Any games in the horizon that will prompt you to upgrade?

[calvin0416]

Just wondering. I'm sure Crysis 2 will push the envelope as did the original, but if you don't play FPS, is there anything out there that would make you upgrade your Radeon 5xxx or Nvidia 4xx?

 

[dudeofdur]

I'm looking forward to Guild Wars 2! I'm Gonna upgrade from 2x EVGA 8800GT sc to a Radeon HD 6850

 

[jlee]

Nope, I just went from a 4890 to a 5870 because I found a deal...the 4890 was still doing okay for me, so I think I will be good for a while.

Depending on how ME3 and D3 run, I may add a second 5870 (or if I decide to go to an eyefinity setup).

 

[calvin0416]

Yeah I'm looking forward to GW2 as well and Diablo 3. I doubt that they would require more than the Radeon HD 5xxxx / Nvidia 4xx to max out.

I hope they do because it would give me a reason to upgrade

I really liked the Radeon 6xxx series. I wish I opted for that instead of the 5xxxx.

 

[mingsoup]

I can think of a couple. Diablo 3. Star Wars Knights. Red Orchestra 3. Guild Wars 2. Those are the big games on my horizon.

I'm sitting pretty nicely on a i5-750 @ 4.2 w/ 2x 5770's. Able to max out Cataclysm and New Vegas. Probably will drop in dual 560's and a sandy bridge when the latter three come out, and I can definitively research where I need to be performance wise. Who knows? I remember Guild Wars 1 being a godsend as it performed fantastically on modest hardware. Red Orchestra 3 is straight Unreal 3 engine, so I don't know how I feel there. Bioware's Star Wars Knights engine is a total mystery.

Crysis 2? Please. A waste of time. We have just recently been able to run Crysis 1. Crysis 2 will be straight to PS3/360 for me. At least with the above games I have some hope of putting together a rig that will perform well.

 

[calvin0416]

It's pretty incredible of them to put out Crysis 3 years ago. It kicks GPU butt.

 

[showb1z]

Might get a second GTX570 for Battlefield 3, probably gonna get one anyway by the end of the year.

Crysis 2? Please. A waste of time. We have just recently been able to run Crysis 1. Crysis 2 will be straight to PS3/360 for me. At least with the above games I have some hope of putting together a rig that will perform well.

Why? Even if the absolute ultra max uber settings won't be able to run @60fps on SLI'd 560's. Whatever will run (at least very high) is gonna look a HEEEEELL of a lot better than on some 5 yr old console.

 

[mingsoup]

Because I do not live in shades of grey. It's black or white. 0fps or 60fps. Its a disorder and I should seek help.

 

[jlee]

Because I do not live in shades of grey. It's black or white. 0fps or 60fps. Its a disorder and I should seek help.

Is it even guaranteed 60fps on consoles? I know I have seen games stutter before, namely Rainbow 6 Vegas (or 2, I forget which).

Anyway, drop the detail level until you get 60fps. Problem solved.

 

[mingsoup]

Grey. See if I play on 360/PS3, I have no choices. (thats black/white)

sliders offer grey area. they are bad. do you see?

 

[cusideabelincoln]

Grey. See if I play on 360/PS3, I have no choices. (thats black/white)

sliders offer grey area. they are bad. do you see?

Sure, but there's no grey area that m/kb >>>>> controller.

 

[Red Storm]

I think when Crysis 2 releases the original will still be the best looking game out there. They went with New York and all its high rises for a reason (consoles being one of them).

 

[Vdubchaos]

Crysis 2, maybe BF3

Once the game reviews are out and they are both good games, I might upgrade.

I just got a 460 so I can put 4870 into my 2nd rig, it does everything i need and some.

 

[ScorcherDarkly]

If your system is a little dated than there could be plenty of games that would require an upgrade in the near future, but the next game I see being released that is going to make EVERYONE want to upgrade is Rage in September 2011. Given id's track record, I'd be disappointed if it didn't.

 

[SHAQ]

Rage won't need an upgrade. It runs at 60 fps on consoles and it is the same game on PC but with higher resolutions and AA. A 2 series Nvidia or 4 series AMD card should be fine for it. Id said Doom 4 would be a different story though. That game will be 2013 at the earliest.

 

[RavenSEAL]

BF3 maybe

 

[brandonb]

Il2: Cod...

 

[CupCak3]

BF3 maybe

This.

I monitor is 1900x1200 so I'm not going to be surprised if I need to upgrade my GTX460.

 

[james1701]

With 2 5870's with the only thing I can think that might make me upgrade is a DX 12 game. It took over 3 generations of video cards for the first Crysis to become really playable all the way through with everything on high. With CVAR editing, I can make it go single digits still on top of the line dual cards. I hope Crysis 2 is just as punishing, but I can't see upgrading till the 7 series at the very earliest, more likely when the 8 series launch.

 

[Castiel]

I'll be going to 3 monitors and a pair of Asus GTX 580 DirectCU II's for Battlefield 3

 

[Attic]

No, though there are a lot of games i'm looking forward to.

 

[reallyscrued]

Doom IV.

 

[A5]

This.

I monitor is 1900x1200 so I'm not going to be surprised if I need to upgrade my GTX460.

Yeah I play at 19x12 too and I'm planning on replacing my 4890 when BF3 comes out.

 

[smackababy]

Games aren't the reason I upgrade, although I primarily game on my PC. I will probably upgrade when the next latest and greatest GPU comes out and a waterblock for it is released.

 

[Skurge]

I'll probably get a new video card when I build a completely new system. Might go with a 6970 with eyefinity if its in my budget.

The only game I'm really upgrading for is Dirt 3 and F1 2011.