Posted: 5/23/2016 7:04:37 PM EDT
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Computer has a Truckee MB, Core i7 920 CPU (yeah it's old), and Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 GPU.
Slot is PCI-Express x16. Problem, Google Earth now has a lot more detail, especially with 3D buildings (and even trees), so now the GPU is not able to keep up and is failing to render, especially in GE Flight Sim. Yes, the fan is running on the 260 card. Is there a faster but still affordable PCIE x16 card you recommend? Comments, advice? Thanks in advance. |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487156&ignorebbr=1
You really should update you computer, though. |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487156&ignorebbr=1 You really should update you computer, though. Yep, any suggestions for simple to get and fast enough for good Google Earth flight sim? |
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New $700 card for google earth with a 6 year old CPU. Makes sense. |
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AMD is planning on releasing some new cards in the next month or so. They are targeting the <$350 market, down to about $150 or so.
No word yet if any of the new GPUs will be under $100. Find a couple cards near the top end of your budget and watch prices, there likely will be some decent sales to move old inventory. |
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AMD is planning on releasing some new cards in the next month or so. They are targeting the <$350 market, down to about $150 or so. No word yet if any of the new GPUs will be under $100. Find a couple cards near the top end of your budget and watch prices, there likely will be some decent sales to move old inventory. Good idea. |
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If I get a new computer, what should I be looking at? This old computer works well but the GPU bombs out on Google Earth, not always but if I'm on there for an hour or two, then it starts to give part screens and screens with a grid of light dots. Your computer is still pretty good. For a cool upgrade grab a Xeon X5650 CPU off ebay for $75. If you have a good cooler you'll have a 6 core processor that you can overclock to ~4Ghz. I won't recommend Nvidias overpriced GPUs anymore, except the 980Ti if you can afford it and you're higher than 1080p. 780Ti launched at $700 yet it is equal to a $400 R9 290. Regardless, new cards are coming out in the next month from both camps so its best to wait right now if you can. Nvidia is targetting the higher end and AMD the midrange on initial launch. 
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If I get a new computer, what should I be looking at? This old computer works well but the GPU bombs out on Google Earth, not always but if I'm on there for an hour or two, then it starts to give part screens and screens with a grid of light dots. #1: Decent GPU, obviously, I prefer nVidia, but opinions vary there. #2: Solid State Drive for primary OS/program/documents drive. Photos & Movies on traditional spindle drive if you can't afford a large enough SSD #3: 16GB RAM #4: Whatever CPU you have the cash left for. 
#5: Motherboard to match the CPU you had cash left for #6: Good power supply for GPU and MB/CPU/etc #7: Cheap assed case to hold it all sort of together (optional, mine are between 6 years and over a decade old...) |
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If I get a new computer, what should I be looking at? This old computer works well but the GPU bombs out on Google Earth, not always but if I'm on there for an hour or two, then it starts to give part screens and screens with a grid of light dots. I still run my i7 975 with a GTX 780. CPU is still plenty powerful. I may have to upgrade to get the next PCIe standard when my 780 starts to run out of steam. |
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Computer has a Truckee MB, Core i7 920 CPU (yeah it's old), and Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 GPU. Slot is PCI-Express x16. Problem, Google Earth now has a lot more detail, especially with 3D buildings (and even trees), so now the GPU is not able to keep up and is failing to render, especially in GE Flight Sim. Yes, the fan is running on the 260 card. Is there a faster but still affordable PCIE x16 card you recommend? Comments, advice? Thanks in advance. I have an i7 930 overclocked to 4.2GHz. I went with the EVGA GTX 970 after having two 480s in SLI. Couldn't be happier with the card and how long that overclock has extended the usable life of that computer |
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You're better off replacing the entire computer at this point rather than band-aiding a new GPU in. Yeah. Cpu going to hold you back. Ugh... not good advice. While games are finally making some use of multicore CPUs... that is really going to depend on your GPU and IQ settings/resolution. If you play games at 1080p or higher with medium or higher IQ settings... the bottleneck shifts back to your GPU unless you have a +$500 GPU set up. If you have a somewhat recent CPU and are playing at high enough IQ settings... you are losing maybe a handful of FPS, worse case is about 10FPS if it isn't a CPU dependent game engine. |
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Ugh... not good advice. While games are finally making some use of multicore CPUs... that is really going to depend on your GPU and IQ settings/resolution. If you play games at 1080p or higher with medium or higher IQ settings... the bottleneck shifts back to your GPU unless you have a +$500 GPU set up. If you have a somewhat recent CPU and are playing at high enough IQ settings... you are losing maybe a handful of FPS, worse case is about 10FPS if it isn't a CPU dependent game engine. Quoted:
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You're better off replacing the entire computer at this point rather than band-aiding a new GPU in. Yeah. Cpu going to hold you back. Ugh... not good advice. While games are finally making some use of multicore CPUs... that is really going to depend on your GPU and IQ settings/resolution. If you play games at 1080p or higher with medium or higher IQ settings... the bottleneck shifts back to your GPU unless you have a +$500 GPU set up. If you have a somewhat recent CPU and are playing at high enough IQ settings... you are losing maybe a handful of FPS, worse case is about 10FPS if it isn't a CPU dependent game engine. i7 920 is not a somewhat recent cpu. |
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A lot of varying opinions in here..
Yeah, a i7-920 isn't new, but its still a fairly fast CPU. I would take a two phase approach: 1. Look for a deal on someone selling a 980GTX or 980Ti when they upgrade to a 1000 series. Think: 300ish. This will give you immeadiate satisfaction over your gtx260. A 980 will be CPU bound in certain situations. 2. Upgrade your core system to a Haswell or Skylake and your new 980 will be able to stretch its legs even more. 3. Worry about this problem again in 2-3 years. edit: I've never heard of your brand of motherboard before, but if it supports even the most rudimentary methods of overclocking, you have an easy 800-1000Mhz of overclock waiting in the 920 even on stock voltage. |
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A lot of varying opinions in here.. Yeah, a i7-920 isn't new, but its still a fairly fast CPU. I would take a two phase approach: 1. Look for a deal on someone selling a 980GTX or 980Ti when they upgrade to a 1000 series. Think: 300ish. This will give you immeadiate satisfaction over your gtx260. A 980 will be CPU bound in certain situations. 2. Upgrade your core system to a Haswell or Skylake and your new 980 will be able to stretch its legs even more. 3. Worry about this problem again in 2-3 years. No, it isn't Current threshold is a i5-2500k. |
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No, it isn't Current threshold is a i5-2500k. Quoted:
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A lot of varying opinions in here.. Yeah, a i7-920 isn't new, but its still a fairly fast CPU. I would take a two phase approach: 1. Look for a deal on someone selling a 980GTX or 980Ti when they upgrade to a 1000 series. Think: 300ish. This will give you immeadiate satisfaction over your gtx260. A 980 will be CPU bound in certain situations. 2. Upgrade your core system to a Haswell or Skylake and your new 980 will be able to stretch its legs even more. 3. Worry about this problem again in 2-3 years. No, it isn't Current threshold is a i5-2500k. Threshold for what? In a GPU limited scenario, OP will still get massive gains out of a faster GPU at this point. Not saying a 920 will drive the latest GPUS to their full potential, but he has a lot of upgrade horsepower available coming from a GTX260. (This coming from a guy who has run every generation of NVidia GPU since the original GeForce) |
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I bought a EVGA GTX 960 a few weeks ago for my youngest daughters build, basically my old stuff in a new case FX8320 8 gigs of ram. She loves it playing GTA 5 and mine-craft.
About $200.00. Plays GTA 5 on fairly high settings. The GTX 960's 970's and 980's will be on sale real soon. |
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I bought a EVGA GTX 960 a few weeks ago for my youngest daughters build, basically my old stuff in a new case FX8320 8 gigs of ram. She loves it playing GTA 5 and mine-craft. About $200.00. Plays GTA 5 on fairly high settings. The GTX 960's 970's and 980's will be on sale real soon. "Youngest daughter" "GTA 5" Hmmm, yeah.. I hope you are an old fart. 
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I bought a EVGA GTX 960 a few weeks ago for my youngest daughters build, basically my old stuff in a new case FX8320 8 gigs of ram. She loves it playing GTA 5 and mine-craft. About $200.00. Plays GTA 5 on fairly high settings. The GTX 960's 970's and 980's will be on sale real soon. "Youngest daughter" "GTA 5" Hmmm, yeah.. I hope you are an old fart. I'm 52. 
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No, it isn't Current threshold is a i5-2500k. Might want to do some research. http://www.anandtech.com/show/7189/choosing-a-gaming-cpu-september-2013/6 or this 
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No, it isn't Current threshold is a i5-2500k. Might want to do some research. http://www.anandtech.com/show/7189/choosing-a-gaming-cpu-september-2013/6 or this http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph10185/81033.png The "or this" pic won't open. Any ideas on a fix for pics that won't open? |