660ti

What's your budget?

Generally you should go with the newest tech, that would mean the 750 ti.

650 ti is recommended so ideally something slightly higher.

Ran perfectly on ultra with my GTX 670 (70-100fps) not sure how much lower you can go before you start to drop under 60fps. So GTX 670 or GTX 760 does fine for now and little bit into the future also.

played it just fine on max settings on my asus gtx 660 oc & i7 2600k - any gpu in that performance range is sufficent I'd say

I am running TESO on max settings, 1920x1080 (the native resolution of my monitor) on an Nvidia 750ti. It uses the new architecture (Maxwell), and has a very low power draw at 60W (also makes it quiet as a bonus)

For a $150 card that doesn't even need an external power connector, that's impressive, IMO.

OK the 750ti or up sounds like the way to go thanks.

Big jump in price from 750ti to 760 though! Unfortunately the 770 is just too far out of reach.

Better go with a 760, than a 750ti, incase you are able to choose... http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

I have http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4663#ov one with an i5 3570k, 8GB DDR3-1600 and ESO ran on ultra just smooth...

That benchmark is quite misleading, for example it shows the gtx 670 as being faster than the 690, which makes no sense.

780 TI OC, good for everything.

Yep, Passmark is misleading for gaming performance. 3Dmark is more accurate.

GTX Titan . . . good for anything actually LOL =)

Well, except for your wallet.

Yeah I think you are right, Either the 660 or if I can convince myself to part with the cash the 760; its about $70 cheaper for the 660.

It looks like you have a similar rig to mine so it should mesh well.

Do you OC your i5k or just run it normally?

The 660 would offer slightly better performance and it shouldn't be that big of a price jump, of course the more spend the better results you will get.

Hmmm, then http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/artikel/hardware/grafikkarten/29800-nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-im-test.html?start=6 one...

No OC, 3,8ghz on single threads, 3,4ghz on multiple...

Though you mentioned nVidia cards, I don't see anywhere that you stated you only wanted nVidia suggestions. So I'd like to share another suggestion that is in the same price range as the 660ti's. For the record, I'm not pushing AMD here. I love Intel/nVidia. I just happened to build AMD this time around and have been pleased.

I'm running the XFX Radeon R9-270x with an AMD FX-8350 cpu and was able to run the beta on Ultra with little to no issues. Generally speaking, I had 60fps unless I was in PvP.

Hope you find something you like

I'm using a single GTX680, run everything on the highest settings without a single hiccup. Using the Intel i7 3820 proc in case you were wondering

660ti here. Fine on ultra.

I chose the 750ti specifically because of the lower power draw (and the resulting ease of colling, and thus quiet operation).

The 760 is the old kepler architecture(power hungry). If you want the new Maxwell, the 750ti is the only option at this time.

That's very interesting, the 270x is really cheap! Actually I would probably get that over the 750Ti because I think they give about the same performance, but my psu (500W) can probably handle the extra power draw.

The only thing I am worried about with the 750i/270x level cards is that they will be slightly underpowered, or not that much of an improvement from my current card (hd6850).

EDIT: Whoops, I was thinking of the r7 260x -the 270x is a lot more expensive!

For GOOD gtx 660 as minimum

For ULTRA gtx 770 for constant 60 fps @ 1920x1080 resolution and vsync on. Drops down to 45 fps in big pvp mess, though.

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If value for money matters, go with 750ti, or a radeon equivalent in performance to save a couple of bucks.

GTX 760/AMD 270/x at LEAST if you're doing an upgrade. No point to upgrade if the performance gain is from 5% to 6%, lol. And don't look at the 750Ti, that's a low-mid end card.

I would go with the GTX 760 at this point. Performs the same as a GTX 670.

My rig with a Gigabyte 670 ran the game at a consistent 95-100 fps. Might be overkill if your sole purpose is ESO and you are trying to save some money.