New GFX card for H67 mobo

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Ok guys,

My current system is a i5 2500k on a P8H67-M Pro Mobo (yes I cnt overclock it but I wanted the HD 3000 gfx for £8 more than the 2500 and it has better resale value). Anyway, I game primarily on the xbox, so I didnt see the need to add a dedicated gpu if I wasn't going to be gaming on the pc. The integrated gfx runs fine - windows aero looks smooth and Iv had no problems atall just internet browsing and doing some light video editing on it.

This summer though, I intend to start doing some gaming on the pc - Starcraft 2, WoW, a few other rpg's and I definitely intend on buying the new Elder Scrolls game when its released later this year. I currently use a 32" HDTV for both my xbox and pc - I run it at a resolution of 1360x768. I have a budget of about 250 because I want the card to last me a few years and to play recent games at an acceptable framerate.

Can anyone suggest a gfx card that would fit my needs nicely? I was thinking about the 570, but is this overkill at my resolution?

 

[I Hunta x]

1360x768 is a fairly low res as the actual pannel size makes no difference to performance so something like a gtx 460 would be a great choice for the lower end of your options.

It would eat WOW up at that resolution (my rig in my sig handles it 60fps @ 1080p on high settings with 1 or 2 on medium with max view distance and some other bits no problem, lowest ive seen is a slight drop to 55 from mass AOE spell spam in a dungeon the other day) and should handle starcraft 2 pretty well aswell, i cant comment on how it will play skyrim when its out as i havent seen any min/recomended specs for it yet but i cant see it not being able to play it.

next worthy peice/performance step up would be a 6950 and after that a 570.

The 570 might be overkill but it will last you along time and a screen upgrade, like my 8800gt has, still going strong after about 3 years.

 

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Thanks for your response. I did actually think the size of the screen would matter, not just the resolution. I would like to go down the 570 route, but my psu is only a 430W Corsair - what type of psu will I need if I want to run a 570?

 

[adamjamesroe]

a decent 600Watt with 40 amps on the 12v rail (RAILS) would be more than enough.

 

[I Hunta x]

Something like the corsair TX v2 650 would be spot on if your not to fussed about modular cables http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w...s-85-eff-sli-eps-12v-80-plus-bronze-140mm-fan

If you would like to only have the cables that you need then the corsair HX 650 would be perfect and look alot cleaner from not having a birds nest of cables

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w...ce=google+shopping&utm_medium=google+shopping

 

[Tortuga]

a Gigabyte gtx 560 super overclock would be lovley.

 

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Something like the corsair TX v2 650 would be spot on if your not to fussed about modular cables http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w...s-85-eff-sli-eps-12v-80-plus-bronze-140mm-fan

If you would like to only have the cables that you need then the corsair HX 650 would be perfect and look alot cleaner from not having a birds nest of cables

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w...ce=google+shopping&utm_medium=google+shopping

I don't exactly know the difference between modular and non modular? Yes I am considering the gtx 560 now too, because it looks as though the 570 is a good £60-100 more than the 560 (250 was really my limit) but it mite not be worth it at my resolution - there's so many different variations of the same card to choose from though I dont know where Id start. I will likely sell my 430W psu on ebay.

EDIT: Looks like the Super Overclock version is hard to come by in the UK - scan sell it but its on pre-order till May. No problem anyway because that is around the time when I will do the upgrade. So that card should run most games no problem at my resolution?