Thread: Advice on Video Card (mainly for 2.0)

Originally Posted by Kluya15

Now thats some valuable information, I didn't know they can work together like that. Just read some other sites to confirm, and they said pretty much the same thing, that there is barely any notice in a downgrade of performance for using 3.0 card on a 2.1 or 2.0 motherboard. Thanks ^^

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Originally Posted by darkm0d

If you ever decide to up your budget by a bit, I do recommend the GTX 660 TI. They go for $299, and I recently jumped on one when they came out. Runs XIV fine at max settings at 1920x1080.

It comes with Borderlands 2 for free also, so if you also had that planned to buy, it'll save ya $60. Just a thought, it really is a fantastic card.

Also worth noting, a PCI E 3.0 card works fine on a 2.0 slot. The loss in framerate is at most like, 1 fps.

My family's computer has a GeForce 260 GTX, and I've been trying to get my dad to take the hood off the computer box's casing to see if the graphics card is removable. I also told my dad that a new card (I would like him to get the 660 Ti) so that he can play Arkham Asylum (he's a huge Batman fan, lol) with good performance and graphics. I mean, the 260 GTX is good, it's just not DirectX 11 hardware-based.

Originally Posted by Kluya15

I've heard that ATI cards run better with AMD processors (i have a 6 core 2.9ghz) but I typically use Nvidia cards. If anyone has some advice on a purchase, would be appreciated. I usually use newegg or tigerdirect btw. Thanks

** It's for a PCI-E 2.0 slot

Pairing up a Radeon with an AMD cpu is just a gimmick to get you to buy from one company.


All versions above PCI-E 2.0 are backwards compatible. A 2.1 , or 3.0, PCI-E card will work on a 2.0 slot.

Originally Posted by Xeonerable

All versions above PCI-E 2.0 are backwards compatible. A 2.1 , or 3.0, PCI-E card will work on a 2.0 slot.

ALL PCI-E are backwards compatible, a PCI-e 3.0 card WILL work in a normal PCI-E x16 slot but the data bandwidth will be alot lower and limit the card.

Originally Posted by darkstarpoet1

being honest if your 250 is still running the game well right now i would offer one piece of advice. stay with it for just a bit and wait for a short time before upgrading. with the 600 series cards out the price on the 500 series cards will start dropping the closer we get to the holidays. i have the 580 cod factory overclocked edition and this card is a complete beast.

i guess it's more of why spend the amount now for a card when you could get a much better card for the same amount of cash in just a few months? if it's running fine now just hold off on the upgrade because the game will be going down soon for beta anyways and may as well get a better card for the same amount you will be spending now while it's down and be ready to put it to use once it comes back up.

That's very true, I suppose Black Friday is only a couple of months away, I could probably score really big if I wait till then.

Prices on the 500 series is droping since they came out with the 600. If your looking to spend a reasonable amount get a 570 or you want the best get a 670 or 680.

I have a 570 myself and I don't think its that much of a improvement over a 250. You might be disappointed with the results.

Originally Posted by Kluya15

It seems both those Sapphires are 2.1 or 3.0 for the PCI-E slot, so that's unfortunate. However, that's good that they are both cheaper and run better with my cpu, so I appreciate the advice ^^ I'll see if there's a slight lower end sapphire that uses 2.0

lol 2.1-3.0 doesnt matter they all work on 2.0 pci express slots. and every board including older ones for sure have 1-4 pci express slots.

your biggest question is wether or not your pc has the proper power supply to support a stronger video card.

Also, do not get factory overclocked. This causes instability in the card makes games crash. If your going to overclock get one that isn't factory overclocked and do it yourself.