First of all let me tell you about myself, I am not living to play games.
So , I don't need 1000W SMPS , Core i7 processor or a 500$ graphics card.
What I need with my PC is
lot of internet browsing
lot of HD videos/Movies
and some high end gaming.
My current PC configuration
AMD Athlon 3000+ 1.8Ghz
ASRock N68C-GS FX MB
2GB DDR2 (1GB X 2)
500 GB SATA HDD
Viewsonic 18.5 inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor
Corsair 430 CX V2 430 W PSU
I will upgrade my Processor and RAM soon.
Processor will be
Phenom II X4 or Phenom II X6 series, as available in my area.
RAM will be
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4 GB
My question is , my PC's current config is weak , I know.
But I wont do an update in a month.
I would like to buy a graphics card first , coz if I change my processor first , I will also have to change the RAM .It will cost me near 300$ in average.
But if I change the graphics card now , it can be done in less than 200$.
Please don't ask me to go for a PCI E 2.0 supported board, I just changed my board last week.
I know that If I use a PCI E 2.0 card in my PCI E 1.0 slot , it will bottleneck.
But as I said on top , I don't need ExTrEmE performance.
You guys don't have to suggest graphics card model numbers, just suggest me what to look for.
I wont make any monitor upgrades in near time, and even if I do , it will upgrade to a max of 22 inch - no more.
So you guys tell me ,
FOr a display of 18.5" , how much amount of Video RAM is required ?
If I use a
"EVGA NVIDIA 01G-P3-1302-LR 1 GB DDR3 Graphics Card" , is that gonna be less powered ?
and If I use
"ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 Synergy Edition 2 GB DDR3 Graphics Card"
is it gonna bottleneck ?
What about
"Asus NVIDIA GT 630 2 GB DDR3 Graphics Card" ,it will fit in my pocket .. , but is it will be a bottleneck ?
Some example will help me a lot.
Just remember, for a short time , I will use this graphics card with AMD Athlon 3000 processor and 2GB DDR2 RAM , but it will be followed by something better.
So , I don't need 1000W SMPS , Core i7 processor or a 500$ graphics card.
What I need with my PC is
lot of internet browsing
lot of HD videos/Movies
and some high end gaming.
My current PC configuration
AMD Athlon 3000+ 1.8Ghz
ASRock N68C-GS FX MB
2GB DDR2 (1GB X 2)
500 GB SATA HDD
Viewsonic 18.5 inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor
Corsair 430 CX V2 430 W PSU
I will upgrade my Processor and RAM soon.
Processor will be
Phenom II X4 or Phenom II X6 series, as available in my area.
RAM will be
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4 GB
My question is , my PC's current config is weak , I know.
But I wont do an update in a month.
I would like to buy a graphics card first , coz if I change my processor first , I will also have to change the RAM .It will cost me near 300$ in average.
But if I change the graphics card now , it can be done in less than 200$.
Please don't ask me to go for a PCI E 2.0 supported board, I just changed my board last week.
I know that If I use a PCI E 2.0 card in my PCI E 1.0 slot , it will bottleneck.
But as I said on top , I don't need ExTrEmE performance.
You guys don't have to suggest graphics card model numbers, just suggest me what to look for.
I wont make any monitor upgrades in near time, and even if I do , it will upgrade to a max of 22 inch - no more.
So you guys tell me ,
FOr a display of 18.5" , how much amount of Video RAM is required ?
If I use a
"EVGA NVIDIA 01G-P3-1302-LR 1 GB DDR3 Graphics Card" , is that gonna be less powered ?
and If I use
"ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 Synergy Edition 2 GB DDR3 Graphics Card"
is it gonna bottleneck ?
What about
"Asus NVIDIA GT 630 2 GB DDR3 Graphics Card" ,it will fit in my pocket .. , but is it will be a bottleneck ?
Some example will help me a lot.
Just remember, for a short time , I will use this graphics card with AMD Athlon 3000 processor and 2GB DDR2 RAM , but it will be followed by something better.