Whats the best midrange videocard

I'm not that knowledgeable on videocards. Haven't been following the gpu advancement since the 8800gt was out and at that time I couldn't afford it. I want to get back into pc gaming I lost interest since the graphic cards I always had were less then decent and the games weren't by any means impressive looking regardless of the rest of the specs on my machine.

I just want to get something that'll blow me away when I see it in action. I'm in a process of building a new system and I don't want to skimp on the machine just want something that'll hold me over for the next 5 years. Was looking into getting an asus desktop since it was 32gb i7 gtx550 but realized it'll be cheaper and can get better specs if I build on my own.

I want to spend at the very most $325 on a video card. But wouldn't mind saving a few bucks and buying something $230 - $280 range. I was set on getting something in the 660 series ti oc but I read somewhere that the difference in performance in the 660ti is not that noticeable to the 660 OC in real gameplay not benchmarks. Now I'm leaning towards gigabit 660oc. After reading more articles it says the 7870 is better. So now I don't what to get.

Specs of my build
i5 3750k
32gb 4 x 8gb 1600
2 tb sata 3 64mb
asus p8z77
coolermaster haf912
psu 600w
considering a gigabit 660oc 2gb

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ptilsen

Starcraft is the best overall, but it loses replay value if you're not going online with it. That being said, the single-player campaigns alone are worth it, IMO. Company of Heroes was a great one. C&C and Red Alert series haven't been good since the old days. The Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War games are good as well. Finally, the Total War games are awesome, thought not technically RTS (they are combined TBS and real-time tactics). Edit: this is actually a great list.

N2, you are definitely looking for Skyrim, even Oblivion if you're cheap.

lsud00d

ptilsen wrote: »

C&C and Red Alert series haven't been good since the old days.

Zeppelin's were my jam

ptilsen

Nothing like a good old Kirov.

demonfurbie

the best midrange vid card is the one that was top end a year ago

tpatt100

I have a 240 SSD in my desktop and laptop, never going back lol. I am playing Guild Wars 2 at the moment and when you have to change zones you load very fast, none of that waiting for stuff to load up.

WafflesAndRootbeer

dmarcisco wrote: »

Would a SSD drive really make a difference? Would it be beneficial to get a 128gb to just run the OS?

MicroCenter and NewEgg are both having a huge sale on Crucial SSDs. 512GB for less than $400!

Legacy User

Do you really have your waffles with rootbeer? They have good prices but I'm in nj so I don't want to pay for the tax.

WafflesAndRootbeer

Hell yeah I do. Well, even with taxes, it's still a pretty good deal and far less than it would be at regular prices.