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steve7   07-30-2009 at 12:11:44 AM

Hi im going to buy a pailt gts 250 to upgrade from my old sparkle 8600 gt
Will my system support it?
My PC Specs:
AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.2GHz
PQi 4 GB Ram [DDR2]
Sweex 650w PSU
Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 [nForce Chipset] - (Has 2 x16 Pci-Xpress Slots)
1 Samsung 300 Gb HDD, 1 Samsung 160 Gb HDD, 1 Lacie 500 GB External Hardisk
Please do not offend me or call me noobish im a new comer thx :D

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daedalus685   07-30-2009 at 12:15:27 AM
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Yes, it will work. CPU is going to be a bit of a bottleneck though. What are you upgrading from?

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steve7   07-30-2009 at 12:42:10 AM
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I currently have an 8600 gt ddr2 sparkle

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daedalus685   07-30-2009 at 01:36:24 AM
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You will surely notice a good jump in performance then.

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Bronze Graphics badge coozie7   07-30-2009 at 01:38:05 PM
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The GTS 250 will run just fine with your hardware, no worries.

Just one point, though. The CPU is a little weak to drive the GTS250, I would advise either a 9600GT or HD4670 would be a better match, and probably cheaper.

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steve7   07-30-2009 at 03:18:27 PM
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if I buy a AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 5400+ or 6000+ will it be better?

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Bronze Graphics badge coozie7   07-30-2009 at 05:15:43 PM
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It will be an improvement, obviously the faster the processor the better but before you make a decision first:
Download and run CPUZ and open the 'motherboard' tab, this will tell you exactly which motherboard you have and, importaintly, if it is AM2 or AM2+, that little '+' is importaint and if you have a AM2+ 'board that will open up a wider range of upgrades.
Once that is done, check this list, it will tell you which processors your motherboard will support:

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support [...] uctID=2310

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steve7   07-30-2009 at 08:24:54 PM
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coozie7 wrote :

It will be an improvement, obviously the faster the processor the better but before you make a decision first:
Download and run CPUZ and open the 'motherboard' tab, this will tell you exactly which motherboard you have and, importaintly, if it is AM2 or AM2+, that little '+' is importaint and if you have a AM2+ 'board that will open up a wider range of upgrades.
Once that is done, check this list, it will tell you which processors your motherboard will support:

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support [...] uctID=2310



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steve7   07-30-2009 at 08:25:53 PM
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steve7   07-30-2009 at 08:26:19 PM
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how can i upload a picture i need to show uw something on cpu-z

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steve7   07-30-2009 at 10:47:06 PM
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Hi i ran cpu-z in the tab of mainboard it doesnt show am2 or am2+ :S

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Bronze Graphics badge coozie7   07-31-2009 at 01:45:38 PM
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Then assume AM2, an AM2+ chip will be restricted by the slower memory access given by AM2.

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steve7   07-31-2009 at 02:00:58 PM
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but the 5400+ and 6000+ are AM2 not AM2+ :S

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Bronze Graphics badge coozie7   07-31-2009 at 07:36:23 PM
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Yes, you are correct.
So to recap: Yes, your hardware fully supports the GTS250. Should you wish, a faster processor will give the card more performance but bear in mind, the X2 6000 takes your motherboard to the limit of its official support.
A faster card (HD4870/GTX260 or beyond) is likely to cause issues with the powersupply, despite its 650W output, the importaint +12v amperage is quite low.


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steve7   07-31-2009 at 08:03:41 PM
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no im not gonna buy a GTX 260 or beyond. Thx for reply I think GTS 250 is going to be enough. Pls specify by x2 6000 takes my motherboard beyond the limits of its offical support. Do u mean to tell me that my motherboard wont support the 6000+?

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Bronze Graphics badge coozie7   07-31-2009 at 08:09:34 PM
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No, it will support the 6000+ and I misread the CPU support list, it will actually go all the way to a X2 6400+ Windsor cored unit.

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