650ti and Far Cry 3

[jrack04]

I just purchased Far Cry 3 and was wondering if I would have any problems playing the game with quality settings @ 1680 X 1050 with my new system.

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K @ 4.5GHz
Cooler: Zalman LQ-320 w/ (2) COUGAR CF-V12HPB
Memory: 16GB (4x4GB) Samsung 30nm DDR3 1600
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB
Solids State Drive: Crucial M4 2.5" 128GB SATA III
Internal Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
Power Supply: Corsair TX Series 650W ATX 80 Plus Bronze
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi
Monitor: Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22" Flat Panel Monitor

 

[Durvelle27]

i see some things that could have been changed in order to get a much more powerful card.

First off you should have went with 8GB of RAM as that's plenty for gaming

and secondly you should have gotten a i5-3570K instead of i7 as in gaming there both close in performance

that would have saved you about $150 dollars plus what you spent on the GTX 650 Ti and you could have gotten a HD 7870 or GTX 660 ti and had a much better gaming rig



Edit: Yes but i would just run it at Medium-High settings

 

[nextJin]

i see some things that could have been changed in order to get a much more powerful card.

First off you should have went with 8GB of RAM as that's plenty for gaming

and secondly you should have gotten a i5-3570K in instead of i7 as in gaming there both close in performance

that would have saved you about $150 dollars plus what you spent on the GTX 650 Ti and you could have gotten a HD 7870 or GTX 660 ti and had a much better gaming rig

This, send that stuff back and ask next time.

 

[notty22]

Probably medium / high
Thats very high, not Ultra and no AA

http://www.techspot.com/review/615-far-cry-3-performance/page2.html

Testing at 1680x1050 with the very high quality preset and no anti-aliasing revealed that Far Cry 3 is still very demanding. For an average of 60fps or higher, you'll need at least a Radeon HD 7870/7950 (62fps). If you can get by with less than 60fps, the GTX 660 would be a fine pick with 55fps, a fraction slower than the GTX 580.
Speaking of previous generation flagship cards, the HD 6970 averaged 51fps, slightly faster than the 7850, which matched the 5870 and GTX 480 with 46fps. For around 40fps, you'll need either a GTX 560 Ti, GTX 650 Ti or HD 6870. Going below 40fps results in choppy gameplay, and this was certainly the case with the HD 7770's 32fps.

 

[WiseUp216]

i see some things that could have been changed in order to get a much more powerful card.

First off you should have went with 8GB of RAM as that's plenty for gaming

and secondly you should have gotten a i5-3570K instead of i7 as in gaming there both close in performance

that would have saved you about $150 dollars plus what you spent on the GTX 650 Ti and you could have gotten a HD 7870 or GTX 660 ti and had a much better gaming rig

Nice job at completely ignoring his question. Not everyone is as budget-constrained as you seem to be. Also, you don't know what his complete usage profile is. Maybe gaming is just a secondary concern?

OP, yes, you'll be able to run it at decent settings at that resolution. I would echo some of the sentiments of the previous posters though, and think you should consider a slightly more powerful 2GB card in case you upgrade your monitor. At 1080p and beyond, you'll regret buying a 1GB GPU.

 

[Termie]

Yup, nothing wrong with the 650Ti - it's a reasonable choice in the under-$150 arena, and is about equivalent to an HD6870 or GTX560, which is to say, solidly lower mid-range.

It just so happens that Far Cry 3 is a beast of a game, and requires a lot of GPU even at the resolution of the OP's monitor (1680x1050 - this is where I would have spent more money, as even an UltraSharp isn't all that impressive at 1680).

He'll be able to play the game at high settings, maybe even very high. Hitting 40fps in this game is pretty adequate to enjoy it.

 

[Durvelle27]

Nice job at completely ignoring his question. Not everyone is as budget-constrained as you seem to be. Also, you don't know what his complete usage profile is. Maybe gaming is just a secondary concern?

OP, yes, you'll be able to run it at decent settings at that resolution. I would echo some of the sentiments of the previous posters though, and think you should consider a slightly more powerful 2GB card in case you upgrade your monitor. At 1080p and beyond, you'll regret buying a 1GB GPU.

how am i budget constrained

 

[jrack04]

i see some things that could have been changed in order to get a much more powerful card.

First off you should have went with 8GB of RAM as that's plenty for gaming

and secondly you should have gotten a i5-3570K instead of i7 as in gaming there both close in performance

that would have saved you about $150 dollars plus what you spent on the GTX 650 Ti and you could have gotten a HD 7870 or GTX 660 ti and had a much better gaming rig



Edit: Yes but i would just running it at Medium-High settings

This system was built with video encoding and decoding in mind. That's the reason I went with the 3770k and 16GB of ram. Gaming is something I very rarely do.

 

[DooKey]

If you very rarely game then the 650Ti will be just fine with reduced levels of AA at 1080.

 

[daveybrat]

This system was built with video encoding and decoding in mind. That's the reason I went with the 3770k and 16GB of ram. Gaming is something I very rarely do.

Then you made the perfect choice. Since encoding is the main focus, the i7 and 16GB of ram definitely trump the need for a better video card.

Plus the 650 Ti sips power. Very capable card for the money.

 

[FalseChristian]

I love the GTX 650 Ti. It's a tad faster than 1 of my GTX 460 1GB and sips power. Just remember that it doesn't support SLI.

 

[tweakboy]

I just purchased Far Cry 3 and was wondering if I would have any problems playing the game with quality settings @ 1680 X 1050 with my new system.

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K @ 4.5GHz
Cooler: Zalman LQ-320 w/ (2) COUGAR CF-V12HPB
Memory: 16GB (4x4GB) Samsung 30nm DDR3 1600
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB
Solids State Drive: Crucial M4 2.5" 128GB SATA III
Internal Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
Power Supply: Corsair TX Series 650W ATX 80 Plus Bronze
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi
Monitor: Dell UltraSharp 2209WA 22" Flat Panel Monitor

Your CPU is MORE then enough for Far Cry 3, it will use avg 40 percent , you have another 60 percent to render in background for example. The single threaded speed is at a point where,,,,, your not CPU bound now. CPU is more then enough,,, its the video card 650 Ti that Im worried about. You have such a high end system,, I would not stick anything in that system but a 660 Ti and if I have money 670. I mean your not gonna get a CPU faster then the one you got. Why make it seems weak with a weak GPU card. As I said throw in min 660 Ti , and recommended 670 if you have the extra dollars.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Yup, nothing wrong with the 650Ti - it's a reasonable choice in the under-$150 arena, and is about equivalent to an HD6870 or GTX560, which is to say, solidly lower mid-range.

It just so happens that Far Cry 3 is a beast of a game, and requires a lot of GPU even at the resolution of the OP's monitor (1680x1050 - this is where I would have spent more money, as even an UltraSharp isn't all that impressive at 1680).

He'll be able to play the game at high settings, maybe even very high. Hitting 40fps in this game is pretty adequate to enjoy it.

Is 1680 x 1050 the native resolution of that monitor? I have a Dell 22 inch at my work, and the resolution is 1080p.

 

[jrack04]

Is 1680 x 1050 the native resolution of that monitor? I have a Dell 22 inch at my work, and the resolution is 1080p.

Yes 1680x1050 is the native resolution of this monitor.

 

[tweakboy]

Youll gain massive performance @ 1680x1050res. But it still doesnt make sense to me, you have a killer system, why buy a budget video card. For petes sake grab a 560 Ti or a 660 Ti which ever one is a better deal and in your budget. You will not notice performance diff comparing a 660 Ti and 560 Ti unless you benchmark. At 1680 things will fly. gl