upgrading graphics card

Rock N Roll Rebel · Apr 18, 2011

would upgrading my graphics card make much of a difference in game performance with what hardware i got rite now?

Evolved · Apr 18, 2011

Yes, it sure would!

I would recommend upgrading to a Sapphire 6870 1GB.
Or if you want Nividia, get the EVGA GTX 560 Ti 1GB.

Both cards are CHEAP and offer GREAT performance.
And both will make you quite futureproof for another 3 years or more!

If you want to spend even less, but still get the performance increase you want,
look into the HD6770 from AMD. Those are great too!

Rock N Roll Rebel · Apr 18, 2011

Evolved said:
Yes, it sure would!

I would recommend upgrading to a Sapphire 6870 1GB.
Or if you want Nividia, get the EVGA GTX 560 Ti 1GB.

Both cards are CHEAP and offer GREAT performance.
And both will make you quite futureproof for another 3 years or more!

If you want to spend even less, but still get the performance increase you want,
look into the HD6770 from AMD. Those are great too!

I'm going to stick with nvidia because my mobo is nvidia.

Funtoss · Apr 18, 2011

Yes, get the GTX 560 Ti 1GB, its a lot better than the GTX 285 that you have

even a gtx 460 would be great! but 560 is better

it will boost your performance by a lot!
happy gaming ^___^

MT Alex · Apr 18, 2011

And, for heaven's sake, throw an overclock on that 940. It will make a big difference feeding a new graphics card. Mine clocks very well.

20mmrain · Apr 18, 2011

MT Alex said:
And, for heaven's sake, throw an overclock on that 940. It will make a big difference feeding a new graphics card. Mine clocks very well.

Agreed on the overclock.... BTW way looking for a new card I am selling a GTX 580 if your interested

But yeah man your system is not that old nor would it have a problem handling a better video cars. Any of the New Gen from 6850 and up and GTX 560 and up would be worth an upgrade.

gpost3 · Apr 18, 2011

would upgrading my graphics card make much of a difference in game performance with what hardware i got rite now?

Depends on what you mean by "difference". Are you not happy with the gaming performance you get with your current graphic card? Wisdom here is to upgrade your graphic card when you are unhappy with its performance not when a new thing comes out.. My personal answer in your situation is a sound NO since the 285 gtx is quite modern and will play any game you throw at it.

crazyeyesreaper · Apr 18, 2011

okay ppl saying its awesomely better then a 285 wake the fuck up a GTX 460 out of box is only around GTX 275 performance in DX9 and DX10 with DX11 yea awesome new features but even lower performance, so lets do this right

Minimum GTX 560 Ti to see a good boost in DX9 and DX10 and to get good DX11 performance.

20mmrain · Apr 18, 2011

gpost3 said:
Depends on what you mean by "difference". Are you not happy with the gaming performance you get with your current graphic card? Wisdom here is to upgrade your graphic card when you are unhappy with its performance not when a new thing comes out.. My personal answer in your situation is a sound NO since the 285 gtx is quite modern and will play any game you throw at it.

It also depends on the definition of "Will play any game you throw at it" Will it play most games at full specs on DX10? Yes Will it play all games on DX9 at full specs? Yes....Will it play any game in DX11 No!

The GTX 285 is and was a great card... but when you can beat it by a good bit with a card that uses less power/ Costs less than that one did when new/ and will do all the modern features... I ask why not go for it especially if he is looking for a new card.

But if DX11 and the new features don't really appeal to you. As well as the power issue and the heat issue....and doesn't mind that he can't play all the games with AA and AF all the way up (Which is not bad necessarily)..... than I say your right he is good with what he has.

Frizz · Apr 18, 2011

List of upgrades if you wanna see a substantial boost in performance

NVIDIA 470/480 570/580
ATI 5870 6870 6950/70

hat · Apr 18, 2011

Without dropping lots of money on something that's gonna really show more performance, a 560Ti at best will be a smaller, cooler, less power hungry card than that 285. Maybe it will have a bit of a noticeable difference, maybe not. I'm not moving away from my 260 for a long time. I only bought my friend's 5870 cause he offered it for very cheap, but it turned out to be bad. If the RMA falls through, then I'll just hang on to my 260.

Rock N Roll Rebel · Apr 18, 2011

thanks all for all your help for rite now im going to hang on to my 285 and save my penny's and get the upgrade when i can afford it. it will take a long time my credit cards are all taped out.

gpost3 · Apr 18, 2011

thanks all for all your help for rite now im going to hang on to my 285 and save my penny's and get the upgrade when i can afford it. it will take a long time my credit cards are all taped out.

Don't worry about upgrading that card it is a very good and capable card. Maybe get Arctic Accelero for it so you can quite it down a bit but that's all. I'm running 240 GT on Arctic Accelero and no plans to upgrade. But then again I don't fancy Crysis at 1080p with AA Maxed out.

Lionheart · Apr 18, 2011

I strongly vote for the GTX 560Ti as well, I read they overclock really well and can match a GTX 570. Here's a listing of some of the GTX 560Ti models, ignore the prices if you don't live in Aussie land :toast:

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=193_1193

claylomax · Apr 18, 2011

skellattarr said:
thanks all for all your help for rite now im going to hang on to my 285 and save my penny's and get the upgrade when i can afford it. it will take a long time my credit cards are all taped out.

This; I was gonna say, hang on to your GTX 285, especially if it's not a BFG; that was the reason I sold mine. Wait for the next generation.

shellofinsanity · Apr 20, 2011

yea hold onto it, i had a GTX 275 that went belly up but if it hadn't id be very happy with it still today, very strong cards and no reason to replace them just yet

Rock N Roll Rebel · Apr 21, 2011

i just found another 285 gtx for 120 bucks the guy said he will sell it to me next month if he still has it. is it worth getting and go sli or should i just save and get a 560ti in aboute six months

Spectrum · Apr 21, 2011

well if you only want to play dx9 and 10 games, get the extra 285. however if you play dx11 games like bfbc2, then get a 560 in a couple months time.

bostonbuddy · Apr 21, 2011

get a 590

Rock N Roll Rebel · Apr 21, 2011

bostonbuddy said:
get a 590

i will never have the money for a 590 im poor.

System Name	ROG MACHINE
Processor	Ryzen 9 5950x
Motherboard	Crosshair viii Hero
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z 73 my corsair H115i kicked the bucket corsair sucks lol
Memory	g-skill rgb 64gb 4x16gb ddr4 3200mgz
Video Card(s)	MSI Ventus 3x oc 3080
Storage	Sabren rocket gen 4 2tb m.2/ samsung 960 evo 1tb m.2/ 3x toshiba 3tb hdd , 10tb seagate, 16tb seagat
Display(s)	Acer 4k monitor/ Samsung C34J79x 34 inch curved monitor
Case	thermal take view 71 rgb
Audio Device(s)	creative ae-5 sound card
Power Supply	corsair AX 1200i 1200 watt psu
Mouse	ROG CHAKRAM
Keyboard	corsair k95
Software	windows 11 pro 64bit

System Name	Cookies N Cream Sundae with Strawberries on top.
Processor	Intel \| i7 2600K \| 4.2Ghz \| 1.30v \| HT Disabled
Motherboard	Asus \| Maximus IV Extreme \| P67 Chipset \| B3 Revision
Cooling	Corsair H80 \| BZ-502B \| Corsair SP120/AF120 \| 200mm Spectre Pro
Memory	Mushkin Blackline \| DDR3 \| CL8 \| 4x2GB @ 1600Mhz \| 1.50v
Video Card(s)	Asus \| GTX 670 \| DirectCU II \| GPU: 1056Mhz \| MEM: 1803Mhz
Storage	Mushkin \| Chronos Deluxe \| 240GB \| R: 560MB/s \| W: 520MB/s
Display(s)	Asus \| VE248H \| 24" \| LED
Case	Corsair \| Graphite Series \| 600T White \| Window Side-Panel
Audio Device(s)	Realtek \| HD Audio \| Creative \| Sound Blaster \| X-Fi \| Go! Pro
Power Supply	Corsair \| AX850 \| 80+ Gold certified \| Fully modular
Software	Microsoft \| Windows 7 \| Professional \| x64 \| OEM
Benchmark Scores	BlackWidow \| DeathAdder \| Goliathus \| Creative Fatal1ty Headset

System Name	ROG MACHINE
Processor	Ryzen 9 5950x
Motherboard	Crosshair viii Hero
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z 73 my corsair H115i kicked the bucket corsair sucks lol
Memory	g-skill rgb 64gb 4x16gb ddr4 3200mgz
Video Card(s)	MSI Ventus 3x oc 3080
Storage	Sabren rocket gen 4 2tb m.2/ samsung 960 evo 1tb m.2/ 3x toshiba 3tb hdd , 10tb seagate, 16tb seagat
Display(s)	Acer 4k monitor/ Samsung C34J79x 34 inch curved monitor
Case	thermal take view 71 rgb
Audio Device(s)	creative ae-5 sound card
Power Supply	corsair AX 1200i 1200 watt psu
Mouse	ROG CHAKRAM
Keyboard	corsair k95
Software	windows 11 pro 64bit

System Name	My Heater
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.2ghz
Motherboard	Asus P5B-E Plus
Cooling	Zalman CNPS 9700 NT
Memory	Patriot 4GB 800MHz DDR2
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 460 1GB
Storage	2x Western Digital 640GB (1.28TB)
Display(s)	Viewsonic VX2349wm 24"
Case	Raidmax Hurricane
Audio Device(s)	C-Media 8738
Power Supply	Aywun Megapower 650w 80+
Software	Windows 7 64 Bit

System Name	My Gaming System
Processor	Intel i7 4770k @ 4.4 Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VI Impact (ITX)
Cooling	Custom Full System Water cooling Loop
Memory	G.Skill 1866 Mhz Sniper 8 Gb
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780 ti SC
Storage	Samsung SSD EVO 120GB - Samsung SSD EVO 500GB
Display(s)	ASUS W246H - 24" - widescreen TFT active matrix LCD
Case	Bitfenix Prodigy
Power Supply	Corsair AX760 Modular PSU
Software	Windows 8.1 Home Primeum

upgrading graphics card

Rock N Roll Rebel

Evolved

New Member

Rock N Roll Rebel

Funtoss

New Member

MT Alex

20mmrain

gpost3

New Member

crazyeyesreaper

Not a Moderator

20mmrain

Frizz

hat

Enthusiast

Rock N Roll Rebel

gpost3

New Member

Lionheart

claylomax

shellofinsanity

New Member

Rock N Roll Rebel

Spectrum

New Member

bostonbuddy

New Member

Rock N Roll Rebel

System Name	Custom Work/Gaming PC
Processor	Core 2 E4500 @ 2.2 Ghz
Motherboard	ECS g31 mATX
Cooling	Intel Stock for CPU / Arctic Accelero for VGA
Memory	2x2GB Kingston DDR2 800 Mhz
Video Card(s)	nVidia Geforce 240 GT DDR5
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 500 GB + WD RE4 500 GB
Display(s)	Dell 17" LCD
Case	Some mATX case
Audio Device(s)	Onboard for now but getting a soundcard soon
Power Supply	Antec 430 EarthWatts
Software	Win7 x64/Ubuntu 10.10 x64

System Name	Old reliable
Processor	Intel 8700K @ 4.8 GHz
Motherboard	MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	32 GB Crucial Ballistix 3666 MHz
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X
Storage	3x SSDs 2x HDDs
Display(s)	Dell U2412M + Samsung TA350
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Samson Meteor Mic / Generic 2.1 / KRK KNS 6400 headset
Power Supply	Zalman EBT-1000
Mouse	Mionix NAOS 7000
Keyboard	Mionix

System Name	White Theme
Processor	Intel 12700K CPU
Motherboard	ASUS STRIX Z690-A D4
Cooling	Lian Li Galahad Uni w/ AL120 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3200 Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Aero 4080 Super 16GB
Storage	2TB Samsung 980 Pro PCIE 4.0
Display(s)	Alienware 38" 3840x1600 (165Hz)
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO White
Audio Device(s)	2i2 Scarlett Solo + Schiit Magni 3 AMP
Power Supply	Corsair HX 1000 Platinum

System Name	Starlifter :: Dragonfly
Processor	i7 2600k 4.4GHz :: i5 10400
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro :: ASUS Prime H570-Plus
Cooling	Cryorig M9 :: Stock
Memory	4x4GB DDR3 2133 :: 2x8GB DDR4 2400
Video Card(s)	PNY GTX1070 :: Integrated UHD 630
Storage	Crucial MX500 1TB, 2x1TB Seagate RAID 0 :: Mushkin Enhanced 60GB SSD, 3x4TB Seagate HDD RAID5
Display(s)	Onn 165hz 1080p :: Acer 1080p
Case	Antec SOHO 1030B :: Old White Full Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro - Bose Companion 2 Series III :: None
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE 550w :: EVGA Supernova 550
Software	Windows 10 Pro - Plex Server on Dragonfly
Benchmark Scores	>9000

System Name	Boomer Master Race
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS APU
Motherboard	BareBones Mini PC MB
Cooling	Mini PC Cooling
Memory	Crucial 32GB 4800MHz
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 680M 8GB IGPU
Storage	Crucial 500GB M.2 SSD + 2TB Ext HDD
Display(s)	Sony 4K Bravia X85J 43Inch TV 120Hz
Case	Beelink Mini PC Chassis
Audio Device(s)	Built In Realtek Digital Audio HD
Power Supply	120w Power Brick
Mouse	Logitech G203 Lightsync
Keyboard	Atrix RGB Slim Keyboard
VR HMD	( ◔ ʖ̯ ◔ )
Software	Windows 10 Home 64bit
Benchmark Scores	Don't do them anymore.

System Name	Jaspe
Processor	Ryzen 1500X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X370-F Gaming
Cooling	Stock
Memory	16Gb Corsair 3000mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTS 450
Storage	Crucial M500
Display(s)	Philips 1080 24'
Case	NZXT
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Enermax 425W
Software	Windows 10 Pro

Processor	AMD Athlon II X3 450 4th core unclocked @ 3.7ghz
Motherboard	MSI 870-C35
Cooling	Stock
Memory	G.Skill 4gb DDR3 1333 2x2gb
Video Card(s)	Saphire HD5850
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 500gb
Display(s)	ASUS VH197
Case	Coolermaster Elite RC430
Audio Device(s)	Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 650
Software	Windows 7 Home 64bit