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Xplitcit
Profile Joined October 2010
United States419 Posts
June 12 2011 01:50 GMT
#1
I want to know what video card I should buy to play games on my 1280 x 1024 screen . I want to be able to max out all the settings (AA, AF, etc. are not neccessary). I'm currently playing starcraft and will be looking to get diablo 3. Also, I want to be able to play mw3 or battlefield 3 when they come out(these shooting games do not need to be at maximum setting, just playable fps 40+). Any suggestion?
It aint easy being crazy
Aduromors
Profile Joined July 2009
United States279 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-12 01:52:31
June 12 2011 01:52 GMT
#2
ATI 5770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000048&IsNodeId=1&Description=5770&name=Desktop Graphics / Video Cards&Order=BESTMATCH
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
June 12 2011 01:53 GMT
#3
4850 will also work: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150482
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-12 01:54:28
June 12 2011 01:53 GMT
#4
skyR beats me to responding. Surprise surprise.
Xplitcit
Profile Joined October 2010
United States419 Posts
June 12 2011 02:01 GMT
#5
I don't mean to doubt our u guys' computer knowledge, but it's for sure that those graphic cards suggested above can handle mw3 or bf3 smoothly at 1280x1024. They seems to be very out-of-par compare to others such as gtx460 or ati 5850. Again, this is my first time building so I dont know what I'm talking about.
It aint easy being crazy
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
June 12 2011 02:03 GMT
#6
That isn't a high resolution, man.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/177

4850 benched, at higher resolutions, on some of the most demanding games ever, at high settings.

If you can get 20 frames on Crysis at 1680x1050 with near maxes settings and AA, you can play MW2 on low at tiny screen rez.
Dayvx
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden92 Posts
June 12 2011 02:05 GMT
#7
I would go for the 460/560/560Ti, depending on how much u are willing to spend
Xplitcit
Profile Joined October 2010
United States419 Posts
June 12 2011 02:06 GMT
#8
On June 12 2011 11:03 JingleHell wrote:
That isn't a high resolution, man.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/177

4850 benched, at higher resolutions, on some of the most demanding games ever, at high settings.

If you can get 20 frames on Crysis at 1680x1050 with near maxes settings and AA, you can play MW2 on low at tiny screen rez.

No you misread my post, it said mw3, not mw2.
It aint easy being crazy
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-12 02:09:44
June 12 2011 02:09 GMT
#9
On June 12 2011 11:06 Xplitcit wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 12 2011 11:03 JingleHell wrote:
That isn't a high resolution, man.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/177

4850 benched, at higher resolutions, on some of the most demanding games ever, at high settings.

If you can get 20 frames on Crysis at 1680x1050 with near maxes settings and AA, you can play MW2 on low at tiny screen rez.

No you misread my post, it said mw3, not mw2.


Still won't be an issue on lower settings, it's just another console port. Xbox 360 hardware hasn't gotten any better.
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
June 12 2011 02:21 GMT
#10
Btw don't buy the 4850 I listed, the GTX 260 is better: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125380

All the ~$100 cards can handle many games on reasonable settings at 1080p. If you doubt us, just buy a GTX 460: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121390 or a GTX 560 Ti as an individual ignorantly suggested.
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
June 12 2011 02:24 GMT
#11
Yeah, the 460 and 560Ti are both rather overkill for what you actually asked for. And by "rather overkill" I mean "A shitload more than you asked for"
Xplitcit
Profile Joined October 2010
United States419 Posts
June 12 2011 02:29 GMT
#12
So anything around an ATI 5770 would work for me?
It aint easy being crazy
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
June 12 2011 02:30 GMT
#13
Yes.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/24204-xfx-radeon-hd-5770-1gb-gddr5-review.html
http://www.anandtech.com/show/2856
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/radeon-hd5770-hd5750-crossfirex.html
Aduromors
Profile Joined July 2009
United States279 Posts
June 12 2011 02:52 GMT
#14
If you can wait, ask again when diablo 3/BF3/mw3 are closer to release. New cards will be out by then
jacosajh
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
2919 Posts
June 12 2011 05:35 GMT
#15
On June 12 2011 11:29 Xplitcit wrote:
So anything around an ATI 5770 would work for me?


The 5770 would handle well even above that resolution. The 460 or 560 Ti would be a bit overkill as mentioned, so something around the $100 range is preferable, unless you have a killer cpu which will cause you to be bottlenecked by your gpu.
Nate.F
Profile Joined April 2011
918 Posts
June 12 2011 09:32 GMT
#16
On June 12 2011 11:05 Dayvx wrote:
I would go for the 460/560/560Ti, depending on how much u are willing to spend

He isn't running a 1920x1200 resolution, nor higher. Those graphics cards you stated above would be totally overkill for his current resolution.
FeiLing
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany428 Posts
June 12 2011 10:04 GMT
#17
What is your CPU? It will probably be a problem for SC2 especially.

The GPU, as others have said: a hd4850 might be all you need for that low resolution.
deconduo
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Ireland4122 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-12 10:50:01
June 12 2011 10:49 GMT
#18
The 5670 is $60 and will play everything you want at high settings 40+ fps.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4278/amds-radeon-hd-6670-radeon-hd-6570/1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161365&cm_re=5670-_-14-161-365-_-Product
Aduromors
Profile Joined July 2009
United States279 Posts
June 12 2011 10:59 GMT
#19
yeah not for BF3
Nate.F
Profile Joined April 2011
918 Posts
June 12 2011 11:10 GMT
#20
Should play BF3 decently.
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