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August 29, 2014 10:53:09 AM

Hi guys,

I have an old computer with the following specs :

Asus P5Q-E
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 overclocked at 4.0 ghz
4gb ddr2 ram
Nvidia gtx 275
SSD

My system was very good at the time but now it's old...So I was thinking about changing the video card with a GTX 770. I have the budget only for a video card.

I know my motherboard has a pci-e 2.0 but it seems unanimous that it won't make any difference over a 3.0 slot.

Nevertheless, my system isn't recent. What do you think about this ?

WIll my 4.0 ghz cpu be able to drive this little baby ? I'm sure I won't have full performance but if I can run games at 1080p with decent settings, I would be happy.

Thanks !

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a b U Graphics card
August 29, 2014 10:55:48 AM

It might have a slight bottleneck but will play games on high/ultra 1080p no lag at all
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August 29, 2014 10:56:28 AM

That's just a waste of money, get the Radeon R9 270 or the GTX 750Ti.
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a b U Graphics card
August 29, 2014 10:58:39 AM

dont use the gtx 770 on that rig first of is its outdated and the cpu will heavily bottle neck the card plus you have a pcie 2.0 port which will reduce the card performance by 5% more u will also need a good 80+ certified 600 watt of psu.
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a c 155 U Graphics card
August 29, 2014 10:59:34 AM

This would result in a massive bottlenck, your system is not so welcoming to any card up from R7 260X or GTX 750 Ti. The GPU will be an absolute waste of money. GTX 750 Ti will be enough for 50+ FPS on medium settings on latest titles, but the CPU will still hold it back, not as severe as for 770 though.
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August 29, 2014 12:06:17 PM

what about using this gtx 750 ti to replace my 275 ? Will I see that much difference ? I was looking at some benchmarks and it seems it's not THAT a huge upgrade in my case...

edit : or maybe a 660 ?
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a c 155 U Graphics card
August 29, 2014 10:30:24 PM

GTX 660 or 750 Ti will not bottleneck. It might be a slight one when the game is really CPU intensive, but since yours is OCed, only games which utilize quad core like BF4 will result in some bottleneck.
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a b U Graphics card
August 30, 2014 2:31:24 AM

legend001523 said:
It might have a slight bottleneck but will play games on high/ultra 1080p no lag at all


Dentifrice said:
what about using this gtx 750 ti to replace my 275 ? Will I see that much difference ? I was looking at some benchmarks and it seems it's not THAT a huge upgrade in my case...

edit : or maybe a 660 ?


i think its time you should upgrade your processor, motherboard and ram along with a good psu.
you have chosen gtx 770 and u are now at gtx 750 ti so thats a serious drop in performance this would not happen if u had a updated system.
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August 30, 2014 8:20:09 AM

Yeah I took the decision of waiting for a newer computer. Maybe I'll wait for broad well.

thanks everyone
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August 30, 2014 9:37:39 AM

Dentifrice said:
Yeah I took the decision of waiting for a newer computer. Maybe I'll wait for broad well.

thanks everyone


welcome...thats a wise decision .
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