I have an EVGA GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 SC edition. I'm looking for a decent upgrade my price range is 250-300, any suggestions. (I don't want ATI.)

Sli is your best bet imo.

I don't have that option, lol otherwise i'd hop on it. So what's the next best?

bump what about a gtx 560ti?

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/...compare,2673.html?prod[4967]=on&prod[4839]=on

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/313?vs=330

It looks like most titles would get a 10-20 FPS increase, although this will depend on the rest of your system, not sure if that card would give as much a performance increase as that when paired with your C2D E7300. I'd say you would be close to borderline for experiencing CPU bottleneck with the 560Ti. I'll do a bit more looking around but I don't think you have a worthwhile upgrade at that price. If you can sell the 460 for a decent price to put towards the 560Ti it might be an ok upgrade but still I don't think you will get blown away by the difference.

What games are you playing that you feel you are needing the upgrade for?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041 I plan on upgrading the CPU to that, so what EVGA 560Ti would be good? Any and all of the newer titles that are out. I can't seem to find the 3.0ghz model of the quad core, anyone know where it might be?

You could probably use the cash from selling your existing card + $250 and get a GTX 570.

In any case I would definitely not upgrade to that Q9550 processor, you could probably get an i5 2500k and a cheap 1155 motherboard for that price.

I plan on building a new tower and giving this one to my fiance

If your fiance doesn't do any gaming you could still sell that GTX 460 and use the integrated graphics

If you're building a new rig, i5 2500k is definitely the way to go, you might want to take a look at the TS buying guide. Also what exactly is your fear of ATI founded on? You could try getting a 6950 which unlocks into a 6970, that would be excellent value.

I'm just a nvidia guy and my fiance wants to game with me, anywhere I can find that 3ghz quad core? How much could I get for that GTX 460?

I agree and was fixing to post the same when I noticed it was already stated.

You can get a motherboard, CPU, and memory for $300. The performance of an i5-2500 is 1.5 times that of a Q9550. However upgrading the motherboard sometimes forces an OS (if OEM) purchase to.

Exactly, that's why I plan on building another tower.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146067 (Tower), http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188097 (Motherboard), http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231476 (Memory), http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073 (CPU), http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697 (HDD),
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130604 (GPU),
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236102 (Monitor),
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 (OS)

What do you guys think of that build?

WOW, Thats a nice build!!!

You might as well go $20 more for the 2500K and enjoy the over-clock capabilities of the K series. A build like that would definitely handle over-clocking with an after-market CPU cooler.

I didn't see a listing for the power supply. What exactly did you have in mind there?
You would need at least a 600W but if you plan on later adding a second 560Ti in SLI, a 800W or better would be nice.

Ahh Power supply forgot about that yeah I plan on adding a second GPU, also where can I find a bluetooth headset that would work with that build? What's the 2500k, can you send me the link? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018 (PSU) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126038 (Keyboard and mouse),.

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I52500K

On the bluetooth, I've no experience.

Would that rig be able to handle anything thrown at it? It'll take me 4 months to save up and build that rig.

Here is a review that would probably answer your question better than I could. Check out the performance ratings for the GTX 560Ti and the Core i5-2500K.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Performance Test

Yep, that is a very good build. 560 Ti SLI would be awesome if you add another one, they scale really well.

I would say ditch the 2133Mhz RAM and go for a normal 1600Mhz kit. Put the money towards your graphics card and you will have better performance for the price. Also as HDD prices are pretty insane at the moment due to the Thailand flooding, I would suggest getting a small SSD for your OS and programs and add a HDD when prices stabilize.

I'm not worried about the money I can afford everything I posted. Also keep the GTX 460 in my current build and my fiance will have a decent gaming PC.