New Nvidia GPU

[d3athsd00r]

Looking to buy a new Nvidia GPU and I've been out of the game for quite a while. Its most likely going to be my christmas present so $150 is probably my max that can be spent.

I'm pretty much only upgrading my 9800GTX+ b/c I have to run Battlefield 3 at 1280x720 at Medium to get about 35fps.

 

So I was looking at a GTX 460...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130571

 

or a recertified 470...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130616

 

Also, GTX 500 series are currently out of the question because I'm running a Hackintosh with Kakewalk and the hardware is kinda limited atm.

http://www.kakewalk.se/compatibility/

 

There's the link to the compatibility page.

 

I was contemplating going Radeon but I like PhysX and EVGA Precision. And unless I can use my current 9800GTX+ as a PhysX card alongside the Radeon I want to stick with Nvidia and EVGA.

 

Any suggestions or links would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks all.

[El_Capitan]

What video card do you have, and what's your monitor's max resolution?

[90sgamer]

I haven't tried it in a while, but at one time, I was able to get the my 9800GTX to work as a Physx card along side my Radeon HD 5870 on a Windows 7 machine. The catch was that I had to plug a monitor into the 9800GTX to get it to work. I only had one monitor, so I hooked up the Radeon via DVI and the 9800GTX via VGA. This led to my computer thinking I had two monitors. It worked well most of the time, but I kept losing my mouse cursor over on the fake extended monitor, and when my monitor would wake up from sleep, I would always be set to VGA and the extended screen. I'm sure there are ways to avoid these problems, but I didn't research it at the time. Basically, I got tired to constantly switching between display modes, and took out the 9800GTX. I think newer Nvidia drivers stop this setup now anyways, but I could be wrong.

 

As far as a new GPU goes, I tend to not get recertified hardware, even from newegg, but I may just be paranoid. I would be afraid someone did some heavy OC'ing with it before hand, and might have broke something Even though newegg is supposed to check for 100% working order, I wouldn't do it. The 460 should be enough for BF3 unless you plan on doing a lot of AA or have a huge resolution (or multi-monitor setup).

[d3athsd00r]

What video card do you have, and what's your monitor's max resolution?

 

I currently have a 9800GTX+ on a Dell 21.5" 1920x1080 monitor.

[El_Capitan]

I currently have a 9800GTX+ on a Dell 21.5" 1920x1080 monitor.

Sorry, I meant what PSU do you have? Lol.

[d3athsd00r]

Sorry, I meant what PSU do you have? Lol.

 

Raidmax 730watt

 

For ref i have:

Intel Q9550 OC'd to 3.65 on a CM V8 cooler

2 7200 RPM HDDs

2 5400 RPM HDDs

6GB 1600MHz DDR3

3 Blue LED fans

2 Normal fans

[d3athsd00r]

Bump

 

Anyone with any suggestions or recommendations?

[MJCRO]

I'd say the GTX 460, best price to performance ratio out there. Don't even bother with a re-certified or 500's series card now because their so much.

[d3athsd00r]

I'd say the GTX 460, best price to performance ratio out there. Don't even bother with a re-certified or 500's series card now because their so much.

 

Thanks. I'm actually selling my Wii so I can get the GPU and a new case I've been looking at.

[d3athsd00r]

I've got another question. What can I do with my old 512MB 9800GTX+ after upgrading? The best I could probably do with selling it is about $50. Would it be possible to utilize it some how along with the 460?

[El_Capitan]

Use it as a dedicated PhysX card. You might like it if you ever play something like Batman: Arkham City.

[mattyamdfanboi]

if u dont play physx games sell it..