Quick Question About Video Card Upgrade

[Corey]

Hey guys, I'm looking to upgrade my computer and I know practically nothing about how to do so. I've already gotten a few pointers from the guys on skype chat and another friend of mine, but I wanted to make sure what I'm planning to do is worth doing or if I can get the same stuff for cheaper and whatnot.

I've been told to make sure it's compatible a lot but I have no idea what that means. So really any help in that respect would be much appreciated.

I planned on buying this to upgrade my video card for it's price and it's apparently pretty decent from what I'm told.

Here's my current setup. I was told that just upgrading my video card should last me for a couple years at least.
Thanks guys and let me know if you need more info.

EDIT: Also, what's the difference between the normal version and the overclocked one that's 30 dollars more?

[markbarkins]

That's the best card for the money in that price range. This has a better cooler and is about the same price.
http://slickdeals.net/f/6883420-msi-...bate-at-newegg

EDIT: Also it appears it's already OC'ed

[Corey]

That's the best card for the money in that price range. This has a better cooler and is about the same price.
http://slickdeals.net/f/6883420-msi-...bate-at-newegg

EDIT: Also it appears it's already OC'ed

OC = overclock I know, but what's that actually do? Also, I read the thread and they mentioned multiple cards? Would i be able to use my current one in addition to this one to... get more graphics or how does that work?

[markbarkins]

No. When you SLI (mulitple cards) you cause both cards to run at the speed of the slower card. And 1 x gtx 760 >>>>>>> 2x gtx 260's. Also, I'm not sure if trying to SLI a 260 with a 760 would even work.

Overclocking just means that the Cards Core clock and memory clock will run faster. As in they will process faster giving a boost in performance.

From looking at your specs, you should see a pretty drastic increase in performance going from a gtx 260 to a gtx 760. It is definitely money well spent.

EDIT: Also, with the 760 you can run DirectX 11.2 if you upgrade to Windows 8.1, which has some significant performance boosting features.

Edit 2:
PassMark - G3D Mark has the 760 at ~ 5000 and the 260 at ~1100. Almost 5 times as powerful.

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

[Corey]

Alright thanks so much for the help. Now I just have to scrape the money together.