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March 5, 2014 6:02:17 AM

I have P5N73-AM - Asus mother board and Intel(r) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7300 @ 2.66GHz processor. I want to start gaming again but I don't know if this motherboard and processor are good enough. Also I wanted to know which graphic card will be compatible with my Motherboard and processor. Please advice me on my motherboard, processor and which new graphic card is advisable?

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March 5, 2014 6:19:52 AM

This is a 775 socket micro ATX mobo. Honestly speaking you need to update the mobo and CPU before gaming. Anyhow, with this setup you can go for GT220/240 or R7 260 graphics cards.

Your graphics card will be bottlenecked by the CPU
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March 5, 2014 6:22:01 AM

just get a 7770, no bottleneck and a great card for the price really.

And as mentioned above, best to upgrade CPU and Motherboard.
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March 5, 2014 6:25:14 AM

Your processor is old. So is your mobo. But it can still play games. If you have the budget, upgrade the whole rig, if you dont, get a graphics card only. This will enable you to play games. Dont expect it to max out things. Here's a good graphics card-http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx760dc2o...

Buying a higher end graphics card for this system is not recommended as it will be bottlenecked by your CPU and DDR2 ram. Even a gtx 760 may be bottlenecked.
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March 5, 2014 6:26:40 AM

Make sure your motherboard is PCI-E 2.0 x16 before getting the 7770.
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March 5, 2014 6:28:44 AM

verma1891 said:
Your processor is old. So is your mobo. But it can still play games. If you have the budget, upgrade the whole rig, if you dont, get a graphics card only. This will enable you to play games. Dont expect it to max out things. Here's a good graphics card-http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx760dc2o...

Buying a higher end graphics card for this system is not recommended as it will be bottlenecked by your CPU and DDR2 ram. Even a gtx 760 may be bottlenecked.


Even my 650 is bottlenecked by my old 945GC motherboard. The 760 is on a whole new level.
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March 5, 2014 6:32:11 AM

760 is not recommended at all. He'll end up very bad in gaming
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March 5, 2014 6:36:21 AM

EasyLover said:
760 is not recommended at all. He'll end up very bad in gaming


No he'll not, the 760 will perform only upto the level the CPU allows, so basically it's a bad investment, particularly the PSU required to sustain the 760.
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March 5, 2014 6:37:13 AM

EasyLover said:
760 is not recommended at all. He'll end up very bad in gaming


Totally Agree, A 7770 is the best bet for best performance/price. With minimal bottleneck either.
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March 5, 2014 6:39:32 AM

cst1992 said:
EasyLover said:
760 is not recommended at all. He'll end up very bad in gaming


No he'll not, the 760 will perform only upto the level the CPU allows, so basically it's a bad investment, particularly the PSU required to sustain the 760.


A bad investment for sure, and it will be terrible for gaming especially with a bottleneck like that.
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March 5, 2014 6:39:51 AM

unknownofprob said:
EasyLover said:
760 is not recommended at all. He'll end up very bad in gaming


Totally Agree, A 7770 is the best bet for best performance/price. With minimal bottleneck either.


Agreed. My recommendation to the user is different. He should not buy any graphics card and build his budget. When ready buy new mobo, CPU and GPU, otherwise when he will update his system in future, his current spending on mid to low level graphics card will be a waste
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