Suggestions for my computer upgrade : V

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:05 pm

So, Im looking forward to upgrading my graphics card in preparation for Skyrim, and ME3 and a slew of other games coming out in 2011-2013. I realize that the system requirements are not out yet and its foolish to try and prepare for something unknown, however the hype has gotten to me in such a way that I was out browsing Graphics cards today. I saw two that caught my eye, the Nvidia GTX 570 and the AMD 6950.

Here are some links if anyone wants to see them:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-geforce-gtx-570-us.html

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/amd-radeon-hd-6000/hd-6950/Pages/amd-radeon-hd-6950-overview.aspx#1

The GTX 570 is priced at $333.99, while the AMD 6950 is $312.99

My current inclination is towards the 6950 because of the 2GB of dedicated vid memory. However I have heard, but I'm not sure, that Nvidia cards work better with Intel processors while ATI cards work better with AMD processors. I have an Intel Core 2 Quad (2.4Ghz/core).

Now, I have to specific questions:

1)Which do you think would be best fit for Skyrim runing on max?

2)I am likely to buy one of these cards later on in October-ish, will this make a difference (price-wise), do you think that there will be significant price drops by October?

Also, out of curiosity what upgrade plans are you guys planning?

P.S: For those of you who were wondering I am currently using the Nvidia 7350LE, so the upgrade is quite needed. Also I have 3GB of RAM if anyone was curious.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:41 am

im not sure wich one iss better ( i tend to lean amd)

but out of my own mistakes i would suggest to make sure that you also have the propper power supply.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:33 am

Go Nvidia. It has better support. You won't be needing much VRAM for Skyrim.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:50 am

However I have heard, but I'm not sure, that Nvidia cards work better with Intel processors while ATI cards work better with AMD processors.

What nonsense.

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:59 pm

Absolutely the GTX 570, if you're in that range in terms of budget. I have this card and I absolutely love it. I used to be an ATI really devoted fan, but over the years nVidia always seems to raise the bar and impress me more than the Radeons have.

EDIT: www.gpureview.com is a nice site to go to if you're looking at throwing cards face to face in terms of specs.