12-`8months future-proofing

[chrismjurd]

hey guys, i recently built a new rig, got a sweet deal on an i3-2100 asus h61 mobo and 4GB rams for £150 + included an asus silent square evo cooler (and it is way cool btw), i had a budget of £200 regardless, it left me with not a lot for a new gfxcard, i was sitting on a silent heat-pipe sapphire 3870, and i was pleased with it, didn't drop a heartbeat, anyways.

i managed to procure an msi 6790 for £50 and its pretty cool, im liking the increase in performance, but im somewhat underwhelmed. i have come into a little bit of extra cash about £130-140 and would probably like to get something in, unless im talked out of it, something that would last me probably as title says 12-15months,

im gaming @1650x1080

so that leaves me with 5 options,

1)stick with what ive got,

2)buy a 560

3)buy a 6850/70

4)go ebay and grab a gtx480

5)leave as is, but buy more ram/ssd

now i don't have a real preference of manufacturer really, but that said the last nvidia card i had was a 4600ti

beast! im just concerned that the money spent over the top of the 6790 is/will be worth it, spending £150 on the system itself was a massive leap in the cosmos from a c2d 4600

but i somehow sincerely doubt that i would see anything even 50% of that performance increase games wise.

any help. thanks in advance

 

[SPS]

Hmm at around £170 you could even get a 6950/560Ti. If you could sell your 6790 and get one of these cards I think that would be a great investment.

As for being 12 months future proof, it depends at what level you want to be proofed at e.g. just able to play games, high settings, ultra etc.

For medium to high graphics I wouldn't go any lower than the two cards I listed above.

 

[chrismjurd]

well ultra shinies etc are nice, but well im not too bothered really about all the whistles, medium/high would suffice for the most, and by future proof, im not sure exactly what i mean, moreso, the new tech gen is out, nvidias will come at some point this year, and yet i cant think of any game on the horizon that could really cause a stumbling block for my pc as it is, at least with the lame playbox ii game conversions were tied to, oh i dunno. just if i dont buy somthing with this spare cash it will go on fags/booze and takeaways

thanks for the reply, but i am kinda strictly limited to the 130-40mark.

 

[SPS]

well ultra shinies etc are nice, but well im not too bothered really about all the whistles, medium/high would suffice for the most, and by future proof, im not sure exactly what i mean, moreso, the new tech gen is out, nvidias will come at some point this year, and yet i cant think of any game on the horizon that could really cause a stumbling block for my pc as it is, at least with the lame playbox ii game conversions were tied to, oh i dunno. just if i dont buy somthing with this spare cash it will go on fags/booze and takeaways

thanks for the reply, but i am kinda strictly limited to the 130-40mark.

I don't have much experience with the low end cards but I know 6870s are pretty decent and can play most games on medium to high and they are within budget.

Is it worth the extra cash over your 6790? Hmm I'm not too sure unless you could sell it. Hopefully another forum member will be able to give you their thoughts on it

 

[Nathlm]

For £211 at CCL there is a GTX 560TI 448 core:

http://www.cclonline.com/product/70...e-GTX560Ti-448-Edition-Graphics-Card/VGA0422/

 

[lewwatt]

For £211 at CCL there is a GTX 560TI 448 core:

http://www.cclonline.com/product/70...e-GTX560Ti-448-Edition-Graphics-Card/VGA0422/

He can't go above £140, that's £70 over budget.

I would just get a 6850 or wait for the new mid range AMD cards, and if you are really patient maybe wait for Nvidias mid range.

 

[chrismjurd]

thanks for input guys. think ill sit on the spare cash and wait to see the midrange nvidias, else moar booze in the meantime

yay