Need help: Possible cheap upgrade to EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Superclocked 2gb

[Goats]

I was wondering if the ViewMax NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 4GB GDDR3 or the Sapphire Radeon R7 240 4GB DDR3 would be considered an upgrade? If not what would you all suggest? New to PC gaming and limited budget. Thanks!

 

[Zodiark1593]

Both are entry level cards and are much slower than the 660.

Honestly, you're looking at dropping ~$200 on a card to get anything beyond a side grade.

 

[dark zero]

Nope.

You need minimun a GTX 950 or R7 370.

 

[KaRLiToS]

What is limited budget? 10$, 50$ , 175$, 400$, 2000$ ????

 

[Goats]

Thanks for the replies. I was hoping to spend less than 150.

 

[littleg]

Would you consider a used card?

 

[Goats]

Would you consider a used card?

I would.

 

[KaRLiToS]

Get a HD 7970. It will cost less than 150$.

 

[tweakboy]

Yes 7950 makes sense. gl

 

[xorbe]

If not what would you all suggest? New to PC gaming and limited budget. Thanks!

You might stick with the 660 until next gen arrives, and until you try your games and see if it's actually okay for them and your screen resolution. Try medium settings first. It's not a powerhouse card, but it's not junk either. I'm still rocking a 660 in one of my machines.

Try this Crysis 3 benchmark done today by a user at TPU ... sad truth of 660 -> 660Ti -> 670 -> 760 -> 960, not a lot has changed.

http://i.imgur.com/BIZmhCK.jpg

 

[lehtv]

I'd wait for next gen GTX 750 Ti or GTX 950 equivalent. GTX 660 is fine for any modern game on lower settings until then.

What CPU do you have - are you sure you're not going to be CPU bottlenecked if you upgrade the GPU?