Help needed for finding a graphics card

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AeroNV

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I have put together a list of parts for a gaming PC and still need some help with finding a good graphics card for games like Arma III. Here is the list:

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138372

Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104098

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103996

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233192

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767

Operating System: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

Like I said before I need help finding a graphics card for these parts and my budget for it would be no more than $200. Also if anybody can find out how much power is needed so I can get a power supply that would work for the parts. And lastly if anybody can find cheaper parts so I can save more money without losing that much performance.
 
Had to do a fair bit of research on this one. I HIGHLY reccomend this card. $220 great overclocker. Only $5 more then the cheapet gtx660. I found arma favors nvidia slightly more in benchmarks. Plus having read arma is a cpu hog nvidia will do u good since they are a little less cpu reliant then amd cards.

And this psu is better then the one you picked, its a seasonic rebrand eith a great warranty. $70 and for 3 more days its $15 off with promo code so $55. Thats a steal! I suggest u buy the psu right now before anything else. Your system shouldn need more then 450w. This one is a VERY good one. Has great reviews. The 550w peaks at 600w too. Most psu's gimmick abouttheir actual wattage.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013

And that hard drive you picke is a great pick. As for cpu/mobo im trying to find a better alternative for you.

Edit: I did a ton of browsing and you can go wrong with this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1226835 a i5 plus a intel z77 mobo combo for $260 plus u get a free $15 gift card. Its only the i5 3330p but it destroys the fx 4000 and 6000 cpus, will be great for arma. Motherboard isnt anything special but has what u need. Ivybridge support and pcie 3.0 with 16x lane. And for cheap too.

And heres much better ram for $5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161452 with ivybridge you want 1600mhz. Not more then that tho if you arent overcloking. Comes with a good heat sink, latency and voltage as well. Very good ratings and very low doa rate for cheap ram. Its $5 off atm.
 
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What graphics card did you say was good because there is no link for it, but the other stuff is good.
 
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Sorry forgot to put the link, anyhow your stuck deciding between the gtx 660 and 7850 ($20 less), this one is $203 right now, the gigabyte gtx 660, good card overall.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125443
The 7870 is faster then the gtx 660 by a little bit but is more expensive, in arma you will see around a 3-6fps difference I think, both are great cards, comes down to your preference and if you want to spend $20 more, if you can afford it, I would go for it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127722

Some benchmarks of a 7870 running arma II with a i5 2500k setup
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/03/05/amd-radeon-hd-7870-2gb-review/4
Same fps as the gtx 580, the 580 is faster then the gtx 660, so the 7870 would be a great card.

And if you are wondering what the 7870 xt is, its a cut down 7950 that sells for around $240-$250 and get fps very near gtx 670 and 7950 which sells for $400/$300, making it a VERY good bang for buck card, but unfortunately it is currently out of stock.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202024
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131484&Tpk=myst&IsVirtualParent=1
 
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AeroNV said:
I have put together a list of parts for a gaming PC and still need some help with finding a good graphics card for games like Arma III.
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Have you already bought those parts? I hope not.

Biostar motherboards aren't great, look at Gigabyte, ASUS or MSI instead.

FSP PSUs aren't great, look at Corsair, OCZ, Antec or XFX instead (Corsair CX 600 would be a good unit to buy).

Processor is outdated, get an FX-4300 instead, or better still, an FX-6300.

Memory is from a good brand and 8GB is nice, but 1333MHz is slow. Go for 1600MHz or faster.

As for your graphics card, I recommend you buy an HD 7850 or an HD 7870.
 
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Have you already bought those parts? I hope not.

Biostar motherboards aren't great, look at Gigabyte, ASUS or MSI instead.

FSP PSUs aren't great, look at Corsair, OCZ, Antec or XFX instead (Corsair CX 600 would be a good unit to buy).

Processor is outdated, get an FX-4300 instead, or better still, an FX-6300.

Memory is from a good brand and 8GB is nice, but 1333MHz is slow. Go for 1600MHz or faster.

As for your graphics card, I recommend you buy an HD 7850 or an HD 7870.
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+1 to all of this.
 
Dong forget seasonic psu's xD most good psu's are seasonic rebrands anyways :p like msot of xfx's lineup, which is sweet cause they come with a good warranty lol, mine came with 7 years :).
 
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