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a GTX 460 is one of the single best bang for your buck cards for WoW, simply put.
Cheap but extremely effective.
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2011-09-05, 10:29 PM #21The Lightbringer
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2011-09-05, 10:31 PM #22Moderator
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Check this page out: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
For its price a Radeon HD 6850 does very well.
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2011-09-05, 10:37 PM #23Epic!
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Here's the thing: any video card that you can buy for 60 dollars or less is essentially made for an HTPC (home theater PC) and are not made for gaming in any way. The video card that you have now is designed for graphics production and other professional uses, not good for gaming - much like the cards you are currently looking at.
As others have said, you will need to spend more money for any sort of performance gain. Thee cards will begin at or around 120 dollars. If you're not looking to spend a whole lot of money, then investing in one of these lower-end video cards, such as the Radeon 6770 or the 6790, is your best bet and will give you the performance you're looking for -- the others absolutely will not.
To answer you question about low profile cards, they are cards designed for slim cases and are significantly smaller than normal video cards. They are commonly used in HTPCs.
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2011-09-10, 02:01 PM #24High Overlord
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i have decided to get the Radeon HD 5670, which was much higher on that list lawomous posted than the others i was considering, but cannot decide out of these
there are differences in ram, clock speeds...
which of these would be best?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102930
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125360
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102871Last edited by Geniusdude; 2011-09-10 at 02:04 PM.
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2011-09-10, 02:12 PM #25The Lightbringer
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127600
this is my choice. you definitely want a 1GB card, and I love MSI.
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2011-09-10, 02:15 PM #26Scarab Lord
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If you want the HD5670 go with the HD6670 which is a newer generation, less expensive after MIR, and include a free game coupon. Link is here.
Originally Posted by Geniusdude
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2011-09-10, 03:41 PM #27High Overlord
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nice find, thanks Originally Posted by Culadin
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2011-09-10, 04:12 PM #28Scarab Lord
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No doubt, recently brought one in for a customer. He gave me his Dirt 3 coupon as a tip. $40 game for free, why not eh? Originally Posted by Geniusdude
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2011-09-10, 04:32 PM #29High Overlord
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So I don't start a new thread, does having my HDDs in RAID, or that my RAM is FB affect my performance?
I know that these are things that are mainly useful for server computers, so do they slow down WoW performance?
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2011-09-10, 04:43 PM #30Banned
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Doubt it's worth buying anything better then GTX 460 when you have such crappy CPUs - 2ghz and old architecture. CPUs will be the main bottleneck.
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2011-09-10, 05:00 PM #31High Overlord
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windows experience index gives my processors a 6.9/7.9, which i think is pretty good, but i guess there are some far better Originally Posted by Deviltry
if i ever wanted to upgrade in the future, are there newer cpus that fit the slots, or would i need a new mobo
wikipedia only shows xeons, and core 2 extremes being able to fit in it, and i haven't really heard anything about the second, so i am guessing i would eventually need a new moboLast edited by Geniusdude; 2011-09-10 at 05:15 PM.
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