miocene

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My current specs are as follows:

Core2 Duo E6400 @ 2.13GHz
2GB DDR2 (slower than 800MHz)
Nvidia Geforce 7900GS


I want to upgrade my PC at some stage but money is clearly an issue. In the meantime I would like to be able to play new games like Modern Warfare 2 (new call of duty coming out in Nov).

My current setup handled CoD4 OK at mid-settings but CoD:WaW struggled even at low settings.

My question is: If I upgrade my GPU to a Ati Radeon HD4770 will I experience much better performance in games like these without a CPU upgrade?

Ultimately I will replace my setup with an i5 home-built but in the meantime it would be nice to have a good performing PC without incurring huge cost. Overclocking is currently not an option due to my PC being a Dell (XPS 410).


Other question: Will my 375W power supply be able to cope? I.E. does the 4770 use much more power than the 7900GS?
 

miocene

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I'm in the UK where the 4850 is similar price to 4770. The 4770 also consumes less power as it is 40nm.

Good to know that my PC can handle it and it'll give me improvements. Cheers for the replies