Hey everyone,

I am new to this whole PC gaming thing so try to give me a break here, but feel free to have your fun - i would. I bought my pc last year and now fallout 4 was released and I am playing it like its my job. The bad part is I can run the game the way it should be ran. I mean. I can run it on normal settings and get 25/30 FPS but my EVGA 650 GTX isn't cutting it. I want this to be HD.... or as HD as it gets without making my poor ass live in a box for the next few months because i spent all my money. lol


SO I was thinking of getting another graphics card. How far should I go in the dual graphics card. What do you think I should get.


Here is the rest of the specs:

Motherboard: Gigabyte z87mx-d3h-cf

Graphics: GeForce GTX 650

Processor: Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.5 ghz

RAM: 16GB ram 1333 mhz

and I am running this [censored] on a 55 inch samsung tv at 1842x1036, 60hz

First, as far as I know, the game doesn't support SLI. Second, I believe the 650 only had 1 gb of VRAM. I'd simply replace the 650 with something more powerful. 960s reportedly do quite well with this game. I have a 970 myself and it runs at ultra with a couple of settings tweaked down slightly.

Two things. The card and the display. To get a gorgeous HD display you need a nice display. TV's are fine, for 1080, but 4k is a lot finer. My 30" 2560x1600, 2.5k, monitor is a lovely thing. Now this also cost in pixels and you gotta push em'. I have a GTX 780 but you can do as well with a somewhat less expensive more modern card these days.

4K is for "enthusiasts" who have money to throw at their computers. There's plenty of room for improvement between a 650 and that.

Useful reference I've used before:

http://www.overclock.net/t/502403/graphics-card-ranking

When looking for a card, I cross-reference that list with Newegg, to see what kind of prices a particular level of performance will run.

(For reference, your 650 is down at #86 on the list. My relatively-cheap R9-270X is at 52. A GTX 960 is at 36/37. At 780 is up at 20/21. Main thing you have to do is decide how much you want to spend. After that, it's just cross-referencing. Looking at Newegg, a decent 960 looks like it'd run you around $200. Whereas a 970 is $350+, and a 980 is $500+.)

...oh, yeah. Then there's making sure your case is big enough to fit the card, your power supply pushes enough watts, and (most importantly) that your power supply has enough power connectors. Higher-end cards frequently need two 6-pin cables, or a 6- and an 8-pin.

Good points. Though my ASUS 970 only needs one 8 pin connecter most higher to medium grade cards usually need two in the combination you listed.


PSU wise (and I'm guessing here), upgrading from a 650 to a 900 series card that is a 970 or lower probably won't be an issue. If I recall correctly my 660TI draws almost twice the power of my 970. I use both for folding at home with an 850 watt power supply and that's probably overkill by a fair amount.

Do what i recently did, get a 970 gfx card and have a big afterwards

Ditto, that and a 144Hz monitor.

4k monitors are still expensive.