpu on the market.
Yeah really anyone should not be sitting closer then double the screen size ie 19" you should be sitting about 38 inches away but at closest is about 31 before it becomes very difficult to see the whole picture or 160% your starting value. I don't see how anyone can use a 24" monitor and sit near it like on a desk.
Rule of thumbs is your viewing distance should fall between 1.6x or 2x the distance of your diagonal on the screen. This applies mainly for widespread.
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