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What's the best card for 1080p Gaming?

post #1 of 39
8/16/12 at 7:56am
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Hello,

I was wondering whats the best card for 1080p Gaming which is relatively future proof?

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post #2 of 39
8/16/12 at 8:01am
This is a horrible question which has no definite answer. You are clearly just trying to open up the red vs green can of worms here.
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8/16/12 at 8:06am
No such thing. Future proof doesn't happen that much any more (unless you quad sli/qf) and there is no 'best' because all need a price bracket or some context.

So maybe if you add some more details then we can give an actual answer.
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post #4 of 39
8/16/12 at 12:43pm
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I haven't really got a budget but I am limited to 1 GPU slot? I don't mind any brand
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post #5 of 39
8/16/12 at 12:46pm
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I haven't really got a budget but I am limited to 1 GPU slot? I don't mind any brand

no budget? Nvidia GTX 690 ...
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8/16/12 at 12:48pm
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no budget? Nvidia GTX 690 ...

The absolute best cards you can buy on the market today are 7970 ghz edition, 680 4gb model, or GTX 690. The first 2 are single GPUs, while the 3rd is a dual gpu. There are variations, but those are the top 3, ranging from 500-1100, I believe.
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post #7 of 39
8/16/12 at 1:05pm
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Isn't anything over 2gb overkill for 1080p?
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8/16/12 at 1:06pm
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The absolute best cards you can buy on the market today are 7970 ghz edition, 680 4gb model, or GTX 690. The first 2 are single GPUs, while the 3rd is a dual gpu. There are variations, but those are the top 3, ranging from 500-1100, I believe.

/thread now quick close it nothing more needs to be said lol.
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post #9 of 39
8/16/12 at 1:09pm
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Isn't anything over 2gb overkill for 1080p?
yes and no High amounts of addins to games like skyrim can shoot VRAM usage way up. But the 690 is 2 GB per core they just label it as 4Gigs.

If you are limited to 1 slot the best by far is the 690 until the 7990 comes out (if it ever does....) then it may change
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8/16/12 at 1:18pm
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yes and no High amounts of addins to games like skyrim can shoot VRAM usage way up. But the 690 is 2 GB per core they just label it as 4Gigs.
If you are limited to 1 slot the best by far is the 690 until the 7990 comes out (if it ever does....) then it may change

Thanks. What's your opinion on the 690.. Do you think it will max out arma 3 @ 1080p
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