Should I wait to upgrade my video card?

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  1. Magdylite

    Magdylite Member

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    Is there anything new coming out in the next two to three months that I should wait for? At the moment im currently underwhelmed by the selection especially in light of crysis. My budgets aproximately 200-300. Image quality is very important to me and of course fps. Ati up to anything?
     
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    i heard that ati's new line is going to come out during the summer and it is supposed to be a mojor improvement. if you were to wait for those cards you would probably have to fight for one when they come out. they will most likely be in short supply. you could get an 8800gts 512. that is a nice card, but you wont be able to max out crysis. no card for the next few years will come close.

    http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9307/amd_s_upcoming_r700_gpu_out_in_june/index.html
     
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    sammorris Senior member

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    The current generation of ATI cards (If you want good image quality, ATI are your only real option) can max Crysis at a resolution no higher than 1152x864 in DirectX9 and even less in DirectX10 - you would currently be wise to wait.
     
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    yeah it seems like I need to do some more waiting...
     

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