Which Graphics card shouid i buy ?

amalts01 · Oct 23, 2013

I have a i3 2120 processor(3.30 ghz) now i can play games like AC3,Gta 4 with some lag i want to play seamlessly(GTA 5 also) i want a graphics card below 3000 INR which can increase my gaming experience and i want to also know that i have am 15"3 inch monitor at 1280x720 will this effect my gaming experience ? please reply ASAP

StarBG · Oct 23, 2013

You need to increase you budget at least to 6000-7000 INR to get a good GPU for your money, for 3000INR you won`t have good fps in new games. Your games will run in higher fps with your monitor because it does not support higher resolutions and your picture quality won`t be that good. Btw what GPU do you have now?

hexor696 · Oct 23, 2013

StarBG is right. At your current budged you won't be able to acquire such a good card to satisfy your needs. I think the best card you can go for might be a 7790 which will be around 9000 INR for you if I'm right? At that resoultion you will get good frames but since you got used to that monitor I think the lack of details won't give you too much trouble.

Rahbot · Oct 23, 2013

a higher end GPU will Bottleneck that CPU... we need more info like what motherboard, ram, windows version, power supply.

StarBG · Oct 23, 2013

The CPU can handly r9 270x without problems but he must increase the budget or wait some time and gather more money to buy a good GPU. Can you also show a website where we can see the exacty prices of the GPU`s in India?

bkoop · Oct 23, 2013

Wow, an HD 7770 is 10,104 Rupees at Flipkart

http://www.flipkart.com/sapphire-amd-ati-hd-7770-1-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmd7th7krc5umdg

If I got the wrong country, feel free to correct me.

StarBG · Oct 23, 2013

The price is very high for the 7770HD, maybe look in other websites to compare prices, that is almost 3x of the US price. http://www.flipkart.com/asus-amd-ati-hd-6670-1-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmd9uqvwxyvhvhy?pid=GRCDAMAKFBEGGRYD&otracker=from-search&srno=t_1&query=hd+6670&ref=d821b204-1d68-4963-91c3-58b70348865a would be a cheap and modest GPU, if the prices are not overpriced.

IRONBATMAN · Oct 23, 2013

Here's a HD 6670 1GB GDDR5. It's my personal minimum GPU for gaming. But at your screen resolutions , I'm sure you can play GTA 5 smoothly at the correct settings.
http://www.flipkart.com/sapphire-amd-ati-radeon-hd-6670-1gb-ddr5-graphics-card/p/itmdfygjystmyqrx?pid=GRCDFYGJGKEGHRDQ&otracker=from-search&srno=t_5&query=HD+6670&ref=a04a1fbb-f5de-46aa-9ada-1012d8b1fd35

But the best would be a HD 7750. Anything above that , your PSU may not handle it anymore.

bkoop · Oct 23, 2013

What video card do you have now? You can used dxdiag to check, under the Display tab.

amalts01 · Oct 24, 2013

Rahbot :

Motherboard : Foxconn H61 DDR3
Ram : 4gb
Windows 7

IRONBATMAN · Oct 25, 2013

The power supply is also an important factor to decide whether the GPU would work , so please tell us what it is. One way ( or at least the only way I know ) of knowing what your PSU is , is to open your case and take a picture of it.
We would just need it's specifications.

amalts01 · Oct 25, 2013

IRONBATMAN :

do you need the specification of the smps ??

IRONBATMAN · Oct 25, 2013

Isn't the SMPS the PSU / power supply ?

amalts01 · Oct 27, 2013

IRONBATMAN :

oh sorry my bad

it says 450 watt it's a tech com SSD-PSU-4501 (and my resolution is 1280x720)

Rahbot · Oct 27, 2013

Before you get a new GPU... Get a NEW PSU @ 550w+ I would go for something in the range of like 700w just to be on the safe side.

bkoop · Oct 27, 2013

Rahbot :

The i3 2120 is a 65 watt CPU, a 700 watt power supply does not seem necessary.

This seems to be the original poster's PSU
http://www.techcomindia.com/index.php?vaction=productdetail&navact=computer&prodid=817&catid=100

But it does not have any details, like how many amps on the 12 Volt rail.

To the original poster:
What video card do you have now? You can use dxdiag to check, under the Display tab.

Rahbot · Oct 27, 2013

ya with his power supply he won't be able to use a new GPU at all guys there is not the power.... to even power a GPU.... let alone everything else in his computer... so if he wants a GPU he wont be able to use a Hard drive, CD/DVD drive, USB devices ... then that alone won't have the power to power a GPU.... He is better off buying a 550w+ power supply with PCI-E Rails....

bkoop · Oct 27, 2013

Rahbot :

The original poster can go to a HD 6670, but he would have to double his budget to 6,135 Rupees and the HD 6670 does not need PCI-E rails.

http://www.flipkart.com/asus-amd-ati-hd-6670-1-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmd9uqvwxyvhvhy

The original poster can go to a HD 7750, but that is even more at 7,734 Rupees and the HD 7750 does not need PCI-E rails.

http://www.flipkart.com/asus-amd-ati-hd-7750-1-gb-gddr5-graphics-card/p/itmd7hzcp7hsqpzj?pid=GRCD7HZCMSNWZJHB&otracker=from-search&srno=t_3&query=HF+7750&ref=0fb6e4d4-0dd6-47d6-814a-77f6e994fc00

Considering the original poster games at 1280x720 is there another choice which is closer to his budget?

amalts01 · Oct 27, 2013

Rahbot :

so what should i do now ?

amalts01 · Oct 27, 2013

bkoop :

Rahbot :

The i3 2120 is a 65 watt CPU, a 700 watt power supply does not seem necessary.

This seems to be the original poster's PSU
http://www.techcomindia.com/index.php?vaction=productdetail&navact=computer&prodid=817&catid=100

But it does not have any details, like how many amps on the 12 Volt rail.

To the original poster:
What video card do you have now? You can use dxdiag to check, under the Display tab.

i have no graphics card it's the onboard graphics Intel HD 2000 graphics family

bkoop · Oct 27, 2013

This is much closer to your budget and a huge step up from the HD 2000 on chip graphics.

Sapphire AMD/ATI Radeon HD 6670 1 GB DDR3 Graphics Card

http://www.flipkart.com/sapphire-amd-ati-radeon-hd-6670-1-gb-ddr3-graphics-card/p/itmd4f6shhvfzhum?pid=GRCD4F6RWVCTDGQW&otracker=from-search&srno=t_2&query=hd+6670&ref=1c4da665-ac6c-46cd-ab09-6b4dd2df9ab7

Is 4,895 Rupees close enough to your budget?

And it should be fine with a 450 Watt Power Supply, that you have.

amalts01 · Oct 27, 2013

bkoop :

thnxx very much bro

so i can play gta 4 ,AC3,gta 5 at max settings and play without any lag ri8 ? and also what about recording that games ??

IRONBATMAN · Oct 28, 2013

Get the GDDR5 version , it's better. DDR3 1GB is horrible.
For your PSU , I think you should be fine for the HD 6670. But I'm not too sure for future upgrades.

I recommend the Corsair CX430. It's cheap and reliable and is 80+ Bronze certified , so is more efficient which means you save money on your monthly electrical bills.

Here's one from Flipkart
http://www.flipkart.com/corsair-smps-cx430-430-watts-psu/p/itmdzashzdvykgzj

IRONBATMAN · Oct 28, 2013

The HD 6670 can run BF3 ( pretty demanding game ) at medium with 30+ FPS at 1920 x 1080 , so with your lower resolution , I'm sure you can play the games you mentioned at high settings.

amalts01 · Oct 28, 2013

IRONBATMAN :

should i buy a new PSU ?? that is 430 watt right ? and my current PSU is 450 watt why should i buy a new one which fives less watt ? and my board is DDR3 does it support a DDR5 ??and how about this GPU is it the same as Sapphire

http://www.flipkart.com/gigabyte-amd-ati-radeon-hd-6670-2-gb-ddr3-gv-r667d3-2gi-graphics-card/p/itmdfbpttxsmyxxu?pid=GRCDFBPSDSEKGJDZ&otracker=from-search&srno=t_4&query=Sapphire+AMD%2FATI+Radeon+HD+6670++ddr3&ref=658e3b14-601c-410f-b926-b0c0c1b6f942

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