geforce gt 330

It all depends on what resolution you want to run at and what CPU you have. I would assume that with a decent Core 2 Duo, you could run at ~1280*1024.
 
tigerbomb8 said:
i have i7 870
8 gb ram

and while we are at it on a sclae of 1-10 what would you rate the gt 330
10 = good
1= crap
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With an i7 870, you'll probably want a better GPU. The GT 330 would be a major bottleneck at higher resolutions.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would probably give it a 5. It's about as good as my Radeon x800, but I don't game.
 
I agree with noodle, that card will bottleneck the i7...you can find VERY decent cards under $200, if youre in the market to buy 1... :)
 
I agree the GT 330 is less than you probably want for your system. What resolution do you play at? It makes a significant difference in what card to get - obvously the greater the resolution the larger of a card is needed.

You can find a decent but not great mainstream card for about $100 - and you can go up from there for better cards. The GTS 450 is a good basic level card for about $115:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/nvidia-geforce-gts-450_9.html#sect1

GIGABYTE GeForce GTS 450 OC 1GB Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125341&cm_re=gts_450-_-14-125-341-_-Product
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3562/gigabyte_geforce_gts_450_oc_1gb_video_card/index.html

For only a little more, $130 total, you can get a much better card - the GTX 460 768MB card. It is a solid card that can be found at a discount right now because it is being replaced by the GTX 550 Ti, but the new card is slower. The 768MB version of the GTX 460 is only slightly slower than the 1GB version, but costs substantially less. See the slight performance difference in this article:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-460-gf104-fermi,2684.html

Note that on the THG Best Card for the Money article linked below, the GTX 460 1 GB is one of the cards recommended at the $200 price level. This card is almost as fast and as shown in the review above, and costs quite a bit less..

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews...card-geforce-gtx-590-radeon-hd-6990,2879.html

For a specific card, I recommend the MSI Twin Frozr because of its effective but quiet heatsink/fan, factory overclock, and good price – only $130 after rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...19&cm_re=gtx_460_768mb-_-14-127-519-_-Product

And you can go up from there. You can find helpful resources for selecting and upgrading video cards for gaming at:

http://www.upgradevideocards.com/gaming.html
 
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