Best Graphics Card to get under or around R2000

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Title is pretty self explanatory..

Nvidia or ATi i dont mind.. But Preferably Nvidia...

I have an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor.

Any Ideas?

*Im mainly getting it to run Bad Company 2 at a nice smooth framerate.
 
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I've just purchased the ATI HD5770 for around R1600. Seems like a pretty good card for the price.
 
ATi 5770 or 4890

Depending on your need for DX11 (5770)

The 5770 is as good as a 4870 in performance, so the 4890 will be faster, but also run hotter and use much more power.
I'd think your best option would be to get a 1GB 5770.
 
HD4890 is the best bet at that price range imo. 5770 isn't close to it in performance, sorry Frag.
 
Hmmm... I was just thinking a 1gb 9800gt ^^

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Actually.
I remember hunting a while back and I thought that the ATI Sapphire HD4850/4870 Toxic Edition would be great.
 
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Id say an NVIDIA GTS250 variant from Rectron. R1500 -R1800
 
Wait a couple weeks dude, see if nvidia actually launch on time. Might find the card 5850 drops to around 2.3-2.4k mark
 
lol killa you're always banging on about Fermi hehehe.

Hereby Cerebus Predicts The Following:

Fermi will suck. ATI will change nothing.
 
fiaskow said:
Id say an NVIDIA GTS250 variant from Rectron. R1500 -R1800
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All fair with the the new cards from nvidia and the possibility that ATI will drop their prices on Nvidia's new card release
but if you want a Nvidia card now and can't wait get the GTX260 896mb card.Way better than GTS250 and if you shop around you will get it @ 2K.
 
cerebus said:
lol killa you're always banging on about Fermi hehehe.

Hereby Cerebus Predicts The Following:

Fermi will suck. ATI will change nothing.
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LOL only because i know when nvidia or ati release cards pricing drops. It is not long now :D (if they release on time though).
 
:D

I will say this - if you're gaming at 1920 you'll struggle to max out everything with 5770. 4890/260/275 you'll get comfortable framerates no matter what you play. I'm speaking from personal experience.
 
5770 if you want/need DirectX 11 or intend to keep the card for a while. It is also a very energy efficient card.

4890 if you need more performance and are willing to endure a higher power bill, and you intend to upgrade in a year or so.

GTX 260 if you're a nVidia fanboy. :p
 
Well depends what you play single or multiplayer.

I mean battlefield bad company 2 for instance runs like a dream on high AA AF etc but go online and it is a nightmare for even a 5850 to keep up with. So single player games i can agree a 4890/260/275 will max out games but not online. Online 40 FPS is horrid. Feels like bad lag :D
 
I game at 1920 and max out everything except Crysis. And my CPU isnt even amazing (athlon 620). Its a Club 3D overclocked edition that cost me about R1800. They had no regular editions in stock otherwise I would have bought one of those, since I realize overclocking it myself is very easy.

Also:
Frag said:
The 5770 is as good as a 4870 in performance, so the 4890 will be faster,
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@cerebus
Frag kinda didnt say the 5770 is the equal of the 4890, sorry cerebus.
 
The_Assimilator said:
5770 if you want/need DirectX 11 or intend to keep the card for a while. It is also a very energy efficient card.
4890 if you need more performance and are willing to endure a higher power bill, and you intend to upgrade in a year or so.

GTX 260 if you're a nVidia fanboy. :p
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Ya but not as powerful.Anyone give korn101 a link to guru3d for GFX comparisons please...
 
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