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Post by corky » Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:02 pm

Just got me a new computer chair and tower but I'm short a graphics card like usual, I'm planning on trying out SWTOR and looking for any recommendations for one by a person that knows a little more than me. The system I'm running Is a
Gateway DX4840-11e
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Intel Core i3 550
Intel GMA hd graphics
1Tb hd
8 Gb DDR3 memory

here Is a few I have looked at
http://www.walmart.com/ip/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-550Ti-Graphics-Card/16560823

http://www.walmart.com/ip/EVGA-GeForce-GTX-560-1GB-PCI-Express-2.0-DVI-Graphics-Card/16829853

http://www.walmart.com/ip/XFX-PVT95GZNF2-GeForce-9500GT-PCI-Express-1GB-DDR2-Graphics-Card/15907661
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Post by Tsikura » Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:00 pm

I'd take the GTX 560. It is the best choice of the three.
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Post by Terryn » Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:37 am

Get the 560 for sure. Best bang for the buck right now. If the funds allow you might want to consider going to an i5 CPU eventually. TOR is pretty heavy on the CPU as far as games go, and the extra cores on an i5 will help a LOT
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Post by corky » Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:11 pm

thanks for the recommendations, I have a feeling after tax season ill be getting another tower!
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Post by Terryn » Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:29 am

Well that 560 can go into any good modern tower so id get on that bandwagon
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