I want to buy a new video-card

Sinitron · November 14, 2011 03:59 AM

Quote from: psi on November 14, 2011 03:49 AMoh btw the reason why i wanted a video card in that price range is because i only update my computer every 3-4 years. So whenever I do, i get some of the best equipment i can afford at the time to make it last as long as possible, until I buy new stuff again.

you should actually perform maintenance far more often than this

for example i only got 4 gigs of ram because i don't need more right now but can upgrade with more chips later on

also if your motherboard is already a year old i wouldn't bother investing in anything super-advanced right now, overall i'd say motherboard+processor are the most crucial thing if you're thinking long-term, everything else is far easier to replace and upgrade as you go

psi43 · November 14, 2011 05:56 AM

Quote from: Sinitron on November 14, 2011 03:59 AM
Quote from: psi on November 14, 2011 03:49 AMoh btw the reason why i wanted a video card in that price range is because i only update my computer every 3-4 years. So whenever I do, i get some of the best equipment i can afford at the time to make it last as long as possible, until I buy new stuff again.

you should actually perform maintenance far more often than this

for example i only got 4 gigs of ram because i don't need more right now but can upgrade with more chips later on

also if your motherboard is already a year old i wouldn't bother investing in anything super-advanced right now, overall i'd say motherboard+processor are the most crucial thing if you're thinking long-term, everything else is far easier to replace and upgrade as you go

my mainboard does support AM3 so i could actually get a phenom II x6 1090t and overclock it to 6 x 4.11ghz without even having to buy a custom fan

also i don't play as much as you do, i usually just use my computer to work. It's just that WHEN I want to play, i want to be able to, but i usually don't care about the graphics so if a game should come out in 2 years and I can play it on low with my new rig, i wouldn't mind.

Sinitron · November 14, 2011 07:10 AM

yeah but then you don't need a high-end card either, it's not worth it and you'd be better off with a mid-end card and then upgrading with a new mid-end card in a few years if you actually need it

my 465 is like a year old but it will last me at least another year or two before i will start having problems running anything

rtil · November 14, 2011 07:29 AM

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trent bortknob · November 14, 2011 07:35 AM

dude i don't even know what the fuck you guys are talking about

am i just really out of the loop or is this all related to gaming

ZennyPLUS · November 14, 2011 07:49 AM

Internet fight about which company produces the best piece vidya card to sink a hole into your wallet really.

Cost vs. reliability is what it seems.

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Sinitron · November 14, 2011 08:16 AM

there's actually a number of factors to consider not just cost vs reliability (seeing as ATI cards won't literally create a black hole which sucks your computer in, nor is nvidia for the exceptionally rich)

it actually doesn't matter so much to psi what brand he gets if he doesn't give a shit about playing new games since older ones usually receive a few patches to iron out any incompatabilities

with ATI you are generally more likely to experience problems especially with brand-new games, which may require some troubleshooting on his part and vigilance when it comes to keeping drivers up to date, though if you're willing to go through the effort you're probably fine and for cost you get more computing power

if he chooses Nvidia however mostly anything will work out of the box (unless it's already broken or his card is really old) since developers are more likely to test their games extensively with nvidia cards meaning less hassle but with a slightly steeper price tag

all i can say for sure is that the 465 is a very solid card, it's similar to the 460 but with more advanced rendering cores and some versions are just locked 470s which means they can be modified for extra performance (if you want to risk ruining the card), though it's a little weaker on raw processing power compared to the 460 - a version with more ram might be alright, i have 1 gig but 1.5-2 gigs shouldn't be too farfetched considering the age, the reason you would want a 465 is that it is cheaper than more advanced models but has better tech compared to lesser models

the 465 overall has received very positive feedback and even techfags love it for its price, modding options and reliability - a good example being that it was one of the few cards that was actually able to run RAGE on release with minimal to no issues, where more recent models were unable to do so and most ATI cards also experienced problems

that's my recommendation at least

but the most IMPORTANT thing is that you have plenty of space on your motherboard and in your tower because god fucking knows graphics cards take up a shitload of space