Nvidia GeForce GT430 we are officially over... what should I upgrade too?

[Zee530]

Not yellow...GOLD

[Starscream]

Generally anything with 120GB bandwidth or more would be a nice video card upgrade for PC games and Dolphin.

[NaturalViolence]

Quote:I was hoping to spend up to $200-$250

Then get a GTX 560 or GTX 560 TI. Although you don't need to spend that much. Even a GTX 550 TI ($140) is more than enough for 4x IR. What kind of monitor do you have?

[xnij]

Acer S231HL 23-inch along side a Envision LM-700 (it is ancient but when I have to do school work it is very useful )



Should I replace the old monitor with a new one or should I keep it? I mean it works pretty good for schoolwork.

[AnyOldName3]

The monitor itself won't be the problem, but the native resolution of the monitor is what would be best to set dolphin higher than. If it's a 5" 800x600 then it needs a less powerful GPU to drive it than a 50" 2560x1600.

[NaturalViolence]

Yes I was mainly concerned with the screen resolution. A 550 TI will easily meet and surpass your needs.

[xnij]

Well if this is what you mean: eVGA GeForce GTX 550Ti Graphics card - 1 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM

I am fine with it as long as it can handle all my games that my current card can (I am sure it can lol)

[NaturalViolence]

Sure. For high end pc gaming you might want to look at a GTX 560 or GTX 560 TI instead but if you're just using this for dolphin and lightweight modern games a GTX 550 TI is fine and will save you some money.