Nvidia or AMD?

[Lardacus]

Hello! As the title states, this post is asking for your opinions on video cards specifically for World of Warcraft. Here are my current system specs:

ASUS P8P67
i5 2500k OC'd 4.5ghz at 1.27V
8 GB G. Skill 1600mhz DDR3 at 9 9 9 24
GTX 460 1GB

Problem lies here, I have 2 monitors; main being a 23" 1920 x 1080p with the secondary a 22" 1680 x 1050.
I used to just have the single 1680 x 1050 but just recently got the 1080p and running dual display now. Ever since doing so I have noticed a large performance loss in pretty much every game. I know this is normal and it was expected before I got the new monitor, I want to know now which single GPUs are the strongest supporters of a dual display setup.

I don't have much interest in doing any overclocking (other than flashing the 6950) or SLI/X-fire.

I know the common contenders are going to be 6950 flashed to 6970, 570, SOC 560 Ti.

I just want to know how important the 2 GB Vram on a GPU is for a dual display setup. Any tips are welcomed, thanks.

[chizzle]

That 460 is a decent card but if you're looking for "best cards for the money" you can check out Tomshardware. Every month they have a post about which cards are the best for different money ranges. A little searching on their site and you could find it.

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I'm running two displays myself currently with main being 27" 1920x1080 and the secondary one being a 19" 1440x900. I have a 3.2ghz AMD Athlon II X3 455 processor, 6bg of DDR2 ram and a POV GTX 470 myself and I have had no real problems with any games so far. Crysis 2 demo plays fine with the "normal" graphic settings and in WoW I have about 100 FPS in 5man dungeons and even in most raids its above 70. As far as I know the GTX 580 is currently the best card to go with for WoW but IMO its just overkill, just get a 470 or something with that 460 of yours and should be fine? Not sure I answered the question but meh :P

PS. Yeah definately check out Tom's Hardware, its simply brilliant for hardware comparisons and reviews.

[nwo]

Best upgrade in the $200 range would be a Radeon 5870. It is roughly the same performance (within 5% or so) as the more expensive 560Ti and 6950, but 6950 2GB would be the best choice since you get it for around $250 and you can flash it to a 6970. Video memory makes a difference at higher resolutions, so since you are using a dual display setup. I wouldn't consider a 560Ti a good choice for you, especially since you are willing to flash a 2GB 6950 which is the same price as a 560Ti.

[BicycleMafioso]

Best upgrade in the $200 range would be a Radeon 5870. It is roughly the same performance (within 5% or so) as the more expensive 560Ti and 6950, but 6950 2GB would be the best choice since you get it for around $250 and you can flash it to a 6970. Video memory makes a difference at higher resolutions, so since you are using a dual display setup. I wouldn't consider a 560Ti a good choice for you, especially since you are willing to flash a 2GB 6950 which is the same price as a 560Ti.

^Solid way of thinking. Inclined to agree.