Should i invest in a new GPU

[past3rofmupp3ts]

I currently have an EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 and was thinking of getting a new Graphics card.
My budget is $200 USD, what do you suggest?

Specs-
AMD Phenom II X4 955@3.00GHz
8 GB DDR2 RAM
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
1680*1050 resolution
800W PSU

I don't have my computer with me, it is currently being repaired, so I can't give you any more specifics :/

 

[coozie7]

I suggest you give us the rest of your specs, including the PSU outputs and monitor resolution

 

[branflakes71]

For $200, I'm not sure you'll see a huge difference with a new card. Can you SLI? Might be worth it to get a second GTS 250 and SLI them.

You can check out this Tom's article for an idea:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-310-5970,2491-4.html

 

[past3rofmupp3ts]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229121R

I'm not sure if I can, here's my computer...

 

[past3rofmupp3ts]

Will this fit in my computer?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125285

 

[branflakes71]

The question is whether or not the motherboard in that computer can run SLI. I need to know what motherboard is in there to determine that. Perhaps someone else can tell. It's the AMD 760G chipset, but I don't know if that runs SLI.

 

[rolli59]

You have a micro ATX motherboard. It has only one GPU slot so no SLI. For your budget of 200 the HD4890 is the only card that is going to give you a slightly noticable performance upgrade http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150438 The other option you have is wait a bit for the prices of the HD5850 to drop down to release price ($259) and get a great upgrade. Your GTS250 is by no means a bad card.

 

[coozie7]

The fastest card within budget is the HD4890, not much of an improvement:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/geforce-310-5970,review-31747-7.html

It is not possible to SLI with the AMD chipset on your motherboard and it lacks a second PCI-E slot anyway, so Crossfire is also out of the question.
I'd stick with the GTS250 and wait until the HD5850 comes down in price, or Nvidia release their own DX11 cards before considering an upgrade.

 

[past3rofmupp3ts]

I'm pretty sure it's this one...

Asus M3A76-CM Socket AM2+/ AMD 760G/ DDR2/ A&V&GbE/ MATX Motherboard

 

[outlw6669]

Ya, your system is not able to SLI two of your GTS 250's.
The other GTS 250 you list would be a total waste of cash.
Same as yours just overclocked a little.

At your resolution, you do not really need to much more than you already have.
I would recommend using Rivatuner to overclock your current GPU.
If you really want to spend some cash now, look into a 4890.
Otherwise, stick with what you have until prices drop on the 5850.

 

[rolli59]

In this link http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_5750_PCS/30.html you will see the performance difference between multiple cards. The review is for a HD5750 and that is set at a 100% and is really close to the GTS250 in performance so subtracting a 100 from the number for the cards above that will give you the performance increase on the upgrades.