A new graphics card

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Pandalisk

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So upon the release of Skyrim and a series of other new games i've found out that my computer can't seem to cut it anymore, the card seems to overheat after 20 minutes and the computer goes into power saver mode. So i've decided to go get a new card, the Steam support recommends a "Nvidia GeForce GTX 260" but is there anything else more suitable to play this game and other future releases?. Any advice and points in the right direction are appreciated.
 

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More suitable?

On the nVidia side of things, the GTX 560Ti or, if you're made of money, the GTX 580 which is currently the most powerful single GPU graphics card short of workstation cards (and maybe not even then).

On the AMD side, HD 6870 for the budget conscious and the HD 6970 for the 2nd most powerful single GPU graphics card currently on the market and a few hundred dollars cheaper.


On Price Vs Power the GTX 560Ti is probably the best value for money at the moment.