So I would probably classify myself as an old gamer - my big gaming days were about 15 years ago, when Team Fortress Classic and Counter-Strike were vying as top dog for multiplayer gaming...happy days
Anyway, as usual life happened so now I play hugely less than I once did. I really do still enjoy gaming however (as well as building my systems) and I've finally got to the stage where I need a new system to replace the one that I built in 2009. I'm pretty happy with my other choices for components (though will post for review by the Hexus hivemind) but I am really stuck on graphics cards.
There's a bafflingly (to me, anyway) huge range of cards to choose from and I'm a bit lost. My in-depth knowledge of GPUs ended with AGP 8x and 3dMark2000 so I'm looking for some guidance on the best setup for a long-lasting rig. For reference, my current system is running off dual ATI Radeon 5850 in CrossFire configuration.
I'm normally at least 3-4 years years behind the curve with games now - for example, I just played Far Cry 3 and Crysis (after having the disk on my shelf for a lot of years) so it's only just now that my system has started to struggle.
So I just wondered if you far more knowledgeable folk might give me some guidance on a good graphics card (and motherboard) setup which will last me for five years + without too much upgrading required. I would expect to need to buy a second card at some point in the future but I'd like to avoid replacing the GPU entirely and I would definitely want to avoid replacing the motherboard.
Any guidance on what to look for these days in terms of spec would be hugely appreciated!


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Clock for clock that old i7 was pretty good, but a modern 6700K will do 4GHz not 2.6GHz.

). Sorry, I wasn't clear - it can handle games that are no less than 3 years old (which certainly includes Crysis) but can't handle anything more recent than that, and I'm starting to want to get into that range. For example, Far Cry 3 it managed, but it was a bit tough at times.