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December 25, 2013 4:51:03 PM

My laptop blew out and I am resorting to polish my less than optimal PC. Not much of a budget so am considering 1 mid-low (<$200) upgrade at a time. Current dilemma: Upgrade my Intel(R) Pentium(R) dual core CPU G620 @ 2.60GHz to an i5 2nd gen OR upgrade my NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 to a PNY GeForce GTX 660 Graphics Card.

This was a slimline HP s5-1110. I set the board (IPISB-CU) in a bigger case and got the RAM up to 8gb as well as jumped the power supply to 650w.

I use my PC mostly for gaming (Skyrim, Civ5, NBA2k14 to name a few). Ideally would like to get to the point where I can run a game like Skyrim on higher settings.

New to most of this, I apologize if I am not providing enough information.

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December 25, 2013 4:54:27 PM

Your dual core system will be a limiting factor for most games but you can safely upgrade to Gtx 660 and you will definitely be able to play these games better than Gt 630 which is not a gaming card by any means i might add.

Also what resolution are you gonna play at?

You also need to confirm if your motherboard has a black PCI-E slot for you to install this new Graphics Card
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December 25, 2013 5:02:26 PM

Bassim Ansari said:
Your dual core system will be a limiting factor for most games but you can safely upgrade to Gtx 660 and you will definitely be able to play these games better than Gt 630 which is not a gaming card by any means i might add.

Also what resolution are you gonna play at?

You also need to confirm if your motherboard has a black PCI-E slot for you to install this new Graphics Card


1440x900. It does have a black PCI-E slot. I assumed by not gaming you mean not powerful enough to be considered a gaming card? I gathered for under $200 the 660 was one of my better options.
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December 25, 2013 5:19:17 PM

sturg78 said:
Bassim Ansari said:
Your dual core system will be a limiting factor for most games but you can safely upgrade to Gtx 660 and you will definitely be able to play these games better than Gt 630 which is not a gaming card by any means i might add.

Also what resolution are you gonna play at?

You also need to confirm if your motherboard has a black PCI-E slot for you to install this new Graphics Card


1440x900. It does have a black PCI-E slot. I assumed by not gaming you mean not powerful enough to be considered a gaming card? I gathered for under $200 the 660 was one of my better options.


The Gt 630 I meant was not a gaming card.

The Gtx 660 is a good card, and you should consider it for sure. And at the resolution you're playing at, you will be able to get high settings on that resolution.

Although I would recommend a Sapphire 7870 version for 200 dollars, which beats the Gtx 660 in almost every game.

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-DL-DVI-I-SL-DVI-D-PCI-Ex...


Here are the benchmarks

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/783?vs=857

As you can see, for same price, the 7870 is a clear winner.
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