i bought a Radeon HD5850 last July 2010. it was the best card for my budget at the time.

I have a 6950, I bought it because I could unlock it to a 6970 :)

I went with the 2GB Palit 560 Ti, since I plan to go SLI, quad, and get 3 monitors at Christmas. 2x 560 Ti's with 2GB of VRAM a piece should keep this PC gaming at max for sometime, even using 3 displays for Skyrim and Battlefield 3...-GeordiLaForge-

Sounds like an incredible upgrade, I wish I had that :P 3 monitors for BF3 will be insane

Radeon HD 5770. It was a good, cheap DX 11 card at the time. Now, I'm regretting my decision.

MSI N560GTX-Ti with Twin Frozr II (Graphics)

Asus 9600GSO (96 SP w/ 512 Mb and 128-bit) (Physx)

i chose them because i originally had the 9600GSO and upgraded to the 560GTX Ti. i chose the MSI model due to the TWIN FROZER II cooling fans. that and it goes great with my MSI 870-G45 motherboard. :D

GTX 460 768mb... Why? Best sub 150 dollar back in october of last year and the newegg 15% off coupon code on video cards was perfect timing.. Best 130 dollar card (before MIR... 110 after), i've ever bought to this day. OC's to redicoulous speeds and price to performance at my price range is amazing.

I got the 6950 2GB reference because it was a great price ($280) and I unlocked it to a 6970.

EDIT: Oh and it's sapphire because when I buy an AMD card I always get sapphire.

When I got nvidia in the past I always got evga.

I got my GTS 250 1GB a year ago because my out of warranty 8800GTS 640MB died.

Not only was my budget very limited but the GTS 250 was the best card my PSU could handle. If I had a better PSU at that time I would have gone for 4870 as that was the best card I could afford. The GTX 460 didnt exist and all the other DX11 cards were simply not in my budget. And I was also fairly happy with my 8800GTS so I would have been happy with a 9800GT as well but I am glad I went for a little bit of an upgrade as I later went on to upgrade my monitor and the 9800 GT 512MB would have surely been giving much more trouble at my native resolution.

I have a HD5830 because it was a spur of the moment decision and I didn't do any research. :(

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I made the mistake of getting an ASUS M4A87TD EVO mobo and its not SLI ready. It has one PCI 16x and 1 PCI 4x which I only realised when I got it (Not very smart) so I also need an SLI mobo if I want to get 2 GPU's. Which I will probably have to do for BF3

seanmcloughlin

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT CLIP???? :O

Edit : Nevermind just found it and WOW !!! thats insane

Asus 5870 because it was top of the line when I got it and I decided I was gonna build my PC with a high end not a mid end card.

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[QUOTE="mitu123"] Well, you still have time.D= Defintely when moments like this happens.

Elann2008

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT CLIP???? :O

Edit : Nevermind just found it and WOW !!! thats insane

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[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT CLIP???? :O

Edit : Nevermind just found it and WOW !!! thats insane

mitu123

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[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT CLIP???? :O

Edit : Nevermind just found it and WOW !!! thats insane

mitu123

I have a bad feeling about core 2 quad and phenom II performance in BF3. :(

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[QUOTE="Elann2008"] My body is ready.

Elann2008

@mitu123 I actually meant to ask before, what exactly will be in your new rig??

You all have to wait a little while to find out, since it looks to be a new mobo, ram and case of course(already have teh cpu unless I go Intel and gpu), the case is this week though.

And Gambler if that's the case, then oh well.

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[QUOTE="Elann2008"] My body is ready.

Gambler_3

I have a bad feeling about core 2 quad and phenom II performance in BF3. :(

Honestly, I'm not worried. I think it will fair well in BF3. I'd like to think I'm in the minority of gamers who doesn't think too highly of game requirements and recommendation. But I welcome BF3 challenging rigs and pushing us to upgrade. If not, I only have the more reason to upgrade my CPU/Mobo, which I have been wanting to do anyways. :P:D I think I don't have anything to worry about.

Elann2008

And my board doesnt letme overclock past 3Ghz which is a bit sad but I hope it would still be sufficient enough for the upcoming games.

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Honestly, I'm not worried. I think it will fair well in BF3. I'd like to think I'm in the minority of gamers who doesn't think too highly of game requirements and recommendation. But I welcome BF3 challenging rigs and pushing us to upgrade. If not, I only have the more reason to upgrade my CPU/Mobo, which I have been wanting to do anyways. :P:D I think I don't have anything to worry about.

Gambler_3

And my board doesnt letme overclock past 3Ghz which is a bit sad but I hope it would still be sufficient enough for the upcoming games.

Ahh I see. I'd like to think you'll be okay with your Q8400. Upgrading your GPU will certainly help some, that's for sure. I remain hopeful my friend! But I really don't want to upgrade unless I "need" to. :D

When are you looking to upgrade your CPU/Mobo though? Just curious.

When are you looking to upgrade your CPU/Mobo though? Just curious.

Elann2008

And next time I am definitely getting a premium motherboard so will need to save more for that.

Geforce GT440 from zotac. I prefer Nvidia over ATI, it had HDMI outputand I'm not rich

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[QUOTE="Elann2008"] My body is ready.

Gambler_3

I have a bad feeling about core 2 quad and phenom II performance in BF3. :(

got the 4770 in my primary and a geforce 240 gt in my secondary rig. I want to get a 6950 but will probably keep my 4770 till DX 11 really becomes mainstream later this year when ivy bridge releases.

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[QUOTE="mitu123"] And yet another game that will give your GTX 580 a hard workout.:P

-GeordiLaForge-

I have a bad feeling about core 2 quad and phenom II performance in BF3. :(

No game maxes out my CPU at stock(I havent played SC 2) let alone 3Ghz but still all those physics in BF3 look intense. :shock:

Would I need to OC my Athlon II X4 645 for BF3?

Sorry that I'm going off topic, but er, I'm happy with my purchase.

MSI GTX 560 Ti twin frozer, reason i got it is because it has one of the best coolers ever to hit the market and overclocks like a best which i couldn't pass up for $230(can hit over 1GHZ which rivals $300+ stock cards)

HD4890

Performance close to a GTX460 / HD6850 for 160 euros 2 years ago.

I got a GTX 580 since I heard it could max out 99% of the games out there. It was a bit steep in price for what I originally wanted to get a card for ($500), but hopefully it will keep me maxed for the near future.

[QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"][QUOTE="Gambler_3"]I think it will sooner give his CPU a harder workout than the GPU.

I have a bad feeling about core 2 quad and phenom II performance in BF3. :(

Gambler_3

No game maxes out my CPU at stock(I havent played SC 2) let alone 3Ghz but still all those physics in BF3 look intense. :shock:

Would I need to OC my Athlon II X4 645 for BF3?

Sorry that I'm going off topic, but er, I'm happy with my purchase.

mitu123

I'd say you will do fine with it, but maybe a slight OC will help. Im hoping my Phenom II x4 955 BE will be good enough. I can't OC on stock cooling

Would I need to OC my Athlon II X4 645 for BF3?

Sorry that I'm going off topic, but er, I'm happy with my purchase.

mitu123

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Would I need to OC my Athlon II X4 645 for BF3?

Sorry that I'm going off topic, but er, I'm happy with my purchase.

ferret-gamer

I have an ATI Radeon 6770 2gb on my laptop and an ATI Radeon 5570 2gb on my desktop.

5870, powerhouse at the time and still holds its own. Will get a second later this year for BF3, should last another 3 + years as well.