Help finding a graphics card

Sel94 · 04-26-2012, 08:56 PM

Hello I'm helping my friend build a computer and he wants to be able to play games, like League of Legends and Battlefield 3, and he wants them to run smoothly on decent settings. Gaming isn't going to be the main thing, but he will do it enough for a decent card, so I was wondering what do you guys recommend, I'm not great at picking out cards. Thanks.

Cattleclysm · 04-26-2012, 09:20 PM

What is desired resolution?

And what is desired general graphics quality? (Low, Medium, High, Ultra)?

More importantly what is the budget?

Sel94 · 04-26-2012, 09:29 PM

He says he's okay with medium settings, but the higher the better. His budget is 100-200(the cheaper the better). His res is 1920x1080.

tr4656 · 04-26-2012, 10:52 PM

Then probably either a 6870 or a 560 Ti.

Doc_Gonzo · 04-27-2012, 01:51 AM

As above, either a 6870 or a 560 ti. There's a comparison here and there's not much difference between the two cards.

You could get the EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card for $199.99 after mail-in rebate card

Or (I'd go for this one for the 2GB of RAM as oppose to the 1GB on the 560 ti)the : XFX HD-687X-CNFC Radeon HD 6870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - $189.99 after mail-in rebate card

borg_7_of_9 · 04-27-2012, 04:35 AM

Need some PC specs his psu may not be up to the task at hand, without this info you may be asking for trouble..

Complete specs would be great...

seseorang · 04-27-2012, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borg_7_of_9

Need some PC specs his psu may not be up to the task at hand, without this info you may be asking for trouble..

Complete specs would be great...

This is required before any suggestions can be made.

Stated is 100 - 200... pennies? Yen? If it's a dollar, which country?

Doc_Gonzo · 04-27-2012, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seseorang

This is required before any suggestions can be made.

Stated is 100 - 200... pennies? Yen? If it's a dollar, which country?

His steam profile says USA so I presumed. . . .

Quite right on the specs but as he said he was helping a friend build a computer and only specifically asked about a GPU. . . .I figured he'd already have that covered, but best to make sure

04-26-2012, 08:56 PM	#1
Sel94 Join Date: Apr 2010 Reputation: 44 Posts: 578	Help finding a graphics card Hello I'm helping my friend build a computer and he wants to be able to play games, like League of Legends and Battlefield 3, and he wants them to run smoothly on decent settings. Gaming isn't going to be the main thing, but he will do it enough for a decent card, so I was wondering what do you guys recommend, I'm not great at picking out cards. Thanks.

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04-26-2012, 09:20 PM	#2
Cattleclysm Join Date: Dec 2011 Reputation: 86 Posts: 571	What is desired resolution? And what is desired general graphics quality? (Low, Medium, High, Ultra)? More importantly what is the budget?

04-26-2012, 09:29 PM	#3
Sel94 Join Date: Apr 2010 Reputation: 44 Posts: 578	He says he's okay with medium settings, but the higher the better. His budget is 100-200(the cheaper the better). His res is 1920x1080.

04-26-2012, 10:52 PM	#4
tr4656 Join Date: Sep 2009 Reputation: 46 Posts: 229	Then probably either a 6870 or a 560 Ti.

04-27-2012, 01:51 AM	#5
Doc_Gonzo Join Date: Nov 2010 Reputation: 819 Posts: 1,697	As above, either a 6870 or a 560 ti. There's a comparison here and there's not much difference between the two cards. You could get the EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card for $199.99 after mail-in rebate card Or (I'd go for this one for the 2GB of RAM as oppose to the 1GB on the 560 ti)the : XFX HD-687X-CNFC Radeon HD 6870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - $189.99 after mail-in rebate card

04-27-2012, 04:35 AM	#6
borg_7_of_9 Join Date: Nov 2007 Reputation: 2604 Posts: 12,714	Need some PC specs his psu may not be up to the task at hand, without this info you may be asking for trouble.. Complete specs would be great...