This will be my first time upgrading my graphics card. My pc is a quad core 3.0 ghz (I forgot exactly what they are) and has a 512 mb radeon hd 4650 gddr3. The card is pretty good for it's price (you can get one for like 45 bucks) and I can run many of games at maximum to near maximum settings. It's not that great however with very demanding games (gta 4 for example which I think is mostly due to the cards low memory bandwidth.) With skyrim coming out soon I want to be packing heat. Sadly though the economy sucks and I'm on a budget. Around $100-$130 and the 5770 seemed like the perfect fit for me
Now my question for right now is
A: do you think the 5770 would be a good choice for me and will it have enough difference over the card I have now? (a
Amd radeon hd 6450 512mb gddr3)
B: my desktop is not made to be a gaming pc, so fitting the card into where it needs to go looks like a tight fit. I have found that xfx seems to have a much smaller version of the 5770 (the model thing or whatever is HD577XZNLC) but it doesn't seem to have anywhere for the extra express 6-pin power cable to go in. Would this mean that the HD577XZNLC model of the 5770 is less powerful than bulkier models?
C: speaking of 6 pin express power cables, my pc doesn't seem to come with a spare one. I know I can get an adapter to make two 4 pins into one 6 pin but would that be the best choice? Would it be better (or possible) to put in a 6 pin express cable into the power supply into the card?
Thanks!
Now my question for right now is
A: do you think the 5770 would be a good choice for me and will it have enough difference over the card I have now? (a
Amd radeon hd 6450 512mb gddr3)
B: my desktop is not made to be a gaming pc, so fitting the card into where it needs to go looks like a tight fit. I have found that xfx seems to have a much smaller version of the 5770 (the model thing or whatever is HD577XZNLC) but it doesn't seem to have anywhere for the extra express 6-pin power cable to go in. Would this mean that the HD577XZNLC model of the 5770 is less powerful than bulkier models?
C: speaking of 6 pin express power cables, my pc doesn't seem to come with a spare one. I know I can get an adapter to make two 4 pins into one 6 pin but would that be the best choice? Would it be better (or possible) to put in a 6 pin express cable into the power supply into the card?
Thanks!