Need some advice.

[Crazyowl]

Hi all,

 

I want to make and upgrade to my video card, but my problem or doubt is is it worth it or not.

 

I have a evga nvidia 460gtx 1gb pci 2.0. My motherboard is a socket AM3 - GA - 890FXA-UD7.

I'm very happy with my board I havent have a problem with it also is a 3.4ghz, I have 12gb etc.

 

So the motherboard only support pci2.0 16x and the lowers ones also, so what I see there are more better cards with more gbs in pci3.0.

 

I whant a 2gb or + card.

 

So I'm looking for a upgrade card for that 460gtx or isit worth it?

 

Any advice from the pros?

 

Thanks in advance,

CO.

[Sorin]

Get the highest Nvidia card you are willing to pay for. Probably the best would be a GTX680.

You did not mention the CPU model, but overclock that CPU because it will be the bottleneck after you upgrade the video card. CPU will still be the bottleneck even if you overclock it to 4.5 GHz for example.

 

The new video card can be easily moved to a new PC when you will upgrade later.

For the new PC get a Intel i7 3770K if you can and overclock it.

 

Intel has a clear dominance now in performance for high end CPUs.

[SkateZilla]

Hi all,

 

I want to make and upgrade to my video card, but my problem or doubt is is it worth it or not.

 

I have a evga nvidia 460gtx 1gb pci 2.0. My motherboard is a socket AM3 - GA - 890FXA-UD7.

I'm very happy with my board I havent have a problem with it also is a 3.4ghz, I have 12gb etc.

 

So the motherboard only support pci2.0 16x and the lowers ones also, so what I see there are more better cards with more gbs in pci3.0.

 

I whant a 2gb or + card.

 

So I'm looking for a upgrade card for that 460gtx or isit worth it?

 

Any advice from the pros?

 

Thanks in advance,

CO.

 

The current Top End GPU's are PCIe2.0 Backwards compatible.

 

and none of the single card solutions can 100% saturate the bandwidth of a PCIe 16 Lane Slot.

 

So You will be fine, as long as your CPU Can Drive it.

[Crazyowl]

Get the highest Nvidia card you are willing to pay for. Probably the best would be a GTX680.

You did not mention the CPU model, but overclock that CPU because it will be the bottleneck after you upgrade the video card. CPU will still be the bottleneck even if you overclock it to 4.5 GHz for example.

 

The new video card can be easily moved to a new PC when you will upgrade later.

For the new PC get a Intel i7 3770K if you can and overclock it.

 

Intel has a clear dominance now in performance for high end CPUs.

 

Srry about that. Is the CPU the processor? So if so I have a AMD phenom II X4 965 3.42 GHz.

 

Can you elaborate on the GTX 680 or a link, I always found different cards overclocked etc...?

Are this one PCI 2.0, also always found PCI 3.0?

 

I dont have a extra space to put a new computer I want to keep using the same one. Got confuse with the comment you wrote about the "new video card can be move etc etc"

 

Thanks guys, keep it rolling!

CO.

[Sorin]

Any GTX680 will do. Don't bother for factory overclocked cards, you can overclock it yourself if needed. With the AMD phenom II X4 965 CPU the video card will be plenty fast because the CPU will be the bottleneck.

 

No need to worry about PCIE 2.0 or 3.0, as written by SkateZila above.

 

What I have meant is that you can move this new and expensive GTX680 that you are planning to buy in a new computer later on, when you will retire the current computer.

[Crazyowl]

Any GTX680 will do. Don't bother for factory overclocked cards, you can overclock it yourself if needed. With the AMD phenom II X4 965 CPU the video card will be plenty fast because the CPU will be the bottleneck.

 

No need to worry about PCIE 2.0 or 3.0, as written by SkateZila above.

 

What I have meant is that you can move this new and expensive GTX680 that you are planning to buy in a new computer later on, when you will retire the current computer.

 

Ok now I'm confuse, My board only support pci 2.0 so that means I can only use those or I can use pci 3.0 in a pci 2.0. :huh:

 

Let me know, so I can move foward cause this can open alot more of choices.

 

I can only find like 3 options for pci 2.0 in Tiger Direct with 2gbs + and they are expensives.

 

Thanks.

 

Fabio

[SkateZilla]

PCIe 3.0 Cards are Backward Compatible with PCIe 2.0.

[Sorin]

Fabio just buy the cheapest GTX680 you can find. No need to worry about PCIE 2.3/3.0 or anything else.

As per my experience GTX680 is the best video card for DCS. I have one with 2G VRAM and I drive no less than 5 monitors with it at 30 FPS constant.

[Crazyowl]

Fabio just buy the cheapest GTX680 you can find. No need to worry about PCIE 2.3/3.0 or anything else.

As per my experience GTX680 is the best video card for DCS. I have one with 2G VRAM and I drive no less than 5 monitors with it at 30 FPS constant.

 

Shiit... you use my name jajajjajaja, sounds that you are mad :megalol:

 

OK so I guess I can use a pci 3.0 video card in a motherboard that only support pci 2.0. Now it realy shows my true colors of not knowing a *&*&^ about pc hardware :D:book:

 

is this correct and sorry for sounding in misbealive I will start looking for card's that are pci 3.0 wuju.

[Sorin]

Not being mad, why would I?

Asking questions is one of the purposes of public forums.

 

All GTX680 cards are PCIE 3.0 as per Nvidia:

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-680/specifications

 

But they will work with PCIE 2.0 motherboards as well.

[Crazyowl]

Not being mad, why would I?

Asking questions is one of the purposes of public forums.

 

All GTX680 cards are PCIE 3.0 as per Nvidia:

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-680/specifications

 

But they will work with PCIE 2.0 motherboards as well.

 

Your right bro, I was just yoking :thumbup:

 

So I guess any on this page will do?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?keywords=gtx+680

[Pyroflash]

Your right bro, I was just yoking :thumbup:

 

So I guess any on this page will do?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?keywords=gtx+680

 

Yes, those will work fine. Though personally I would suggest getting an EVGA card. They are built sturdy, and have the absolute best support staff in the industry. Just in case something DOES go wrong.

 

As others have said though, you are looking for something that is $500. If you go any higher, chances are that this is because the card is factory overclocked. You do not need to overclock this card. It is a beast as is.

[Crazyowl]

Thanks for the help guy's realy!

 

Is the 680gtx the best I can get or is it worth to spend a couple of bucks more since I'm already expending more that $500? I know there are better cards like lets say the Titan that are more new?

 

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