I am probably getting a new graphics card soon...I currently have a AMD raedon 7540d My budget is around $200. So what would run this game better,I am tired of waiting 30-60 seconds for my galaxy and system maps.
Hardware & Technical Whats a good grphics card to upgrade frim amd raedon 7540d?
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I think you will find that system map loading times are dependant upon network speed (game has to download system status every time) I thought galaxy map was not but I might be wrong on that.
I just had to rebuild my system and now have much faster i7 and a 4 GB gtx970 (in place of a 2GB 660ti) and map loading times have not altered (everything else is just AMAZING though).
EDIT>>> P.S. That doesn't mean I am recommending a 970 to the OP, I don't know sub $200 cards.
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Erm, if $200 is roughly £150. Then maybe a nVidia GTX 960 (2 or 4gb)would work for you.
They're about £160 ish in the UK, so maybe just over your budget.
Good card too. I don't have own yet, but it's my next upgrade. Or would have been, if my car didn't cost me £400 for its MoT!
I currently use an AMD HD 6870 1GB which is much lower specced than the 960, but runs ED:H just fine on high/ultra settings @ 1080p. Planets are alittle low on the FPS though, 30~fps, everything else is 50-60fps.
The reason I recommend nVidia is mostly for power consumption reasons (lower than AMD equivalent), and because they support nVidia's shadow play for game recording, with almost no loss of FPS!
Just googled $200 to GBP, it's actually £140…
I still recommend the GTX 960 though, you just might need to save a little more.
Or you can try the cheaper 950ti, I've heard good things, but I don't know how well it performs in ED:H exactly.
They're about £160 ish in the UK, so maybe just over your budget.
Good card too. I don't have own yet, but it's my next upgrade. Or would have been, if my car didn't cost me £400 for its MoT!
I currently use an AMD HD 6870 1GB which is much lower specced than the 960, but runs ED:H just fine on high/ultra settings @ 1080p. Planets are alittle low on the FPS though, 30~fps, everything else is 50-60fps.
The reason I recommend nVidia is mostly for power consumption reasons (lower than AMD equivalent), and because they support nVidia's shadow play for game recording, with almost no loss of FPS!
Just googled $200 to GBP, it's actually £140…
I still recommend the GTX 960 though, you just might need to save a little more.
Or you can try the cheaper 950ti, I've heard good things, but I don't know how well it performs in ED:H exactly.
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Raw performance? Grab a Radeon 380x and overclock it. Convenience and ease of use, grab a GTX 960.
An overclocked 380x will easily manage 60fps at maximum settings (when I think of maximum settings I think of editing the .ini to your taste) planetside, you'll have to tone the settings down for the 960. Nvidia's camp enjoys (or loathes the way Nvidia's drivers have been going) more often software updates and toys like shadowplay. Oh, and if you don't play in a room with good climate control you'll be playing in your underwear with a manly sheen of nerd-sweat this summer using a 380x. They get hot, especially overclocked.
Looking forward to my summer of mostly nude gaming myself. [squeeeee]
An overclocked 380x will easily manage 60fps at maximum settings (when I think of maximum settings I think of editing the .ini to your taste) planetside, you'll have to tone the settings down for the 960. Nvidia's camp enjoys (or loathes the way Nvidia's drivers have been going) more often software updates and toys like shadowplay. Oh, and if you don't play in a room with good climate control you'll be playing in your underwear with a manly sheen of nerd-sweat this summer using a 380x. They get hot, especially overclocked.
Looking forward to my summer of mostly nude gaming myself. [squeeeee]
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On any of the new Radeons run msi afterburner with a custom fan curve and you can keep the gpu under 65 degs c.
As others have said, 380/x or 960.
As others have said, 380/x or 960.
It would be so nice of prices reflected currency exchanges like that. In reality, what costs $200 there will probably cost about £190 here. Assuming we can even get most of the stuff available in the USA. [mad]
Still, the simplists solution is probably here:
http://www.xtremegaminerd.com/best-graphics-cards-under-200/
Yes the download speed decides everything