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What card should I get?

Malik Sajid

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Hi, guys! I'm resurrecting an old rig and some your help to pick up a suitable graphics card considering its overclocking ability.
My system specs:
ASUS P5Q-E
Q9650 (planning to push it to 4.0~4.5 GHz)/Cryorig H5
4x 2GB DDR2 @1000MHz
Evga GQ 650W
I will gaming on a 24“ monitor @1080p. I'm choosing among rx470, GTX970 and GTX1060 3GB. I don't know which one could be better! If there's any better option, feel free to guide me.
 
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hi there im on asus p5q deluxe with e5450 similar to q9650 as mine clocked at 4.07ghz with 8gb mushkin rams and gtx 660 2gb which has the dx12 on it can tell you the games i can run on medium to high mostly play project cars, dirt rally, dead island, resident evil 7. sure i can run dirt 4 without issue no hic up on that
 
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fullinfusion said:
So! and a 970 vs a 1060 or rx 480 is what?

A slower card.:rolleyes:. let the dude upgrade and not bottle neck the cpu
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I doubt his CPU can handle anything stronger. A new board/chip and dip would be a much better investment, but the thread is long dead.
 
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Honestly even a 970 is a bit too much for that platform.
 
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ah well do your research based on the motherboard as not all graphic card work out of the box as i just stick to gtx 660 for now as it running fine for my needs
 
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my sons' W 3520 ( 4C/8Th) @3.9ghz does a fantastic job paired with GTX 970
 
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