graphics card recommendations?

SunshineKillerSunshineKiller Join Date: 2010-07-24 Member: 72752Members
in NS2 General Discussion
Im in a price range of $120, any recommendations? I haven't been into gaming for awhile and this game has brought me back, my low profile card just isn't cutting it. I would prefer nvidia, they seem to work better for when i am on my linux os. I am eyeing a nvidia gtx 560 ti se.

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  • bEEbbEEb Join Date: 2012-03-24 Member: 149317Members, NS2 Map Tester
    Rule of thumb is best you can afford.

    NS2 is all about your CPU for the most part. Personally im using an XFX HD 6870x2 but ones plenty. You can pick them up for about 150$.
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  • statikgstatikg Join Date: 2012-09-19 Member: 159978Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1992340:date=Oct 16 2012, 08:04 AM:name=SunshineKiller)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SunshineKiller @ Oct 16 2012, 08:04 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1992340"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Im in a price range of $120, any recommendations? I haven't been into gaming for awhile and this game has brought me back, my low profile card just isn't cutting it. I would prefer nvidia, they seem to work better for when i am on my linux os. I am eyeing a nvidia gtx 560 ti se.

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    My radeon 7770 runs the game fine, my cpu is the bottleneck (AMD FX-4170), so since mine is equiv to gtx 460 I believe you should be more then fine with a gtx 560. Put a little more money into your cpu if your specifically upgrading for NS2.
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  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    ATI, depending on your budget and monitor, 7950 or lower.
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  • SkieSkie Skulk Progenitor Join Date: 2003-10-18 Member: 21766Members, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow
    I'm getting 50-100 fps (heavy combat - readyroom) with GTX570, which is just a notch better than 560. You should probably invest in a better CPU as was already suggested here. I'm using an Intel i5-2500K overclocked to 4,5GHz.

    I think this setup is enough to run the game at constant 60+ fps when some more performance patches go in.
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  • MiniH0wieMiniH0wie Join Date: 2007-11-25 Member: 63013Members
    Heck, I'm still running an ATI HD4850 but w/ a i5-2500K clocked to ~4GHz and it runs pretty well.
    Used the same vid card on an older system and upgrading to a faster processor made all the difference in the world. When this card dies I'll upgrade it but for now I'm still happy w/ it.
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  • ChickenOfWarChickenOfWar Join Date: 2003-04-09 Member: 15352Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1992340:date=Oct 16 2012, 12:04 PM:name=SunshineKiller)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SunshineKiller @ Oct 16 2012, 12:04 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1992340"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Im in a price range of $120, any recommendations? I haven't been into gaming for awhile and this game has brought me back, my low profile card just isn't cutting it. I would prefer nvidia, they seem to work better for when i am on my linux os. I am eyeing a nvidia gtx 560 ti se.

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    Ill sell you my 5 month old, never overclocked hd6870 for $110 if you want =P It's about as good as a gtx 560 ti.

    I got a sweet deal on a 7850 that I couldn't pass up.
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  • SunshineKillerSunshineKiller Join Date: 2010-07-24 Member: 72752Members
    i should be okay on the cpu i have the amd black edition phenom 4x or whatever 3.x ghz quad core..at work so i cant look at it now. its getting dated but thats probably why im doing okay right now on my low profile card. my res sucks though for smooth play so i need to get something better.
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  • ChickenOfWarChickenOfWar Join Date: 2003-04-09 Member: 15352Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1992370:date=Oct 16 2012, 01:14 PM:name=SunshineKiller)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SunshineKiller @ Oct 16 2012, 01:14 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1992370"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->i should be okay on the cpu i have the amd black edition phenom 4x or whatever 3.x ghz quad core..at work so i cant look at it now. its getting dated but thats probably why im doing okay right now on my low profile card. my res sucks though for smooth play so i need to get something better.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Sent you a PM buddy
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  • GyepteglaGyeptegla Join Date: 2012-10-13 Member: 162264Members
    Hey

    I suggest you something else than gtx 560 ti... it's not that great. Try getting 570 instead, or get hd6970
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  • mR.WafflesmR.Waffles Join Date: 2009-02-03 Member: 66280Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    NewEgg is having a fall sale. You can get an awesome 560ti for 200 bucks!

    <a href="http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Oct-0-2012/fallsavings16/index-landing.html?nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL101612&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL101612-_-EMC-101612-Index-_-E0-_-PromoWord" target="_blank">http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Oct-0...-E0-_-PromoWord</a>
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  • HeatSurgeHeatSurge Some Guy Join Date: 2012-09-15 Member: 159438Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    edited October 2012
    You'll be playing on low if you want to be competitive anyway; check this thread:

    <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=121872&st=40&start=40" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...40&start=40</a>

    No need for a good video card.

    For casual play, a triple GTX 690 will probably be fine.

    P.S. Seriously... find a used 570 or something.
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  • MangoMango Join Date: 2012-10-11 Member: 162061Members
    EVGA 02G-P3-1559-RX GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card it's at newegg for $109

    The card I am using is GeForce GTX 460 which is like 2-3 years old. And, it runs NS2 beautiful. So, The GTX 550 ti with 2gb! and 192-bit! will be flawless!
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    I'd start by looking at <a href="http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html" target="_blank">PassMark's GPU benchmark list</a>.

    Looks like the highest performing GPU's within your price range would be the:
    GTX 560 - $122.99
    HD 7770 - $119.99
    GTX 550 Ti - $114.99
    GTX 650 - $114.99

    Any of those would work, but that GTX 560 @ $122.99 is probably the best performance/value out there right now.
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  • ZeframZefram Join Date: 2004-05-11 Member: 28611Members, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts, Retired Community Developer
    If you're comfortable with a used card, I've been seeing a lot of Ati 6950s go for around $125-130 on many forums.

    To other posters, please post your resolutions when you're telling what FPS you're getting. It does no good to say you're getting 60, 80, 1 billion fps without a resolution. You could be running at 2560x1600 or higher... or a lowly 800x600. Without resolution, your numbers are meaningless.
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  • statikgstatikg Join Date: 2012-09-19 Member: 159978Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1992492:date=Oct 16 2012, 01:49 PM:name=ScardyBob)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ScardyBob @ Oct 16 2012, 01:49 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1992492"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'd start by looking at <a href="http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html" target="_blank">PassMark's GPU benchmark list</a>.

    Looks like the highest performing GPU's within your price range would be the:
    GTX 560 - $122.99
    HD 7770 - $119.99
    GTX 550 Ti - $114.99
    GTX 650 - $114.99

    Any of those would work, but that GTX 560 @ $122.99 is probably the best performance/value out there right now.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    HD 7770 is basically exactly the same. I would just choose between the two based on which is on sale or if you can get an open box or smth. I got 10% off my card for an open box.
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  • giogio Join Date: 2012-08-14 Member: 155618Members
    I'm using that 550 Ti 2gb and I get 30+ fps in combat at 1900 x 1080 (3.9 ghz CPU) and all other settings low or off except multicore.
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  • PoNeHPoNeH Join Date: 2006-12-01 Member: 58801Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester
    Wait about a year, then get the most expensive video card around. Then maybe the game will run like it should. This game is horrible performance-wise compared to other games out there.
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  • JektJekt Join Date: 2012-02-05 Member: 143714Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow
    And a luxury video card won't improve it.
    Type r_stats in console, under the fps line is x ms waiting for gpu. If it's 0, you're cpu limited.
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