Upgrading my video card for skyrim

Post » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:56 pm

With Skyrim and Rage coming soon I am planning to upgrade my video card. I would appreciate a little advice on what card I should upgrade to. Here are my current system specs

Intel Core I7 920 2.66 ghz
Asus P6T 1366 X58 motherboard
6GB DDR3 RAM
2x Sparkle GeForce GTX 275
750W power supply
Windows 7 64 bit

Thanks in advance
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Nichola Haynes
 
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Post » Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:01 pm

Well I'm currently using an ATI Radeon 5850, which cost me $250 2 years ago. It would be far cheaper now, and runs all my games effortlessly at highest settings. (Though my lower-end processor chokes up sometimes :P) Geting something close to this would allow little money to be spent, while giving you more performance than you need.
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Paul Rice
 
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Post » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:03 am

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1230914-unofficial-will-my-pc-run-skyrim-discussion-25/

And I suggest you give them your Budget so they can further help you
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Lavender Brown
 
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Post » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:32 pm

Get a Geforce 560 Ti.
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Chenae Butler
 
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Post » Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:38 am

Thanks guys
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Post » Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:21 pm

I'm an AMD guy, and for your rig I'd recommend the AMD Radeon HD 6870, which has all the power of the 5870 plus the latest drivers and customization options. The most expensive one I've found was $216, and that's the one I'm buying next month. You can buy them for around $150, but these don't have custom clocks and dual fans like the MSI R6870 Hawk.
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Post » Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:54 am

would a NVIDIA Geforce GT525M 2GB card run it well?
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Post » Wed Sep 21, 2011 5:36 pm

gtx 580
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Rebecca Dosch
 
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Post » Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:26 am

would a NVIDIA Geforce GT525M 2GB card run it well?


You should be able to get away with medium settings, maybe a little less if your resolution is high. Also as long as your other hardware is up to par.
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