Search
Sign in with
Sign up | Sign in

New card for E6850

Last response: in Graphics & Displays
Share

Hey dudes!
Was wondering if any of you could help?
I have an E6850, Intel DG33FB, 2G 800mhz RAM, 8800GTX, Vista 32.

Is it worth upgrading my video card??

I want to play games like 'Mass effect 1&2, Bioshock 1&2, Fallout 3 etc' on max settings at 1680x1050.
at the mo' I have to lower the res, or loose detail to get them smooth..
I dont need to play Crysis 2.

Was thinking about a pre-owned GTX280, 285.
Would that do the trick/be worth it, or am I missing something else entirely?

I'g greatly appreciate any help.

ps. Please be gentle, as It's my first day.

More about : card e6850

Register or log in to remove
Graphics card Master

Hello and welcome to the forums
First of all,upgrade your RAM to 4GB.It will give you a good boost in performance.
As for VGA,consider GTX 460/HD 6580.They're more than enough for your resolution

Maziar said:
Hello and welcome to the forums
First of all,upgrade your RAM to 4GB.It will give you a good boost in performance.
As for VGA,consider GTX 460/HD 6580.They're more than enough for your resolution


Thanks for the reply man.
Was exactly what I was after.
I have '2 styx of 1G 800mHz 5cl'
Do you have any suggestions for an upgrade??

squidz66 said:
Hey dudes!
Was wondering if any of you could help?
I have an E6850, Intel DG33FB, 2G 800mhz RAM, 8800GTX, Vista 32.

Is it worth upgrading my video card??

I want to play games like 'Mass effect 1&2, Bioshock 1&2, Fallout 3 etc' on max settings at 1680x1050.
at the mo' I have to lower the res, or loose detail to get them smooth..
I dont need to play Crysis 2.

Was thinking about a pre-owned GTX280, 285.
Would that do the trick/be worth it, or am I missing something else entirely?

I'g greatly appreciate any help.

ps. Please be gentle, as It's my first day.



Yo brother, just hit the sweet spot, go for a GTS 450 or Radeon 5770 as its tailor-made for 1680X1050 with max. settings. and add another couple of gigs of RAM. And in case you stumbled upon some extra power resources you could do well to OC the stock CPU frequencies for few extra fps.
Related ressources
Ask the community

ChikluSoumya said:
Yo brother, just hit the sweet spot, go for a GTS 450 or Radeon 5770 as its tailor-made for 1680X1050 with max. settings. and add another couple of gigs of RAM. And in case you stumbled upon some extra power resources you could do well to OC the stock CPU frequencies for few extra fps.


Thanks dude
I'll look into em'
... and thats the other thing!
I've been looking into overclocking, just not sure how to do it without a new MoBo.. Ram ... etc.
..not as easy as getting my athlon 900 to 1G!!!!
Register or log in to remove
 
Ask the community
Read discussions in other Graphics & Displays categories
!