• Good graphics card to replace a 9600GT
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I'm thinking to change my OS from Win XP 32 bit to Win 7 64 bit so I want to replace my old 75GB HDD with a 500GB one since my data will be erased anyway. Then I thought I might as well upgrade other parts too, so I want to replace my 9600GT and so far I'm thinking to get the ATI Radeon 5750 since it's not too expensive. My current specs are: - Nvidia 9600GT - Intel Q9400 Core 2 Quad CPU @ 2.66GHz - 2GB Kingston HyperX RAM (I'm also thinking to add another 2 GB of RAM with the same brand) - Win XP 32 Bit - 500 watt Black Diamond power supply - EP45-UD3L Gigabyte motherboard My maximum budget for the graphics card is around $180~ more or less. Also, I usually play on 1280x960 resolution.
If 5870 is too expensive there is always the 5850.
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102858[/URL] Or, if you're quick enough: [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121376[/URL] [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125317[/URL] (Only 20 dollars above your budget, currently)
[QUOTE=Rixxz2;23125907] [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125317[/URL] (Only 20 dollars above your budget, currently)[/QUOTE] Does that one has a major performance difference than the 5750/5770?
[IMG]http://www.pcgameshardware.com/screenshots/medium/2010/02/HD5830-GTA4-1680.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://images.tweaktown.com/content/3/1/3154_31.png[/IMG] [img]http://www.techspot.com/articles-info/249/bench/Overclocking_03.png[/img] [IMG]http://www.techspot.com/articles-info/249/bench/Overclocking_03.png8[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Impulse101;23125833]- 500 watt Nvidia power supply[/QUOTE] what graphics card, any more than this is a waste at your resolution [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161338&cm_re=5770-_-14-161-338-_-Product[/url] for the HDD [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&Tpk=F3%20500gb[/url]
[QUOTE=reapaninja;23125999]what graphics card, any more than this is a waste at your resolution [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161338&cm_re=5770-_-14-161-338-_-Product[/url] for the HDD [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&Tpk=F3%20500gb[/url][/QUOTE] Yeah I got this 500 watt Nvidia power supply, I forgot the name though. Also, bigger resolution in games doesn't really effect the visuals much right?
[QUOTE=reapaninja;23125999]what [B]graphics card, any more than this is a waste at your resolution[/B] [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161338&cm_re=5770-_-14-161-338-_-Product[/URL] for the HDD [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&Tpk=F3%20500gb"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181&Tpk=F3%20500gb[/URL][/QUOTE] So when and if he decides to get a bigger screen, should he have to buy a new GPU to get an atleast decent framerate, aswell? If I were the OP, I'd get the 5830. Especially since it's quite cheap right now. [editline]03:40PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Impulse101;23126035]Yeah I got this 500 watt Nvidia power supply, I forgot the name though. [B]Also, bigger resolution in games doesn't really effect the visuals much right?[/B][/QUOTE] Uhhh, yes it does. To a large extent.
[QUOTE=Impulse101;23126035]Yeah I got this 500 nvidia power supply, I forgot the name though. Also, bigger resolution in games doesn't really effect the visuals much right?[/QUOTE] nvidia make GPUs not power supplys and bigger resolution makes a big difference, it's the difference between an image the size of your monitor and taking an image half the size and stretching it to the size of your monitor [editline]04:41PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Rixxz2;23126064]So when and if he decides to get a bigger screen, should he have to buy a new GPU to get an atleast decent framerate, aswell?[/QUOTE] no because the 5770 will do fine even at 1920x1080 at his res he'll be maxing games for a good while yet
[QUOTE=reapaninja;23126080]nvidia make GPUs not power supplys[/QUOTE] Oh nevermind, it's made by Black Diamond, it's just Nvidia certified or something. [editline]04:41PM[/editline] It's like one of these but 500 watt [url]http://www.ciao.co.uk/Point_of_View_Black_Diamond_power_supply_650_Watt__6868280[/url]
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