Not being able to play Arma 3 at anything but the lowest settings with a framerate above 30 is making me think about replacing my 6870; my FPS also seems a little low for TF2 taking my CPU into consideration (i5 3570k). The R9 290X seems amazing, but it's out of my current price range. Anyone have any suggestions for video cards? I'd like to spend at most $300.
Might get a new video card - suggestions?
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Not being able to play Arma 3 at anything but the lowest settings with a framerate above 30 is making me think about replacing my 6870; my FPS also seems a little low for TF2 taking my CPU into consideration (i5 3570k). The R9 290X seems amazing, but it's out of my current price range. Anyone have any suggestions for video cards? I'd like to spend at most $300.
The GPU sounds fine, it's most likely the CPU causing a bottleneck. As Arma 3 is still pretty bad at CPU useage, though a helluva lot better than A2 was.
The GPU sounds fine, it's most likely the CPU causing a bottleneck. As Arma 3 is still pretty bad at CPU useage, though a helluva lot better than A2 was.
Just get a second 6870. If you don't want a crossfire solution, MSI 760 with two free games.
Just get a second 6870. If you don't want a crossfire solution, [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127750]MSI 760 with two free games.[/url]
The 770s got a price drop today, I think they sit just above 300 now. a 7970 or an R9 280x would also be good
The 770s got a price drop today, I think they sit just above 300 now. a 7970 or an R9 280x would also be good
Look for places there are still clearing out their old 7000s series, the new AMD R9 280 is just re-branded 7970, and any of the "old 7970s" under 300 (perferably around 250) is a great purchase. On the CPU side 3570k is still a great CPU once OCed (I'm assuming you already have)
Edit: Also take upcoming software into account, G-Sync and streaming looks really nice, even though AMD is starting to beat nVidea in performance, nVidea's streaming feature could be really cool to use for tf2 without the need for a good CPU. G-sync will be an absolute beast if you have the supported monitor (even running at 30fps it wouldn't look terrible). The price drop of the 770s is great too. Encourage you to do more research (on actual hardware/techwebsites) before purchasing; you could even wait for the Christmas (Black Friday?) deals if you want.
Look for places there are still clearing out their old 7000s series, the new AMD R9 280 is just re-branded 7970, and any of the "old 7970s" under 300 (perferably around 250) is a great purchase. On the CPU side 3570k is still a great CPU once OCed (I'm assuming you already have)
Edit: Also take upcoming software into account, G-Sync and streaming looks really nice, even though AMD is starting to beat nVidea in performance, nVidea's streaming feature could be really cool to use for tf2 without the need for a good CPU. G-sync will be an absolute beast if you have the supported monitor (even running at 30fps it wouldn't look terrible). The price drop of the 770s is great too. Encourage you to do more research (on actual hardware/techwebsites) before purchasing; you could even wait for the Christmas (Black Friday?) deals if you want.
Edit: Also take upcoming software into account, G-Sync and streaming looks really nice, even though AMD is starting to beat nVidea in performance, nVidea's streaming feature could be really cool to use for tf2 without the need for a good CPU. G-sync will be an absolute beast if you have the supported monitor (even running at 30fps it wouldn't look terrible). The price drop of the 770s is great too. Encourage you to do more research (on actual hardware/techwebsites) before purchasing; you could even wait for the Christmas (Black Friday?) deals if you want.
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