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Post Date: 2014-10-22
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    Posted: 22 Oct 2014 at 1:49pm
Ok, my DS computer is about 5.5 years old now. Its a I7 920 processor running at 2.8 GHz. I have 12 GB ram and a Nvidia 560 Ti video card. The video card is an upgrade from 2-3 years ago. My question is, would another video card upgrade be worth while or should I hang in there till I get another computer (i.e. with my processor speed would a video card provide some gaming improvements?). If so which card is the best bang for the buck on an upgrade for this older computer?

Thanks for any suggestions.
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Hi Steveski.... Your 920 is still a decent chip.   Not overclocked beyond 2.8 isn't ideal but any bottleneck would be little and only occasionally, if any at all.   It can certainly benefit with a video card upgrade.

If $300 or so is in the budget, I'd get the gtx 970. A huge boost in gaming and use the same 2x 6 pin connector for power. If $200 is the budget, the gtx 760 will still give you a 50% boost, give or take.

Hope this helps.
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Here's what I'd do. I'd go a head and buy a GTX 970 or GTX 980. I give you both because they are both amazing cards, and for their price, they are destroying other cards in their fields like no other. If you don't want to drop $500+, then yes, spend the money and get the GTX 970.

I say the 900 series because they'll be around probably for the next year or so. So if you plan on buying a new pc, you can carry that card over to your new pc instead of buying a GPU or you can simply add it on for sli.

Thanks to their low power consumption, you don't have to worry about buying a massive PSU. a 650 watt PSU can easily do 2x GTX 970's... even 2x GTX 980's.

IF you're on an extreme budget, the GTX 760 is an amazing card. My recommendation is a GTX 970 minimum. Bare bone, don't get anything under a GTX 760.
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