Update Video Card - Help

[Gigachip]

congrats on the card
let us know how you're liking it






ps: the graph you posted I'm not sure I 100% agree with it
based off some testing I did myself on actual games.

Originally Posted by Jay_LHD3

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[SgtPickles69]

Originally Posted by Jay_LHD3

Thanks for the feedback.

I did. My GTX660 is out for delivery today and I hope to have it installed tonight.

My only concern now is a review on amazon that stated their cpu is now a bottleneck for them. They listed the same CPU i have, an AMD Phenom II 965 Black Edition. My CPU alone is not worth upgrading unless I go to a AM3+ Mobo, which means I have to buy another OEM copy of Windows; all said in done at least another five hundred dollars.

This whole computer building / upgrading reminds me of the little girl from the AT&T commercial, "we want more, we want more, when you really like you want more..."

Congrats. I'm sure you noticed a big improvement in FPS, right?

I know what you mean. I have a X6 1090T overclocked to 4.2GHz and I feel like it's holding my GTX680 back. Intel just released their new Haswell chips so I might go out and buy one. Or buy an older 3770K. I don't know yet.

Also, your GTX 460 can be used as a dedicated PhysX card. I'm sure your 700W PSU can power both.

[Jay_LHD3]

Originally Posted by Gigachip

congrats on the card
let us know how you're liking it

ps: the graph you posted I'm not sure I 100% agree with it
based off some testing I did myself on actual games.

Originally Posted by SgtPickles69

Congrats. I'm sure you noticed a big improvement in FPS, right?

I know what you mean. I have a X6 1090T overclocked to 4.2GHz and I feel like it's holding my GTX680 back. Intel just released their new Haswell chips so I might go out and buy one. Or buy an older 3770K. I don't know yet.

Also, your GTX 460 can be used as a dedicated PhysX card. I'm sure your 700W PSU can power both.

Thanks guys! This card is awesome. I've bumped Tomb Raider from Ultra to Ultimate and it's running smooth as butter. I did a Havens Benchmark test with both cards and went from 15-20 fps on the GTX460 to 30-40 fps on the GTX660.

I don't think I can run (fit) a second card. From other reviews my budget mobo has it's PCI Express 2.0 slots too close to each other. I knew this upfront so no biggie!