Time for a new video card

[chevyordeath]

Well I think it's finally that time. My current setup is as follows:

Intel i7 920 @ 2.67GHz, Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5, 6GB DDR3 1600 (triple channel), 2 ATI 4870's in crossfire

Been running great since late 2008, still plays everything I throw at it. However, I am starting to notice some significant lacking in the GPU department. I think a new video card should extend the systems life another couple of years.

I am looking to spend no more than $300; I am not interested in Crossfire/SLI this time around. I also do not care either way ATI or NVIDIA.

I have had my eyes on the EVGA Geforce 660 TI Superclock edition. I just wanted to see what Neowin had to say before I pulled the trigger.

[nytiger73]

I'd say the 660Ti should give you a nice performance boost with your current setup. What games are you playing currently that you're starting to notice some issues?

[chevyordeath]

BF3, Witcher 2, Skyrim... Pretty much any high fidelity game released in the last year or so. I can play current games fine, It just takes some tweaking of the graphics settings to levels that are starting to bother me :).

[Krome]

Yeah my system performance seems to lower the WEI score... When I first post this post, my graphic performance is 7.4 in WEI. Now after a few graphic card driver update, I get 6.9. That is not a good sign. I, too, believe I need to update my GPU to extend my PC use.