I need a completly Honest answer here?

[Groove74]

Ok after spending some time trying to trouble shoot my ETW issues, on my newly built PC Specs in Sig. I have learned I do need to get a better GPU for gaming or at least thats what I have gathered from my other posts.

Now when I built the PC I felt like I was getting some damn good Gear for my PC. But now after reading on many fourms I have posted on all I hear is how I messed up on my CPU on my GPU and various other aspects of my PC. What I need to know from someone who knows PC 's better then me is Did I waste my Money or did I really build a good Gaming PC? or did I totaly screw up?

[Devilmaypoop]

Its all fine i think but the GPU is realy bottlenecking you

[Groove74]

Ok cool thats was my thought as well. It is good to know I did not completely mess up. I am gonna buy a new GPU next week. I think I decided on this one....


EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

2x Winner of Customer Choice Award - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

• Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA
• Core clock: 576MHz
• Stream Processors: 192 processing cores
• Memory Clock: 1998MHz
• DirectX: DirectX 10
• OpenGL: OpenGL 2.1
• DVI: 2
• TV-Out: HDTV / S-Video Out
• Model #: 896-P3-1260-AR
• Item #: N82E16814130370

Any thoughts on this Card? will it use the New PC correctly? or will it also be my weak point?

[hamzta09]

Ok cool thats was my thought as well. It is good to know I did not completely mess up. I am gonna buy a new GPU next week. I think I decided on this one....


EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail


2x Winner of Customer Choice Award - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

• Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA
• Core clock: 576MHz
• Stream Processors: 192 processing cores
• Memory Clock: 1998MHz
• DirectX: DirectX 10
• OpenGL: OpenGL 2.1
• DVI: 2
• TV-Out: HDTV / S-Video Out
• Model #: 896-P3-1260-AR
• Item #: N82E16814130370

Any thoughts on this Card? will it use the New PC correctly? or will it also be my weak point?

DO NOT GET THIS CARD!

Get the 'updated' version of it the one who has "Core 216" somewhere in its name or in the information, and its at the same price as the original GTX 260.

Im getting one myself or the GTX 280.

[Groove74]

Get the 'updated' version of it the one who has "Core 216" somewhere in its name or in the information, and its at the same price as the original GTX 260.

I am confused here... you say Core 216.. but the Core Clock on the one I am thinking about is 576 Mhz

[hamzta09]

Get the 'updated' version of it the one who has "Core 216" somewhere in its name or in the information, and its at the same price as the original GTX 260.

I am confused here... you say Core 216.. but the Core Clock on the one I am thinking about is 576 Mhz

Its not the core clock.. ill show you.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/evga-g...locked-review/

Its called Core 216 cause it has so many stream processors in the card.
The other one has only 192!

240 of them on the GeForce GTX 280.
216 cores on the GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 ´
192 cores on the GeForce GTX 260

[mandalore9]

Ok cool thats was my thought as well. It is good to know I did not completely mess up. I am gonna buy a new GPU next week. I think I decided on this one....


EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail



2x Winner of Customer Choice Award - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

• Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA
• Core clock: 576MHz
• Stream Processors: 192 processing cores
• Memory Clock: 1998MHz
• DirectX: DirectX 10
• OpenGL: OpenGL 2.1
• DVI: 2
• TV-Out: HDTV / S-Video Out
• Model #: 896-P3-1260-AR
• Item #: N82E16814130370

Any thoughts on this Card? will it use the New PC correctly? or will it also be my weak point?

Core clock only 576mhz? You should go for a radeon 4850 instead, iirc it has 600-625mhz(i forget).

[Groove74]

Well after reading up and following the advice givin to this point. this is what I am leaning twords at this point...any thoughts from the experts.?


GIGABYTE GV-R487D5-1GD Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

• Chipset Manufacturer: ATI
• Core clock: 750MHz
• Stream Processors: 800 Stream Processing Units
• Memory Clock: 3600MHz
• DirectX: DirectX 10.1
• OpenGL: OpenGL 2.1
• HDMI: 1
• DisplayPort: 1
• Model #: GV-R487D5-1GD
• Item #: N82E16814125256

[upsettingshorts]

You don't need it. I've got a 8800 GTS and I play it on medium just fine. Want, that's a different story and it does seem like that's the "weak" link.

I'd say your PC isn't "damn good" but it's solid and looks relatively inexpensive.

[upsettingshorts]

Personally I'd save up for a little bit longer and get a GTX 280 or better. Deal with the 9500 until then?

[Groove74]

Ok I could do that I will go look into that card??

[Devilmaypoop]

Get 280 gtx or better and you're fine

[Christ11118]

If you can wait buy the best NVIDIA the 295 GTX is almost a monster SLI Graphic card.

[Groove74]

Cool, So the 280 is the popular choice. any major difference between the 260 vs 280? after what I spent on the build. I do think the 260 is more in my price range? but if we are talking about a major difference then waiting is best?

[Devilmaypoop]

Or you could get ati hd 4850 or 4870..

[Groove74]

you know I have kinda looked at that as it was mentioned before. But I am really insure about ATI as I had a ATI card about 3 years ago and it was a aweful card. I have had good luck with Geforce cards up and untill this one I have now. But I am willing to look at ATI I simply want the best I can get for my 200 dollar budget. I have already spent more then I should have on this build. But hay it all good less work in the next few months to stay ahead.

[Devilmaypoop]

there isnt not realy a big difference between ati and nvidia but nvidia just has the best card for now.. but normally atis cards are cheaper than equivalent nvidia

[Groove74]

IC well budget is a concern at this point. So maybe I should take a hard look at ATI again? what is the ATI equvlent to the Geforce 260

[Devilmaypoop]

I think it is ati hd 4850.. but for the price of 260 you can get ati hd 4870 wich is alot better

[Groove74]

cool I will read up on that, thanks I want to make the right choice this time around as I can't afford another screw up lol.