Advice about gpu upgrade needed

davewillo · Nov 10, 2013

hi guys first time here, im upgrading my DAW to be a gaming machine and im going to be putting in 8GB of corsair vengeance DDR3 ram, also im after a hd graphics card within £130 max price range.

PCIe slot and power supply is 550

Which is the best one for my money any help well appreciated

i dont know a great deal about computers hence why im here.

thanks in advance

David

rolli59 · Nov 10, 2013

HD7870 little over budget http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx787acnac
GTX650Ti Boost with in budget http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n650titf2gd5ocbe

Performance comparison http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_650_Ti_Boost_TF_Gaming/26.html

AndyC53 · Nov 10, 2013

davewillo :

A good GPU within your price range would be the AMD Radeon HD 7850: http://www.amazon.co.uk/DirectCU-Graphics-Express-Display-Technology/dp/B0096EXMIS/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1384119099&sr=8-10&keywords=7850
This GPU will run most next gen games on medium/high settings.

davewillo · Nov 10, 2013

ok thanks guys ill have a look is this any good MSI AMD HD7850 1GB DDR5 PCI-E Graphics Card

rolli59 · Nov 10, 2013

Nothing wrong with the HD7850 but I just want to point out that the GTX650Ti Boost is slightly more powerful for the same price http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_650_Ti_Boost_TF_Gaming/26.html

davewillo · Nov 10, 2013

ok excellent cheers ill take a look, do you reckon 8gb of corsair vengeance is a good buy or is there anything cheaper and better

rolli59 · Nov 10, 2013

davewillo :

You may find cheaper but better no more like equal. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/memory/#z=8192&n=2&sort=a8&s=301600

davewillo · Nov 10, 2013

ok so if i go for, GTX650Ti Boost, 8 gig of corsair vengeance

with my original 550w psu and intel core i3 @ 3.07ghz my main board is a gigabyte h55m-s2
will i be able to play games like battlefield 4 and cod etc with no problems

rolli59 · Nov 10, 2013

Yes that should work fine. The LGA 1156 I3 is not the best CPU but a good match for the card which would be close to GTX660 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/battlefield-4-graphics-card-performance,3634-7.html
If you have any problems with BF4 it would be CPU related and you could always look for an used compatible I5 or I7.

davewillo · Nov 11, 2013

ok rolli thanks pal, so do you think id be better off with a newer cpu then and motherboard or will the mother board i have be ok

rolli59 · Nov 11, 2013

The LGA 1156 I5 and I7 CPU's still have life left in them so if you can pick one up cheap it is a viable upgrade over your current I3. If planning an upgrade I would say something modern would be better which would mean new board as well.

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