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Graphics Card Recommendation?

  • 25-05-2013 6:20pm
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    COYVB
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    So a while back I built a new PC, but it was mainly to be used for light audio/video editing, heavy music production, moderate graphic design and a little bit of web development. I went a bit OTT with the system in terms of RAM etc, figuring that it was as well to buy now than have to upgrade a couple of years down the line. However, now I've decided that I'd like to use it as a gaming rig too.

    Specs are:

    Intel Core i5-2500 (I know I could've done a bit better on that front, but given that it's the most likely thing I'll be upgrading regardless, along with a newer mobo maybe in 2 years, I cheaped out a little waiting for octo-core chips to become more affordable)
    32GB RAM
    8TB Hard Drive (multiple drives)
    240GB SSD as system drive

    Right now, I've got a creaking old NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT graphics card in there, which obviously doesn't really cut it for modern games on the highest settings, so I've decided that at some point this summer I'll upgrade for something a lot better.

    I'm hoping for something I'll get 2 years at top settings out of, and another 3 at moderate settings, before I do a full upgrade again.

    However, I don't want to spend a fortune (always the caveat I'm sure), so ridiculously expensive cards are off the table - although if there was something top, top end out now that looked like being superceded by new tech in 6 months, I'd gladly hold back and pick it up for a bit cheaper around the Christmas.

    Realistically I'd not want to spend too much more than $300 (I live in Canada, but pricing doesn't seem to be too far off $=€ for this stuff, so €300 as a ballpark figure)

    I know little about graphics cards, and it's been a long while since I was knowledgeable about the tech that underpins them, so if anyone can recommend something, a few qualifiers as to why it's so great would be really, really recommended!

    Cheers!


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