I was thinking about getting a 120 hz monitor but.... it seems tough because the one for 200$ on sale just went out of sale and my parents didnt get it yet.

Also lately I had been getting 180-250 fps, but then I changed the filters to x16 for both of them because I realized I needed to. But now I get 80-180 fps! Way too low.

So what GPU could I get to maintain the x16 filters and 3.0 shader model, high character detail, and shadows with more than 200 fps? I have a intel i7 quadcore 2.93 GHz with 4 GB of ram. I don't think those matter as much as the GPU?

Anyway for under 250$ what GPU for x16 filters and 250 or more fps?

EDIT: Btw I have a GTX 465 right now.

HD 7870. Fits the $250 mark.

slimeyava wrote:

I was thinking about getting a 120 hz monitor but.... it seems tough because the one for 200$ on sale just went out of sale and my parents didnt get it yet. Also lately I had been getting 180-250 fps, but then I changed the filters to x16 for both of them because I realized I needed to. But now I get 80-180 fps! Way too low. So what GPU could I get to maintain the x16 filters and 3.0 shader model, high character detail, and shadows with more than 200 fps? I have a intel i7 quadcore 2.93 GHz with 4 GB of ram. I don't think those matter as much as the GPU? Anyway for under 250$ what GPU for x16 filters and 250 or more fps? EDIT: Btw I have a GTX 465 right now.

Wait what, 80-180 fps isn't way too low. Your game runs decent with 60 fps and good with 90 fps. I really don't see any differences between 90 fps and 200 fps. I play with 30 fps which is a big difference. This kind of threads make me really sad, ppl being unhappy with a good graphic card..

Radeon 7870 can easily do what you're looking for.

First of all, i wouldnt even pay 10 € just to get more than 80 FPS since 80 FPS are just fine. Also i dont get why you removed the FPS limit, its just stressing your computer more and has only downsides in my opinion.

JazonVoorheeS wrote:

First of all, i wouldnt even pay 10 € just to get more than 80 FPS since 80 FPS are just fine. Also i dont get why you removed the FPS limit, its just stressing your computer more and has only downsides in my opinion.

For a 120hz monitor you need twice as much fps. If for a 60hz monitor you say 80 fps are enough to play smoothly, then he would need 160 fps...


HD7870 is fine, I got one and max out AVA with 1080p having 130-170 fps. Taking shadows off and i get 160-200fps (limited to 200 fps)

7870s can run ava at 200fps

just turn down anti aliasing.

Upgrade your HDD and RAM first of all. And for the GPU, you should go for HD 6950/6970. 7870 will do it as well but it is more expensive.

whoiskangaru wrote:

7870s can run ava at 200fps just turn down anti aliasing.

No need to... 2GB of Vram is plenty for all AVA filters in 1080p

it also puts me down that i used to get much higher fps on AVA when i first built my pc

you can get a GTX 660. but if I were you, i'd spend a little more for a 660 ti