Ive been saving for a PC upgrade for quite some time I currently have around 250 dollars to spend and would either like to upgrade to a second monitor or a GTX 660/R9 270x
I would use the second monitor for programming I'm currently taking programming/Networking courses in my high school and working on a simple indie game with some friends. I feel like I'm constantly running out of screen room. Having a compiler, a browser, and a voice chat client open to talk with my team members for the game
I also play a lot of games, I currently have a GT 640 and Honestly I've gotten used to the lag, I got it for free so I can't complain. I managed to play through BioShock Infinite at 30 fps (It was EXTREMELY pain full)
Overall my question to the forum is which upgrade should I choose?
That's really up to you. Personally, I'd find an old monitor that's an 1280x1024 and use that for more screen space (assuming you have a 1080p monitor.
A GTX 640 is pretty weak. If you have $250, go for the GTX 760, it's better than the 660 and 270x.
And I've played Bioshock Infinite on the consoles. Trust me, be glad that you had an entry level PC instead of a console playing at 720p with less than 30 FPS.
My old computer had a HD 7850 1GB and I played Bioshock Inf on Ultra at relatively smooth framerates. Pretty sure it was greater than 30fps. Impressive for a $150 GPU.
Woah! I haven't really been looking at hardware lately, I guess With all the programming and software side stuff I've been doing I let this card slip by, Thanks so much for the suggestion, I almost went out and bought the 660 today haha. Thanks again for your help!
well... for $80 or so more he could do a 770... and it'll eat up whatever's on the market at 1080p and hold it's own at higher res later... I really think it's the sweet spot for price/performance ATM...