Grapchic card for M4A78-HTPC

1. What resolution?

2. Complete system specs including you PSU and brand.

3. How much would be gaming on it? Most of the time, Occasionally, rarely...??

Hi,

1.Res 1920 x 1200

2.CPU-AMD phenom x4 9550,Mother board-Asus M4A78-HTPC AMD CHIPSET 780G,MEMORY-DDR 2-800, 2 GBX2GB TRANSCEND,CURRENT GPU-NVIDIA GEFORCE 8500 GT,OS WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE 64 BIT,PSU-ICE 300 W[I THINK PSU IN NOT OF GOOD BRAND]

3.Ocasionally i play,my current GPU screen drags while using LOMAC-Fighter A/c game.

Thanks for ur attention,suggest me what is tobe changed.

If you're not looking at upgrading your CPU any time soon, I'd suggest any of the GTX460 options out there - with your resolution I'd go for the 1GB version (not just because of the extra memory...). I think the GTX580/570 would be overkill for your system. The GTX460 stays very cool, has a low profile, has the right price, and it's rather nicely overclockable down the line.

Store fellow,suggested HD6870[saphire/asus],which would be better GTX460 or HD6870.It should be useful,if im updrading my system after 1 year.

HD6850 - Check the prices.
Corsair VX450W - 3600 INR.
AMD Phenom X4 955!

This should be your complete upgrade. But the budget would be stretched a lot.

If you cant spare the budget, then just stick to the GPU and PSU. Remember PSU is a must and a priority.

Which city do you live in?

HD6850-Price around RS 12000,HD6870-RS15000,

PSU-tobe checked,ur correct store guy also mentioned GPU[HD6870], PSU[unknown] and casing -cooler master,Around 25000Rs

i have AMD X4 9550 installed.

Im n bengaluru.

I absolutely didn't understand what you meant by this!

Corsair VX450 PSU price to checked in bangalore.Store guy also insisted to change PSU and casing if upgrading to HD6870,but brand of PSU,he dnt mention.Case is cooler master.All together GPU,PSU and casing,he quoted 25000Rs.

Whatever is the suggestion,it should be useful if im upgrading after 1 year.

Get the brand names model numbers, price and every details that you can find from the shop keeper and post it here.

OK, just to be clear, are you still only looking for suggestions on a video card or are you now in a position for a comprehensive upgrade? It just seems that people are not addressing your original question... And while that's not a problem, this is the one reason I stopped asking for suggestions on forums (and Tom's is the worst for this) because you ask for a videocard suggestion and all of a sudden people are giving you recommendations for motherboards, processors and RAM. Can you please clarify. Thanks.

malmental I know what you mean and yes, of course it crossed my mind, but reading his first post it's clearly stated that he has a set budget ($300) and will be possibly upgrading in 1 to 2 years - it says nothing at all about what we think he should do, rather, clearly asking for advice on a reliable but ready-for-an-upgrade video card option. I don't see how he can build a "modern" system for $300 that would increase the performance benefit over what he has now. So, as you see, I simply asked him if his plans have changed. He already has the optimal system in terms of his current budget, and I don't see anything inherently wrong with his specs. So what if he doesn't have a "showroom" CPU, or a state-of-the-art motherboard? It's clear from his post that he's not looking for top scores in synthetic benchmarks.

And by the way, what he has right now is fantastic for HTPC functionality, and yes, it even surpasses the recommended system for LOMAC!

Hi,thanks for all ur comments,as omni said,im just looking for GPU only and required PSU [all350$].No more upgrade now.But both should be useful in future.

GTX 460-xfx13250/ MSI 11750/ASUS12800 /Zotac 11800/Galaxy 10400
HD6850-xfx12800/MSI 11000/Asus 11200/Sapphire11600 /Power 11700
HD6870-xfx15400 /MSI 11000/Sapphire 15500/Power 14400

These are the prices in Indian rupee,advice me with best option.Another fact is by answering ur query,i learned many things on building up PC.thanks for making me learner.

1. Which monitor do you have? That determines your GPU.
2. Your GPU determines your PSU.
3. Then we can move ahead.

Answer the 1st question first.

im using Sony LED TV 40'' Model HX800,no monitor.

HD6870 should do you good. Along with that you should be looking at Corsair VX450W.

That would get the budget into the 18600 INR.

No need to convert currencies, they don't always add up.

HD 6870 which brand?

Since you are India... I would suggest that you either go for MSI or Sapphire. Don't go for Asus/XFX as their after sales service is pretty damn pathetic!

I still recommend a GTX460, hands down, it's the best value (meaning, performance to cost ratio). Yes, I own one, but this is not why I am recommending it to you. The reason I think it fits the bill for you is, firstly, the price, it can't be beat for what you're getting. Under load, the GTX460 hits about 66C (but I don't ever go over 55C) after 1 hour of 3dMark Batch Size test, vs the HD6870 which hits 82C, performance wise, well, that's hard to guess given your set-up, but I'd say it would be around similar outcome, so, why not go with the least expensive option?

Don't forget, the GTX460 can also do CUDA (may be a benefit to you if you take advantage of it, as I do for my HTPC functions). It's great in games, and awesome for HD movies.

Other than that, it's really all about personal taste and brand loyalty. I don't really care what I own as long as it has the right value for my needs. In this case, the 460 did if for me hands down. I seriously have no complaints. Great drivers, great product and that's what matters. The HD6870 is a good product too, though.

what is EVGA GTX 460 FTW? i was reading the compasirons of HD 6850 vs HD6870 vs GTX 460, GTX 460 seems tobe better option,value for money.But i never in to over clocking.Nvidia also has 3D,options.Since i have sony 3D TV,it maybe usefull now or when im upgrading my system after some time,at that time i think i should go for dual GPU slot motherboard.Will this GTX 460 stand for next 2 years.

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