Geforce 9800gt upgrade

weepingangel · Feb 3, 2015

Gigabyte g31m-es2l
intel pentium e5300 2.60hz
nvidia geforce 9800gt
psu 350w
1600x900 resolution
4gb DDR2 ram

Hey guys, I want to upgrade my graphics card since my current one (Nvidia Geforce 9800gt) doesn't support directx11. Is Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX750ti compatible or can you recommend a different/better one for no more than £150? Will I need to upgrade anything else?

I'd like to play the latest games (such as Dragon Age 3, Crysis 3) low to medium settings is fine for me. I will also be playing Sims 3. It currently takes 20 mins to load and has a lot of stutter and lag so any upgrades that could improve that would be good.

Raiin · Feb 3, 2015

the GPU is not the only thing that needs upgrading.
even if you get 750ti, with that CPU it wont show its real performance.

if you want to play Dragon age or Crysis a CPU upgrade is also needed even for Low-Medium QUality, your CPu doesnt meet the minimum Requirements.

Sig2525 · Feb 3, 2015

the best you can upgrade to is the 750ti because your psu is just 350 watts

at that resolution and processor you can game on medium settings

Raiin · Feb 3, 2015

Sig2525 :

sigh, with that processor, there no way he can get medium setting regardless of resolution, 900p us only about 30% less pixels than 1080, getting Low on dragon age inquisition or Crysis at playable framerate is Unlikely, OP you should look at Upgrading to a g3258 or i3 if you want to play Current Games at low-medium settings.

Sig2525 · Feb 3, 2015

let him try 1st and see if 30FPs on medium settings is good enough for him. - if not the he can upgrade his processor to a core i3.

the g3258 will die at the hands of crysis 3 which is very cpu intensive.

Raiin · Feb 3, 2015

Sig2525 :

if you OC to 4.2ghz + its great for what you pay.

Sig2525 · Feb 3, 2015

i know but you would need a good mobo if you want yoour 4.2 ghz g3258 to last

Sig2525 · Feb 3, 2015

i can see pips on youtube having g3258 + msi h81 p33 overclocked to 4.4 ghz with 4gbs of ram and a gtx 750 ti play crysis 3 on high texture and high presets getting 30 fps minimum and 40 fps max

Raiin · Feb 3, 2015

nah a g3258 doesnt need a expensive mobo to keep a 4.2ghz Oc on a stock heatsink stable, its only a dual core, a 50$ asrock or asus mobo will do the job

weepingangel · Feb 4, 2015

Thanks for the replies. I know my pc is old and I had a feeling I'd have to upgrade more than the graphics.

Would just buying a new budget gaming pc be better than anything I could upgrade to?

It would be easier anyway as I'm nervous about overclocking and installing upgrades myself. I was looking at this one for £300
http://itrevive.co.uk/amd-a8-quad-core-pc-with-8gb-ram-and-1tb-hdd.html?gclid=COal9JPjyMMCFU7KtAod5A4ALA

If not that one, then any recommendations? I'd like to spend no more than £500 if buying a new one.

Btw I'm a she

Motopsychojdn · Feb 4, 2015

Check the systembuild sticky, there are a selection of list for budgets and youll build a better Pc for 500 that you could buy for 500

Moto

Sig2525 · Feb 4, 2015

better build it yourself you'll get more out of your 500

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