Best suitable mid-range graphics card

Guest · Jun 6, 2014

Hi, guys. I am considering upgrading my graphics card. Here are my options

http://binarylogic.com.bd/leadtek-gtx-750-ti-o-c/
or
http://www.ryanscomputers.com/Sapphire-R7-3678

I also do like to consider other options like gtx 660 or gtx 650 ti boost.

I will play games like watch dogs @ high settings @ 1366*768. And i also don't want to upgrade for next 4 years.

My Specs:

Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit
Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66 GHZ 4 MB
2 GB DDR 3 RAM(will upgrade to 6 gb)
G41T-M16
Geforce 9400 gt 1 GB
750 GB 7200 RPM
ATX 450w(image of the psu given below)
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7893/img817j.jpg

Now will my current system bottleneck these graphics cards. If so which one.

Suztera · Jun 6, 2014

Whilst the GTX 660 is the better card, your power supply isn't a good one.
I recommend the GTX 750Ti for the low power feature so you don't overload your power supply.
If you decide to upgrade your psu to a 550W then consider the GTX 660.

Joseph DeGarmo · Jun 6, 2014

If you get at least a 550w PSU, then you should also consider the GTX 760, which is better than all of the other ones mentioned.

Entomber · Jun 6, 2014

if you don't want to upgrade for the next 4 years.... you're going to be in for an unpleasant surprise.

Also, I doubt Watch Dogs will run on that system @high and that resolution, since the processor is way below the recommended - it's the 'minimum' which means low settings. Watch Dogs is surprisingly taxing on your processor and RAM.

Joseph DeGarmo · Jun 6, 2014

It's difficult to keep the same graphics card for four years unless it's a GTX 780 Ti, GTX Titan, or R9-290X. Even a GTX 760 will struggle to keep up after four years.

Guest · Jun 6, 2014

What about my mobo? Will it support gtx 750 ti. And what about my CPU? Will it bottleneck gtx 760 ti.

And another thng my psu isnt of a reputed compny though it said 450 wt. That's why i have given a pic

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7893/img817j.jpg

bccorrupt · Jun 6, 2014

At the resolution you're running it won't take near the muscle as 1080p. To match your current system I would go with a 750ti(which will work with your power supply), but still upgrade your ram to at least 4GB. If you want a video card that will last longer then skip the 660 and go with a 760, but you would need to upgrade you power supply and your cpu would be a little bit of a bottleneck on it.

I've had an MSI 660 twin frozr oc ed. for about a year now and it's been an excellent card and is still able to max most games at 1080p but without supersamling/reasonable AA, but I was pretty sad when the 760 came out 2 months after I bought it for only $50 more.

Joseph DeGarmo · Jun 6, 2014

If you can overclock your CPU a bit, then it should not bottleneck a GTX 760.

Guest · Jun 6, 2014

So i can say that Q8400 will not bottleneck GTX 750 ti?

@ Joseph DeGarmo I don't know anything about overclocking. Can u help me?

Joseph DeGarmo · Jun 7, 2014

I don't know anything about overclocking since my motherboard is OEM (HP Pavilion) and does not support CPU overclocking. But if your motherboard supports CPU overclocking and you have a good cooler, then I'm sure someone could help you with that.

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