Suggest New Graphics Card

[venkatbaggu]

Hi,

I want to buy a new GFX Card. Because my card is outdated to play latest games.

Here are my Current Specs:

Intel 945GCNL Motherboard,
Processor Core 2 DUO 2.2 GHZ
2GB RAM ,
My current GFX XFX 7200GS/7300SE
PSU 450 W


Budget 80- 90 $

 

[renz496]

HD5670 should be fine for your budget. add abit more you can get 5770 or GTS450. but you might have to replace your current PSU if you go any higher than 5670

 

[shrkbay]

1. what's your resolution?
2. what's the exact model of your PSU?
3. renz, 6850 can run with 450W PSU
4. 5670 is probably best card in that price range

 

[jyjjy]

What is your monitor's native resolution, are you in the US and if so how do you feel about mail in rebates?

 

[renz496]

1. what's your resolution?
2. what's the exact model of your PSU?
3. renz, 6850 can run with 450W PSU
4. 5670 is probably best card in that price range

not or not recommended if he currently using some generic PSU. OP did not mention his PSU model or brand but for his system even generic 450w power supply should be able to do the job. that's why i said he might have to replace his power supply if he want to go higher than 5670 (if he really indeed using generic PSU). and of course 6850 can run on good 450w PSU. GTX460 use more power than 6850 but nvidia states that 450w PSU should be enough for the card

 

[shrkbay]

yes, that's why i asked for exact model of OP's PSU

 

[shobits1]

Hi renz,
The critical part here is what PSU you are using; apart from the wattage could you tell us which brand/model you are using, also you could take a peek at your PSU and write down the amperage (like this)

+3.3V - 20A
+5V - 20A
+12V1 - 18A
+12V2 - 18A
-12V - 0.8A
+5V SB - 2.5A

PS: unless you provide this info, no one could answer you for sure.

 

[venkatbaggu]

i will check and post my PSU Values

 

[venkatbaggu]

should 5670 support my current configuration?

RESOLUTION 1024 * 768 OR 720 P @ Lowest and medium settings

I have 17 '' CRT
i will connect my pc to SAMSUNG LCD 26'' after i bought the new card to play games like crysis2

 

[SesatZ]

What?

1024 * 768 on 26" LCD?

5670 to play Crysis 2?

I really don`t think it`s a good combination. You should at least 1600*900 on 26" (even I think 1920*1080 is the best resolution on 22" or more).

And on 5670, with the lowest setting in Crysis 2 (Gamer detail) and 1280*1024, it`s only streak at 30fps. You should upgrade all of your rig to enjoy a 26" LCD.

 

[venkatbaggu]

i will play on Lowest and medium settings only.

 

[jyjjy]

Is the "SAMSUNG LCD 26'" a monitor or tv?
The HD5670 should do fine with Crysis 2 at 1024x768 and at 720p although perhaps not at max settings.

 

[venkatbaggu]

SAMSUNG LCD TV 26"

 

[jyjjy]

Alright, yeah, a 28" tv is likely 720p which is actually significantly lower than 1280x1024. The HD5670 should be rather good for both resolutions you will be using. You'll need to turn down some settings in some games but not too many.

 

[venkatbaggu]

I will post my PSU Values when i get back to home to check whether HD 5670 supports or need to upgrade PSU as well

 

[jyjjy]

The HD5670 is quite low power. It can run on a 300w PSU so if yours is 450w like you say you don't need to worry about that at all.

 

[venkatbaggu]

What about new nvidia 5 series cards like GeForce GT 520?

Will it support my system?

 

[shrkbay]

probably not, nvidia cards usually need more power than AMD

 

[venkatbaggu]

but it says GeForce GT 520 requires 300w on websites

 

[shrkbay]

probably it's also worse, it has only 48 cores vs 400 Ati streams on HD5670

 

[renz496]

probably not, nvidia cards usually need more power than AMD

clearly you did not check your fact before making any comment. GT520 max wattage is 29w while 5670 is 64w. you can check it here:

http://www.geforce.com/#/Hardware/GPUs/geforce-gt-520/specifications

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/ati-radeon-hd-5670-overview/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5670-overview.aspx#2

probably it's also worse, it has only 48 cores vs 400 Ati streams on HD5670

for sure 5670 is better than GT520 but you cannot compare the the two directly based on their total stream processor since they were using different architecture. 5670 is comparable to 9800GT in term of raw performance and yet 9800GT only have 112 stream processors while 5670 have 400.

@OP

GT520 can work with your system but if gaming is your main concern then stay away from it. 5670 is a better pick.

 

[shrkbay]

^ i know they have different architectures, but the avg performance difference is 1 nVidia core *CUDA* = 3 ati streams

 

[jyjjy]

Yeah, forget about the GT 520. The HD5670 is almost twice as powerful.

 

[venkatbaggu]

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