Looking to upgrade my sons pc graphics card as having trouble with frame rates on certain games eg. far cry 3. He has a coolermaster cyberpower elite 430 pc set up with asus p8H61-mx motherboard Current garphocs card is NVIDIA GEFORCE GT610 is the GTX 650ti boost compatable also
is a GEforce gtx 650ti boost graphics card compatable with the coolermaster cyberpower elite 430 black pc
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There won't be a problem with his case, but there might with his PSU. What brand and model is it? The low-end CM PSUs are almost universally overrated near-junk. Any default PSU installed by Cyberpower is also likely low-quality, although they do provide some decent upgrade options (if you chose one when you bought it).
A GTX650Ti Boost needs a single six-pin PCIe power cable. A 380W-430W Antec Earthwatts or a 450W Rosewill Capstone would be good choices.
The GT610 isn't a gaming card, so this upgrade will make a huge difference. If your budget is limited, even a HD7770 (now <= $100) will be a good upgrade if dropping back is needed in order to afford the PSU.
A GTX650Ti Boost needs a single six-pin PCIe power cable. A 380W-430W Antec Earthwatts or a 450W Rosewill Capstone would be good choices.
The GT610 isn't a gaming card, so this upgrade will make a huge difference. If your budget is limited, even a HD7770 (now <= $100) will be a good upgrade if dropping back is needed in order to afford the PSU.
Again thanks no idea on pcie power cable, am looking into your previous recommendation i.e. new psu and hd7770 radeon card. Would i be right in saying if i purchased either of the psu's you recommend and that graphics card my boy could happily play games such as far cry 3 without lagging. Good this is getting more complex than I thought it would be, high learning curve for mum aye
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He could play those games on lowered settings with a decent frame rate. He'll do a LOT better than what his GT610 is doing now; that is certain.
I suspect you already know that playing with very high or ultra settings would require a substantially greater expense. Look for deals. If you post your budget and where you are (which tells us where you can buy), we can suggest the best PSU+graphics card upgrade. I will tell you that a 380W Antec Earthwatts or 450W Antec VP-450 can run any graphics card with a single PCIe power connection. In order of power:
HD7770 < GTX650Ti < HD7790 < HD7850 <= GTX650Ti Boost Edition.
I suspect you already know that playing with very high or ultra settings would require a substantially greater expense. Look for deals. If you post your budget and where you are (which tells us where you can buy), we can suggest the best PSU+graphics card upgrade. I will tell you that a 380W Antec Earthwatts or 450W Antec VP-450 can run any graphics card with a single PCIe power connection. In order of power:
HD7770 < GTX650Ti < HD7790 < HD7850 <= GTX650Ti Boost Edition.
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