I am looking to upgrade my entry level gaming system, primarily to provide high-end graphics capability for games like Oblivion and Vanguard when it is released.
I am also thinking that it would be nice to be able to run a cable from my new graphics card to my HDTV or HDTV Receiver, both of which are about 10 to 12 feet away from my computer. This arrangement would allow me to use the HDTV as a huge monitor for games as well as my computer monitor to display High Definition TV programs.
I have heard that some of the high-end graphics cards can be quite noisy. A quiet system is a goal as my computer is located in our study, which I share with my wife who likes to watch TV.
My current system is:
[Motherboard] Asus A8V-E Deluxe Motherboard (1x PCI-E X16, 2xPCI-E X1, 3xPCI) (512k L2 cache) with the Via K8T890 and VT8237R chipsets.
[Power Supply] labelled 400 watt
[Processor] AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.20GHz)
[Memory] Geil 2GB Dual Channel DDR400 RAM
[Hard Drive] Samsung Spinpoint P 120GB 7200RPM 8MB cache, SATA 150
[Optical Drive] BenQ DW-1620 Pro 16xDVD+/- R/RW Double Layer DVD-Writer
[Audio] Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
[Video] eVGA e-Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI-express w/DVI, TV-Out
[Display] ViewSonic G90F 19” RGB CRT with up to 1920 X 1440 non-interlaced resolution
[Operating System] Windows XP Home Edition
[Anti-Virus] Norton AntiVirus 2005
I am looking to replace the 6600GT with perhaps a Geforce 7900GT (with 256MB). I believe the specs on this card indicate that a 400 watt power supply will be adequate.
Will the 7900GT be the best choice? Will I need to upgrade my power supply? Comments and suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks.
I am also thinking that it would be nice to be able to run a cable from my new graphics card to my HDTV or HDTV Receiver, both of which are about 10 to 12 feet away from my computer. This arrangement would allow me to use the HDTV as a huge monitor for games as well as my computer monitor to display High Definition TV programs.
I have heard that some of the high-end graphics cards can be quite noisy. A quiet system is a goal as my computer is located in our study, which I share with my wife who likes to watch TV.
My current system is:
[Motherboard] Asus A8V-E Deluxe Motherboard (1x PCI-E X16, 2xPCI-E X1, 3xPCI) (512k L2 cache) with the Via K8T890 and VT8237R chipsets.
[Power Supply] labelled 400 watt
[Processor] AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.20GHz)
[Memory] Geil 2GB Dual Channel DDR400 RAM
[Hard Drive] Samsung Spinpoint P 120GB 7200RPM 8MB cache, SATA 150
[Optical Drive] BenQ DW-1620 Pro 16xDVD+/- R/RW Double Layer DVD-Writer
[Audio] Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
[Video] eVGA e-Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI-express w/DVI, TV-Out
[Display] ViewSonic G90F 19” RGB CRT with up to 1920 X 1440 non-interlaced resolution
[Operating System] Windows XP Home Edition
[Anti-Virus] Norton AntiVirus 2005
I am looking to replace the 6600GT with perhaps a Geforce 7900GT (with 256MB). I believe the specs on this card indicate that a 400 watt power supply will be adequate.
Will the 7900GT be the best choice? Will I need to upgrade my power supply? Comments and suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks.