If i were to choose a Graphics card... Which one should i get?

This is my build

-AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE 3.4ghz

-6 GB Ram

-750gb HDD

-850W PSU

-msi 790FX

i was thinking of along the lines of a MSI GTX 260 Twin Frozr and when the time comes upgrade or add another. But i dont know if thats a good card, there is also a ASUS GTX 260 for around the same price and also a XFX 260. I know there's other cheaper and maybe even better cards out there but how would i know, i dont even know what to choose.:?

Hope we don't have a Nvidia fanboy here.

What's your budget? Around ~$220?

This is my build

-AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE 3.4ghz

-6 GB Ram

-750gb HDD

-850W PSU

-msi 790FX

i was thinking of along the lines of a MSI GTX 260 Twin Frozr and when the time comes upgrade or add another. But i dont know if thats a good card, there is also a ASUS GTX 260 for around the same price and also a XFX 260. I know there's other cheaper and maybe even better cards out there but how would i know, i dont even know what to choose.:?

YourNextStalker

get this hd 5770

$50 cheaper performs better and has dx 11

Hope we don't have a Nvidia fanboy here.

What's your budget? Around ~$220?

kaitanuvax

Either that person was a complete idiot or a Nvidia fanboy. A 5770 is cheaper, has DX11, consumes less power - yet that dude recommends a GTX 260.kaitanuvax

I decided to go all the way and get a XFX 5850 Black edition. Is that a wise choice? Taking into account that i will be upgrading to two in the future

wait a minute, doesn't it depend on which 260 it is?smc91352

The core 216 costs around $200.

I thought you were gonna recommend the 4890, so that's why I went: :?smc91352

I would've - if it weren't for the fact that they're practically EOL'ed now.

I decided to go all the way and get a XFX 5850 Black edition. Is that a wise choice? Taking into account that i will be upgrading to two in the future

YourNextStalker

Unless you game at 2560x1500 or higher, I won't see a need for crossfire for the next 3-4 years at least.

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I decided to go all the way and get a XFX 5850 Black edition. Is that a wise choice? Taking into account that i will be upgrading to two in the future

kaitanuvax

Unless you game at 2560x1500 or higher, I won't see a need for crossfire for the next 3-4 years at least.

[QUOTE="smc91352"]wait a minute, doesn't it depend on which 260 it is?kaitanuvax

Good thing you're keeping the rig all AMD. Now you can use fusion.

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_fusion.aspx?p=1

you should get an ati card. the 5770 is a good one.

Good thing you're keeping the rig all AMD. Now you can use fusion.

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_fusion.aspx?p=1

tequilasunriser

You're kidding me, right? Can anybody show some benchmarks that show a real-world advantage to this?

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Good thing you're keeping the rig all AMD. Now you can use fusion.

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_fusion.aspx?p=1

hartsickdiscipl

You're kidding me, right? Can anybody show some benchmarks that show a real-world advantage to this?

Can you tell if i can use that program as well? I think i only use AMD parts.