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Upgrading from ATI Radeon HD5700

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September 12, 2014 1:40:29 PM

I've had this computer for a few years and believe my graphics card is finally dying out. I would like to upgrade it to something way better for game play but not entirely sure what I can get with my specs. I like to keep the price range below $150.

Specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
Intel Core i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93 GHz (8 CPUs)
8gb of Memory
350W Power Supply.

Along with the graphics card if anyone has suggestions on what else to upgrade I would appreciate that too.

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September 12, 2014 1:59:33 PM

With a low wattage power supply like that, I would recommend a Nvidia GTX 750ti such as this:
http://www.amazon.com/GeForce-GTX750TI-OC-2GD5-performa...
Although if you also wanted to upgrade your psu to perhaps a 600w model, you could see if you could find any deals for a Radeon r9 270(X)
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September 12, 2014 3:43:53 PM

To run a decent graphics card you're gonna need a better power supply.
This one should do it, just make sure your computer case can hold a standard ATX power supply.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

The R7 265 is faster than the similarly priced GTX 750 Ti and the GTX 260X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Notes:
1. We don't know what form factor your computer case is, which means the ATX power supply might not fit. Also, if it's a smaller than average case then you might have troubles fitting a full size video card in that case as well.
2. We don't know what kind of motherboard you have. The video card suggestions assume you will have a free PCIe slot when you take out the HD5700. But if that card uses a rarely used interface like AGP or PCI then you will not have the proper type of slot needed on your motherboard.
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September 12, 2014 7:20:20 PM

dark_lord69 said:
To run a decent graphics card you're gonna need a better power supply.
This one should do it, just make sure your computer case can hold a standard ATX power supply.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

The R7 265 is faster than the similarly priced GTX 750 Ti and the GTX 260X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Notes:
1. We don't know what form factor your computer case is, which means the ATX power supply might not fit. Also, if it's a smaller than average case then you might have troubles fitting a full size video card in that case as well.
2. We don't know what kind of motherboard you have. The video card suggestions assume you will have a free PCIe slot when you take out the HD5700. But if that card uses a rarely used interface like AGP or PCI then you will not have the proper type of slot needed on your motherboard.


I have a Dell XPS 8100. Hope this helps.
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September 13, 2014 12:50:01 AM

R7 265 perform better than 750Ti at similar price but isn't it going to cost more if he needs to get new PSU so he can use 265? even 750Ti is quite an upgrade from 5700 series.
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