Gpu Upgrade

[Liam MacDonald]

Hey guys i have a nvidia gt 640 and i want to upgrade my gpu, I have a budget of about 300$. I would love to have it to be a nvidia card so if you have a card recommendation that would be great

[tp95112]

660ti is your best choice because of its overclocking abilities but the card is usually around $300-$325. Your gunna have to spend a little more but its usually on sale

[SoftwarePro]

660ti is your best choice because of its overclocking abilities but the card is usually around $300-$325.

But as per what linus said, Get basically the cheapest one because for just a little bit more you can get say a 670 and overclock it more. But i would recommend the 660 and just overclock it your self in my opinion! Incase anyone was wondering i was referring to the april 26th live stream where he talked about overclocked cards vs non-overclocked cards. 

[fcemiliano]

If you are firm on getting a Nvidia card you should look at getting a 660ti. If you are okay with getting something else I would recommend 7950 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131478. The 7950 will overclock a lot better than the 660ti; also since with the 7950 you will get Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon and Crysis 3 for free. 

[skullbringer]

basic 660ti

[Villain]

The 7950 is the absolute best performance for that price. It can overclock to outperform the 670. Plus, the never settle bundle is just insane. $150+ in great games.

 

But, if you for whatever reason don't want to go AMD, then 660ti is your best choice.

[mgsstar]

I would get the HIS Radeon HD 7950 HIS IceQ X2 because it is better than the 660 ti in performance.

[IML3ATHAL]

Thanks all for the great comments

[IML3ATHAL]

I have a question will these cards fit in 1 PCI-E slot?

Also will my 490w PUS be good enough to run a 660ti

[Tony N]

No, the 660ti and 660 are both dual slot cards.

[mgsstar]

I have a question will these cards fit in 1 PCI-E slot?

Also will my 490w PUS be good enough to run a 660ti

On 1 PCI-E slot yes. On one expansion slot no. They are require dual expansion slots.

[Tony N]

On 1 PCI-E slot yes. On one expansion slot no. They are require dual expansion slots.

This what what I ment, sorry for the confusion.

[TechFan@ic]

I would recommend going with an HD 7950 over the 660 ti & even the 670 for a number of reason.
1- Performance & overclocking potential, a 7950 boost outperforms a 660 ti by a significant margin & once overclocked can even outperform a GTX 680.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/HD_7950_X2_Boost/31.html

 

2- The 7950 has more VRAM than the 660 ti (7950 3GB, 660 Ti 2GB) & a memory interface that's twice as wide (7950 384bit, 660ti 192bit) this profoundly affects performance with Anti Aliasing (the graphics settings which removes jagged edges) and gives the card an edge on higher resolutions (the higher you go the larger the performance gap).

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-660-geforce-gtx-650-benchmark,3297-18.html

3- You get 3 games for free with the 7950, Crysis 3, Bioshock Infinite & Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon.