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Sorry, to ask this, but i want to make sure, that, i can get the right video card for my new Intel i7. Which Video Card will work perfectly, for example AMD, works very well with ATI Radeon.

thank you so much, in advance for any honest answer!

asked Feb 21 '11 at 00:45

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I have an Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.7Ghz
Right now I have an nVidia GeForce 285 GTX 1GB, and next Wednesday I plan on upgrading to the ATI Radeon 6950 2GB and unlocking it to a 6970.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150518

Really depends on what card you have now, and your price range for upgrading.
I wouldn't say either brand is specifically better with Intel or AMD.

answered Feb 21 '11 at 00:47

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edited Feb 21 '11 at 00:48

I want to buy this video card from ATI "Radeon HD 5770", i am not really into gaming, but i hope, that's a good video card for my Intel i7! :)

(Feb 21 '11 at 00:54) Franky Juarez Franky%20Juarez's gravatar image

To be quite honest, if you aren't into gaming you don't really need anything better than the 5770. But if you want a $200 card I would say the NVIDIA GTX 460 is a good choice.

(Feb 21 '11 at 01:35) PhantomGamers PhantomGamers's gravatar image

Thank you so much PhantomGamers! :)

(Feb 22 '11 at 01:15) Franky Juarez Franky%20Juarez's gravatar image

I game. I maxed out all my games on my new 5770 and it doesn't break a sweat. 2 of them will destroy most things.

(Feb 22 '11 at 01:17) Tim Fontana Tim%20Fontana's gravatar image

The 5770 is a great card, but the 6000 series is better for crossfire...

(Feb 22 '11 at 02:38) PhantomGamers PhantomGamers's gravatar image

The card you want to upgrade to next wednsday is:

DEACTIVATED. This item is currently out of stock and it may or may not be restocked.

(Nov 26 '11 at 23:27) Tux Penguin Tux%20Penguin's gravatar image
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Any newer Video Card will work with your Intel Core i7 Processor & Motherboard, the name isn't really a factor.

AMD / ATI / NVIDIA all have good video cards & every one of them are compatible with Intel or AMD processors.

The AMD 6870 is a great Video card to use, or for use in Crossfire (2 Cards), but this is not a cheap, this would give you triple monitor support though.

You definitely have to tell the person giving you recommendations how much you want to spend, because your budget is always the first consideration!

The most important thing you need to consider BEFORE you purchase a card is your power supply, you may need to upgrade your power supply for your video card. (Most likely)

The next most important thing is knowing your Bus Type for your Motherboard, it will most likelly be (PCIe X16).

If you want more technical help with this, email me, for it would be too long to post specific help for on these boards.

============= Based upon the information you provided here are my recommendations:

Recommended Cards...

Affordable Performance - NVIDIA GTS 450

(NOTE: This Video Card can play Battlefield Bad Company 2 in HD)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130573

Midrange - NVIDIA GTX 460 - 1 GB DDR5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130563

Midgrange - AMD 6850 - 1 GB DDR5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

answered Feb 21 '11 at 00:54

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edited Feb 22 '11 at 01:28

Hello Gtech!, honestly, i am targeting a $200 video card or less, i purchased a power supply with 750w from Antec. I am getting a new motherboard from ASUS (ASUS Sabertooth X58), that has a good features.

thank you for helping!

(Feb 21 '11 at 01:09) Franky Juarez Franky%20Juarez's gravatar image

Both of graphic card is good, but it will really depend on their benchmark performance. Nvidia GTS 450 is a decent graphic card for gaming in 1680x1050 resolution and below with some 1920x1080 resolutions with the exceptions on lower qualities. ATI Radeon 5770 is another good graphic card in a price range similar to the Nvidia GTS 450, but Radeon 5770 is a little bit faster. I recommend GTX 460 graphic cards where it is really good if you really want a much better gaming performance but it is not that cheaper than GTS 450 graphic cards.

The Nvidia GTS 450 is affordable for a good graphic card. The Nvidia GTX 460 is more of a mainstream card, while Nvidia GTX 470 cards are better and are more enthusiast level cards. If you want a cheaper graphic that can performs better in gaming, then choose GTS 450. But I recommend the cheapest GTX 460 (specially 768MB version GeForce GTX 460) as it performs 30% - 40% faster than GTS 450

http://www.techyv.com/questions/nvidia-or-ati-radeon-graphic-card

answered Nov 25 '11 at 22:56

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edited Nov 25 '11 at 22:58

I would recommend ATI/AMD cards. If you want to start gaming, I would recommend a 6750, for about $75. I currently have that card, and can run on Ultra settings on most games on a single monitor. That card also supports Eyefinity, so you can play on 3 monitors (if you have 3 of the same). I can usually run games on high settings on my 3 monitor eyefinity setup. It really depends how much you want to spend on a card, but I feel this card gives great performance for the price. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150572

answered Nov 26 '11 at 22:01

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There are several benchmarks out there that say as far as performance goes, ATI with Intel is the way to go. I just upgraded to an ATI Radeon HD 5450 a few months ago and it plays Black Ops without a hiccup. Soon however I will be upgrading to an ATI Radeon HD 6950.

For performance, ATI no question. nVidia is good but it's not the best. And if price is an issue. My 5450 was less than $200 and like I said, Black Ops runs like a dream

answered Feb 21 '11 at 11:23

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Honestly, i want to buy the "Radeon HD 5770", looks so amazing!, i hope, that's a good video card for my new Intel i17 950! :)

(Feb 22 '11 at 01:28) Franky Juarez Franky%20Juarez's gravatar image

If you have $200, there will be something better. A GTX460 might be worth a look, or something along the lines of a 6870

(Feb 22 '11 at 02:04) Tim Fontana Tim%20Fontana's gravatar image

Nvidia cards perform better, but they are generally more expensive (sometimes alot). As of this moment, the GTX 580 is the fastest single GPU graphics card in production. I suggest that you get a single GPU card, because dual GPU setups have some finicky problems in a lot of games, stuff like micro stuttering etc. Also, some people seem to think its better to get 2 lower end cards and put them into SLI or Crossfire rather than getting one higher end card. Don't do that! Single cards are the way to go! You shouldn't be running an SLI or Crossfire setup unless they are both high end cards, then you would be an enthusiast. Don't forget you need enough juice from your power supply, specifically the amount of amps on the 12 volt rail.

I have a GTX 580 with a 800watt PSU and it runs great, max's out Crysis Warhead at 1080p on DX10 with no problem (I also use a Sandy Bridge i7). Performance wise, the slight edge seems to go with Nvidia, but I've had experience with both and AMD is just as good.

In short, choose any new graphics card! (Nvidia 5xx series and AMD 6xxx series)

answered Feb 22 '11 at 02:41

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edited Feb 22 '11 at 02:41

Thank you so much Zepplinne for the information! :)

(Feb 26 '11 at 02:12) Franky Juarez Franky%20Juarez's gravatar image

AMD cards if you want three or more monitors without buying two graphics cards. NVIDIA if you work with a lot of programs that support NVIDIA GPU acceleration. NVIDIA cards in most cases run games better too but they also tend to cost more.

answered Nov 27 '11 at 19:15

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I use a Radeon 6800 and it was really cheap, so I don't think you should buy nvidia because Radeon is better.

answered Apr 06 '12 at 05:02

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edited Apr 06 '12 at 14:34

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