Hey guys so this is my first time putting my own computer together.
I had an old invidia 7900 that I borrowed; but sadly, my friend wanted it back and now I'm left with needing to purchase a new card.
My system:
Asus ML248H 24" Monitor
CM Haf X
CM Hyper 212+
i5-2500k
Asus P8P67 Pro
G Skill Rip Jaws 2x4GB(8gb) PC3-10666 1333 Ram
WD Caviar 7200 RPM 1TB
Things I do most with this computer are:
Gaming, and watching HD movies, sitcoms, lots of web browsing(multiple pages)
I'm planning to switch views from monitor-->t.v. at times when watching movies/sitcoms.(I heard it can mess up your GPU somehow if you do it a lot... is that true, and why?)
My budget is $200, lower the better of course, but unless the $200 card value really is dramatically better than a $150-180 card.
Or if its worth doing XFire, dual SLI with older cards?...
I already know some people will tell me to get the GTX460, or the 58XX series, but i'm not really sure which brand makes a suitable and reliable one(runs cool, fast, reliable, easily OC'd, etc.). Some guidance on that will be appreciated, Thanks.
If this helps, i'm using a the Asus ML248H 24" Monitor.
I had an old invidia 7900 that I borrowed; but sadly, my friend wanted it back and now I'm left with needing to purchase a new card.
My system:
Asus ML248H 24" Monitor
CM Haf X
CM Hyper 212+
i5-2500k
Asus P8P67 Pro
G Skill Rip Jaws 2x4GB(8gb) PC3-10666 1333 Ram
WD Caviar 7200 RPM 1TB
Things I do most with this computer are:
Gaming, and watching HD movies, sitcoms, lots of web browsing(multiple pages)
I'm planning to switch views from monitor-->t.v. at times when watching movies/sitcoms.(I heard it can mess up your GPU somehow if you do it a lot... is that true, and why?)
My budget is $200, lower the better of course, but unless the $200 card value really is dramatically better than a $150-180 card.
Or if its worth doing XFire, dual SLI with older cards?...
I already know some people will tell me to get the GTX460, or the 58XX series, but i'm not really sure which brand makes a suitable and reliable one(runs cool, fast, reliable, easily OC'd, etc.). Some guidance on that will be appreciated, Thanks.
If this helps, i'm using a the Asus ML248H 24" Monitor.
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