Looking to boost my gaming on the very cheap!

[greemasta]

I have a 7050m-m v1.0 - 64 x2 5000+ 2x 1gig 667 ddr, seagate baracuda hdd, power color x1950 256 bit 512mb ddr3 im getting scores of around 10k in 3dmark05 i know these are synthetic benchmarks but i do think gaming isnt as good as it should be even with lower settings i may just be expecting too m uch bang from my mediocre setup!! does anyone have any ideas? im not looking to overclock as i dont want to have to buy a new mobo.

 

[cmashwin]

u cannot upgrade ram without throwing away your old ram sticks as ur mobo only has 2 slots.. Next best option considerin ur gamin requirement is to buy a new graphics card.. Apart from hardware solutions, do the software stuff like, uninstalling unnecessary program, defrag HDD, defrag RAM, update all ur drivers to latest STABLE versions.. Maybe this might help a bit.

 

[pr2thej]

throwing those sticks away isnt much of a loss, and the board can hold 4GB PC6400. I think the GPU is the way to go though, no way has he got a 64bit OS....what sorta budget we talking about?

 

[greemasta]

its a fresh install all just updated maybe, i have spied some half decent ram 4-4-4-12 crucial 22pounds, a 4670 would be nice but a tad pricey. hmmmmm

 

[cmashwin]

a 4670 will probably be bottlenecked by ur current CPU... A better buy wud be the 4650.. Newegg has the 1GB version for around 69$.. shop around.

 

[greemasta]

the 5000+ and 4670 actualy work very well together!

 

[cmashwin]

it depends on ur gaming resolution and the games u wanna play.. But, the 4650 is actually an under-clocked 4670.. so if u dont mind overclocking a bit, u can save some cash there.. But no doubt, the 4670 is better, cos u can overclock that even higher i suppose..

 

[turboflame]

the 4650 is actually an under-clocked 4670

The 4650 also usually uses GDDR2 instead of GDDR3, that's a major disadvantage.

 

[cmashwin]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814141080

Looks like the 4670 DOES come with GDDR3.. Ofcourse, GDDR2 versions are more commonly seen..

 

[cmashwin]

But, it all depends on the requirements and the budget of the OP.

 

[amdfangirl]

4670 can also come with gddr 4... so meh

 

[amdfangirl]

The HD 4830 is much better value

 

[tango305]

Well if he's got the dough, I'd suggest getting the same card I have.
The Asus EAH4850 TOP 512mb DDR3
It's not too pricey...I mean it's a great card, runs around $150. I'd save up and buy that, plug in some ddr2 ram to that mobo and you're set. =]

 

[greemasta]

Corsair 2048MB TwinX XMS2 6400 DDR2 4-4-4-12 for 26 pounds, would these sticks be a worth while buy as i have heard some systems dont like low latency ram??