Upgrading geforce 9600 gt 512 Mb

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Daniel1986

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Hello,

I have a 6 years old computer with Geforce 9600 gt 512 Mb, and I want to upgrade it to something faster ( with my old 17" screen I remember I had a bit better performances). I'm a light gamer, I'm playing a game once in a while, and I don't have a demand to play on maximum graphics performances. First of all, I'll ask a few questions ( short answers would also be great, so you don't have to go with long answers).

How significant is the difference between:
1. DDR3 and GDDR5 memory ?
2. 64-bit interface and 128-bit ? (mine is 256-bit, so it's odd that newer cards still use those interfaces).
3. PCi express 2.0 and 3.0 ? (my motherboard should support pcie 3.0, right ?)

4. What should have a better performances - GDDR5 with 1GB memory or DDR3 with 2Gb memory ?
Take this card for example:
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-730/specifications


If you have a recommendatio/s for a significantly better GPU than my 9600 GT, with low price (~ 50-80$) then fell free to share :)


CPU: Intel Core 2 Due E8400 3GHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte EP35-DX3L
Memory: 4Gb
GPU: Geforce 9600 GT 512 MB
22" screen
PSU: I think It's 400W

Windows 7 64-bit

Thanks a lot !
 
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1. Faster memory bandwith. Significant difference.
2. Doesn't really matter
3.You mobo supports what it says it supports. I see you have a Gigabyte EP35-DX3L. someone correct me if I'm wrong but no, no it does not support 3.0
4. GDDR5

Your pc is heavily outdated. Out of curiosity, what games do you play?
 
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1. Pretty big is all I can really say
2. Doubling of bandwidth on the memory bus
3. Doesnt matter so long as your plugging into at least an 8x slot.
4. The GPU is a bigger factor in performance than memory, you need to specify which cards your looking at specifically.

Also, dont buy any modern GT branded cards, they are not intended for gaming (the 9600GT definitelky was though, the naming scheme has changed since).
Looking at your system, something like a HD7750 seems about right, though would be difficult to find.
 
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Yeah, it's pretty old. Assassin's creed 1 and 2, Dragon Age 1 and 2 and Batman Arkham Asylum worked just fine with my old 17" screen. About one or two years ago I replaced my 17" screen with 22" and I saw that the same game (nbk 14 or 13) worked slower with the new screen, so I had to lower the graphics settings.
 
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Your new screen is probably a higher resolution. For example your old might be 720p and the new one is 1080p. This will definitely affect your performance as 1080p is going to be more taxing on your system then 720p.
If you have any plans of playing the latest games, you're going to need an entire system upgrade. I'm talking everything, mobo, cpu, gpu, ram etc.
Is it worth it for you to upgrade your current gpu? The short answer would be no. I don't see why you should spend $80 to upgrade your gpu to play the games you're already able to play (assuming they're currently playable).
 
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Yeah, I know that's it a matter of screen resolution.

Just out of curiosity, why the new GPUs are so expensive ? many are 200$ ++
for example:
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/video_lookup.php?gpu=Radeon+HD+6670

I don't remember that GPUs were that expensive some years ago. Back than you could have bought a good GPU
that wasn't that expensive. 6 years ago the 9600 GT (and others) was considered a good GPU and wasn't that pricey.
 
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Probably has to do with economy my friend. For exmaple, 10years ago, bread cost half the price it does now lol.

 
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CPUs, Memory, Hard Drives cost about the same as it did a few years ago, it's just the GPUs that got so pricey.
Maybe it's just because Desktops are not selling that well as it did a few years ago.

 
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