I just noticed that Batman Arkham knight is coming out next week and I don't have a video card that is up to snuff. I have an AMD Radeon HD 7700. So I'm in the market for an upgrade that will cost less then 200 bucks. Any ideas. Note: I may not know exactly how to install such a device.
Quote from: Razgovory on June 16, 2015, 07:33:01 PM
Note: I may not know exactly how to install such a device.
It's very easy.
Quote from: Razgovory on June 16, 2015, 07:33:01 PM
I just noticed that Batman Arkham knight is coming out next week and I don't have a video card that is up to snuff. I have an AMD Radeon HD 7700. So I'm in the market for an upgrade that will cost less then 200 bucks. Any ideas. Note: I may not know exactly how to install such a device.
At this price point, Radeon R9 280, or 280x if you can push it just a tad north of 200$.
Or the Nvidia GTX 960.
I'd prefer the 280x though. More RAM, wider bus, faster specs overall.
Try to get the MSI Twinfrzr, Gigabyte Windforce or Saphire Trinity, they are available for each card most likely. Just stay away from those offering a single stock fan.
I agree with Viper.
I was hoping for something a bit below the price point. I mean, all I have for a processor is an i5.
There are tons of i5, some of them near as powerful as older i7.
If you look at the specs here:
http://www.geforce.com/games-applications/pc-games/batman-arkham-knight/system-requirements
you make it to minimum specs.
Maybe a Radeon R9 270x would do it.
My biggest issue is Fallout 4 coming out then fall. I don't want to spend a lot of money on a videocard if I have to get a whole new computer to play Fallout 4 in a few months.
Quote from: Razgovory on June 17, 2015, 06:31:27 PM
My biggest issue is Fallout 4 coming out then fall. I don't want to spend a lot of money on a videocard if I have to get a whole new computer to play Fallout 4 in a few months.
Either you buy a good video card now that will be used in your new computer this fall or you don't buy a video card at all. Buying a cheap video card to play your current game and upgrading again in a few months does not make sense.
Try to overclock your card (don't forget to manually increase the fan speed) with a software like MSI Afterburner. Maybe overclock your CPU too, and try at minimum resolution until this fall, when you change computer.