What graphics card should I buy?

[Knufire]

Only lists a 3% jump with AA enabled at high resolutions in BF3...doesn't seem like much to me. It was always a very NVIDIA biased game anyway. Skyrim isn't as much of a worry as if it does well in BF3 it'll do well in Skyrim.

Cheapest 6870s on Newegg (one with MIR, one without. MIRs usually take a couple weeks to come in, they usually give you a prepaid debit card):

 

[Reloaded1337]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161402
plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

Good? Will they fit my system?


EDIT: Or should I get the 6870?

 

[irrykuxeh]

Speaking of high resolutions, do we know the resolution of your monitor yet? If it turns out you'll be gaming on 1440x900, then it doesn't even matter what graphics card you buy

 

[Knufire]

Again, 430CX is fine. $20 cheaper than the 500CX.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026&Tpk=CX430

And yeah, what Atomichearse said. All of this advice is useless if we don't know the resolution. I've been assuming 1080P (1920x1080), while some of the numbers he quoted was at 1680x1050, and there can be a pretty big difference.

 

[Reloaded1337]

1600x900

 

[Knufire]

6870 isn't needed at that resolution. 7770 is fine. A used GTX460 should save you a good amount of money though. And it'll probably run BF3 better as it's a very NVIDIA biased game. But yeah, lower resolution = easier to run and CPU matters more than GPU.

 

[irrykuxeh]

Looks like you'll be OK with the Radeon 7770 and Corsair CX430 then!
There will be no worries about low fps at that resolution.

 

[Reloaded1337]

And these will both fit/work in my PC?

 

[Knufire]

Yup.

 

[Reloaded1337]

Thanks a bunch guys

 

[irrykuxeh]

No problem! Hey! And Welcome to the forums! Don't be afraid to come back every once in a while.