Looking for an upgrade

[Shackleton]

I currently have a Radeon HD 6770, and am planning on upgrading my video card next month. I have an AMD Phenom II x6 over clocked to 3.2 (turbo is turned off). I'm trying to find a GTX 660ti or a GTX 670, all based on price. If anyone has a recommendation on a card for a good price it would be appreciated. Also, I'm looking for a Nvidia card because I play a few games that have PhysX support, and would like it use it, with out performance loss.

[UberFefa]

This is a good deal http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=72414&vpn=VCGGTX670XPB&manufacture=PNY%20Technologies%20Inc&promoid=1366

[killerx525]

@Delons, unfortunately the 7950 does not have PhysX or basically any AMD graphics card.

[cheti]

While I miss physx id still suggest going for AMD. Its about the same price as 660ti but performance is way way better, especially when overclocked.

[Bender]

I would agree the 7950 has an amazing price/performance ratio. Personal PhysX is not utilized in enough titles for the need to buy a nVidia based card, but if it is a big need to you then with the current generation nVidia i would recommend a 670.

Good Luck!

[killerx525]

Personally, i use to play a PhysX game which was Mafia II but after finishing that which was a few years ago, i haven't played a PhysX game in awhile.

[ravens2792]

Most games out there today don't support PhysX. The biggest advantage Nvidia cards have is adaptive v-sync. I find myself using this all the time on my 660.

[SammichThyme]

Your processor will bottleneck a 7950. Go with a 7850 or 650ti, it'll be wasted performance if you go any higher.

[Dragon_Cannon]

PhysX will cause a performance hit to the GPU as it is an extra set of calculations that have to be done when rendering. The performance hit would depend upon the physics calculations that are involved with the current action that you are doing. For example if you where to pick some one up and throw them across the room in the game at other people there would be more of a hit to the performance because you would have to calculate velocity distance traveled and the force of impact to determine how much damage that would do. That is a very basic explanation as there is other things that come into account. Whereas falling say 5 feet from the top of the building to the ground would be a lot easier on the GPU.

[Peter]

Go for a 670, but treat yourself to a new CPU as soon as you can, pretty soon you'll start to feel your CPU bottle necking your system.

[ZeVo]

I would go with the 670, but if you can wait until the 700 series comes out then prices will certainly go down.

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=71107&vpn=GV-N670OC-2GD&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1366

[Shackleton]

Thanks for all the feed back guys, ill keep all your of it in mind when I'm at the purchasing point. Also for those of you wondering what games I play that involve PhysX, they are: Mafia II, Borderlands 2 and Planetside 2. (Which I play way to much planetside and even though they have removed PhysX due to bugs, I would like to have the option when it is re-enabled). But with the after taking a look at some reviews and benchmarks I may just got with the 7950 or even wait for the 700 and 8000 series of cards to come out and see what prices are like then. Again thank you all for the feed back.

[Emkryan]

How often will you be updating your games library?

[TechFan@ic]

Check out this thread and look for the tom's hardware chart .

http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/computer-hardware/graphics-cards/5795-techfan-ic-s-gpu-guide

[Si3Rra_7]

You could go with a 7950. http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/7000/7950/Pages/radeon-7950.aspx

Coil whine on some reference , so make sure you get an aftermarket cooler !

[TheShanth]

i would highly suggest the 670. Its as good value as the i5 3570k in my opinion. The 660ti is also a great card is youre bidget doesnt stretch that far. :D