Can someone suggest a graphics card for this setup

[Fat-Marco 13]

Hi guys, i wanted to replace my graphics card (my current one is horrible) and I wanted some advice. My target is to try and get 50-60 fps in the forests, and at least 25+ in cities/towns

Here are some details on my computer:

Processor Type : Intel Core i5 3450 (quad core)

Processor Speed : 3.1GHz

RAM: 16 GB

Power supply: 300 watts (no fancy cooling stuff. Just the stock fans)

Monitor: running at 1920x1080

I dont have have any SSD's or any of that fancy stuff but I do plan on installing RAMdisk to help alleviate the hard-drive to game communication speed.

My budget is 250 MAXIMUM

any help would be appreciated

Edited August 4, 2012 by Fat-Marco

[ottis 9]

nVidia GeForce GTX 560Ti - one of the most popular GPUs today and many commentators on YouTube that play DayZ have this card and are very satisfied with it (know a few people IRL as well), no complains.

There are also quite a few alternatives from ATi such as 7850...

In the end, it is really just your choice. Btw 250 what? Bananas?

[Fat-Marco 13]

nVidia GeForce GTX 560Ti - one of the most popular GPUs today and many commentators on YouTube that play DayZ have this card and are very satisfied with it (know a few people IRL as well), no complains.

There are also quite a few alternatives from ATi such as 7850...

In the end, it is really just your choice. Btw 250 what? Bananas?

haha is that too much? i was low balling because theres tonnes of 600-800 dollar cards being sold at my local electronics shop. I thought you 60 fps guys were running those 800$ cards

[Priceless 154]

GPU there are plenty to choose from that will play it nice, your CPU is the most important as ArmaII is cpu intensive.

[Fat-Marco 13]

GPU there are plenty to choose from that will play it nice, your CPU is the most important as ArmaII is cpu intensive.

I dont plan on changing my cpu. Just my video card. My cpu should suffice for high fps in day-z (according to various people on forum). They told me my current video card is the problem (a crappy card that sold for $45 two years ago)

[ottis 9]

I am running GTX670 and even I am not safe in and around cities. It is happening to almost everyone no matter what the system is but from what I see CPU plays bigger role than GPU and your new CPU looks quite good (I have 3570K). However I overlooked your power supply, you WILL have to change it to something like 500-600W because 300W PSU is just too low for the GPU you want. So as I said anything similiar to 560s price range will do imho :)

[Tweakie 199]

670 is the best current GPU, I can recommend. I myself would buy a AMD 78**, due to the price/performance. Or a 77**, for the money is not enough.

THAT BEING SAID. A 300watt PSU, is not enough to power it all reliably. You should look into some more like a 500-600 watt, unless you want the option to SLI later on, in which care consider getting a 700Watt+.

And do get a good PSU, they are the heart of you computer, buy a cheap one and you will regret it.

[Tweakie 199]

But as other people have said, getting good FPS in ARMA, more specificity DayZ, is about your CPU. But you have a pretty good CPU, upgrading it now is abit of a waste.

Edited August 4, 2012 by Tweakie

[Fat-Marco 13]

i can get a new power supply (their not too expensive) but that gtx 670 is listed as $400+. Thats a bit too rich for my tastes. What would you reccomend in the 200-280 price range? I really wanna keep my budget under $300 once all the taxes and everything have been included. Dam government always in my pocket! =)

[ottis 9]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125419

or this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127578

2 flies, 1 hit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127578

[mwgarner@hotmail.com 4]

You are going to be very limited with a 300w PSU. You could probably just about get away with a 6850 as they draw low power.