I am planning to buy a new processor and a motherboard i.e. Intel i5 Core 4670K and z97 chipset motherboard, I already have a graphics card - Zotac Geforce GT 520 2Gb and RAM - 2 x 4gb DDR3 1333Mhz, so could you pls tell me whether my graphics card will be compatible and will provide good performance for my PC? (I am planning to overclock as well)....Thanks in advance.
Geforce GT 520 2 Gb will be compatible with Intel core i5 4670k
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Can I play battlefeild 4, call of duty advance warfare, far cry 4, fifa 15, watchdogs on high graphics settings using this graphics card(Geforce GT520 2gb) with i5 4670k configuration? bcoz i have already played these games on i3 540 @ 3.07ghz processor on low graphics with the same graphics card....and if I want upgrade it to Geforce GTX 750 TI 2gb, will that be a good option? My budget is tight...pls reply
a 750Ti is a better choice, personally i would not go any lower than this.
about overclocking, if you are using the stock cooler then i would suggest to NOT oc for now. Also, if you plan to buy a better to cooler for your overclocking needs, i would also advise against it.
My reason? well, instead of buying a cooler, add that fund to get a better GPU. an i5 is already good even at stock speeds. Besides, overclocking your cpu but paired with a bad GPU will not help you, because you have a severe bottleneck, you are being dragged down by the GPU
about overclocking, if you are using the stock cooler then i would suggest to NOT oc for now. Also, if you plan to buy a better to cooler for your overclocking needs, i would also advise against it.
My reason? well, instead of buying a cooler, add that fund to get a better GPU. an i5 is already good even at stock speeds. Besides, overclocking your cpu but paired with a bad GPU will not help you, because you have a severe bottleneck, you are being dragged down by the GPU
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5 years is a lot to ask of any graphics card. How powerful is your power supply? I would go for an R9 280x, then get a second one in a few years for crossfire, but this only makes sense if your PSU is already strong enough, otherwise you might as well upgrade your card in a few years.
well, good thing you want to learn, so let us help you get started at least.
first off, when you go to a store, do not believe those people who will sell you gpu's and say it's 2gb blah blah. it's like selling a vehicle that can sit 12 people, sure it's nice. but, does it have the muscle/power to push those? it's not a very good analogy, but the point is, having 2gb does not guarantee a good performance.
a good 1gb gpu will perform better than a low end gpu with 2gb.
Even if they give it 4gb (say a gt610, or a 520, or 710) it won't matter in games. They are just too slow.
a good starting point (at least for nvidia) is to get the middle'ish models (650Ti, 750Ti). Of course getting say a 760 (or x60 depending on the generation, like a 660) would be better but it depends on your budget.
nvidia's naming convention is easy enough to understand, the lower the model, the slower they are, the first digit is the series or generation. Example, a gt610 was replaced with a 710, a 640 by a 740. So if you see a 680, those are high end, and was replaced by a 780.. see the pattern here?
always do your research (and ask) before buying
first off, when you go to a store, do not believe those people who will sell you gpu's and say it's 2gb blah blah. it's like selling a vehicle that can sit 12 people, sure it's nice. but, does it have the muscle/power to push those? it's not a very good analogy, but the point is, having 2gb does not guarantee a good performance.
a good 1gb gpu will perform better than a low end gpu with 2gb.
Even if they give it 4gb (say a gt610, or a 520, or 710) it won't matter in games. They are just too slow.
a good starting point (at least for nvidia) is to get the middle'ish models (650Ti, 750Ti). Of course getting say a 760 (or x60 depending on the generation, like a 660) would be better but it depends on your budget.
nvidia's naming convention is easy enough to understand, the lower the model, the slower they are, the first digit is the series or generation. Example, a gt610 was replaced with a 710, a 640 by a 740. So if you see a 680, those are high end, and was replaced by a 780.. see the pattern here?
always do your research (and ask) before buying
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