Suitable graphic card

azamjong · Mar 8, 2012

hello,
can anyone help me suggesting a best and suitable graphic card for my pc ? and how much RAM memory i need to add..i wanna play recent games and my budget around $100-$150

Asus P5G41C-M LX
pentium (R) Dual Core CPU E5400@2.70GHz
PSU 500W 220/ VAC 50HZ
RAM 2GB DDR2
Windows 7 32-Bit OS

please help me

xtreme5 · Mar 8, 2012

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625

this one gtx 550ti but i'm worried cause of you cpu.

matt2155 · Mar 8, 2012

Hi,

How many amps do you have on your 12V Rail ?

Also, even if you get a decent graphics card, your CPU will struggle.

azamjong · Mar 8, 2012

how i can find my amps?

this is about my power supply :

AC INPUT 220/VAC 50Hz 3A
FUSE RATING : F5A 250VAC
DC OUTPUT MAX : +3.3V +5V +12V -5V -12V +5VSB
28A 40A 17A 0.5A 0.8A 3A
500W

I dont know anything about finding amp..sorry

matt2155 · Mar 8, 2012

azamjong :

Do you know what Manufacturer & model of your power supply ?

Just trying to get as much information from your power supply, so I can research what graphics card will be suitable with your power supply

maxinexus · Mar 8, 2012

xtreme5 :

Seriously you recommend 550TI. Are you mad bro?
Nvidia has can't compete with AMD at $80-$150
6850 after rebate and 13% promo off total 129.99 and free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353

matt2155 · Mar 8, 2012

maxinexus :

Yeah,

if your on a cheap budget then defiantly ATI
HD 6770 or the 6850, great cards for cheap price.

azamjong · Mar 8, 2012

Jumbo
Model : JB-500WP4

just a cheap PSU

azamjong · Mar 8, 2012

is there any difference if i buy ati or nvdia graphic card?

matt2155 · Mar 8, 2012

azamjong :

I have searched the first 5 pages of google to see what the full specifications of your power supply are, and no results.

I have never heard of the brand before, so it would be a cheap power supply, and it is not good to power a pretty decent video card with a cheap power supply

My recommendation is to upgrade your power supply first. This is a decent power supply and is one of the best brands out there in power supplys
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371004

azamjong · Mar 8, 2012

okay clear. now I need to change my power supply first.

But then, when it comes to choose graphic card, can I just buy AMD/ATI graphic card because I used Intel processor.

Is there any problem with that combination between Intel processor and AMD graphic card?

matt2155 · Mar 8, 2012

Yeah of coarse, does not matter what processor you have, you can run either brand

azamjong · Mar 8, 2012

can u give me your graphic card suggestion ? i mean more specific for example a product brand

matt2155 · Mar 8, 2012

Yeah

What type of games will you be running, and also what graphics level do you expect to run them at. For an example low,medium or high ?

Also what processor do you have ?
And also RAM ?

Rockdpm · Mar 8, 2012

Well without any bottlenecking. the GTX 550 ti or a 6770 is gonna be the best you can get probably. Idk maybe NVIDIA Kepler will have a solution for you or the lower end 7000 series when they get here

matt2155 · Mar 8, 2012

Rockdpm :

Nvidia is out of the question in my own opinion, if he goes with an ATI card he will get better performance for a cheaper price.
In my opinion, the 6770 is a great card, but if he's going to get a new power supply, then he should go for the 6850 or 6870.

azamjong · Mar 8, 2012

matt2155 :

I plan to play recent games like skyrim, assasin creed 2, battlefield 3, Avatar 2 or something like that. if possible, i'd love to use high graphic level

.

my processor Intel Pentium Dual Core CPU E5400@2.70GHz with RAM 2 GB DDR2

matt2155 · Mar 8, 2012

Don't we all want to play in the highest settings haha

Ok, now that will be a problem. Your processor will struggle quite abit playing those games on high. Since your motherboards socket LGA 775 have discontinued making quad core processors, this might be a problem.

You defiantly need to upgrade your ram to 4gb though. From what I just researched about your processor, it will be able to handle todays games, but it will strugle quite abit.

But defiantly upgrade your ram, here is some excellent DDR2 ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

And defiantly upgrade your power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016

And to save you money, you should get the ATI 6770 video card to save you money, because you are already buying a new power supply and ram, it will cost you more.
The 6770 is a decent video card, I had the 5770 and it was great and ran all of my games on medium.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121474

Also what motherboard do you have ?

maxinexus · Mar 8, 2012

I your PSU is fine and has enough ampers or amps [A] to run 6850. It may not be brand name but it does not mean that it is crap either. If and when it gives up than get new one but for now the PSU works and will support 6850 so tehre is no need to shell cash on something that you do not need.

azamjong · Mar 8, 2012

matt2155 :

Don't we all want to play in the highest settings haha

Ok, now that will be a problem. Your processor will struggle quite abit playing those games on high. Since your motherboards socket LGA 775 have discontinued making quad core processors, this might be a problem.

You defiantly need to upgrade your ram to 4gb though. From what I just researched about your processor, it will be able to handle todays games, but it will strugle quite abit.

But defiantly upgrade your ram, here is some excellent DDR2 ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

And defiantly upgrade your power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371016

And to save you money, you should get the ATI 6770 video card to save you money, because you are already buying a new power supply and ram, it will cost you more.
The 6770 is a decent video card, I had the 5770 and it was great and ran all of my games on medium.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121474

Also what motherboard do you have ?

wahh. really appreciate your suggestion!! thank you very much for this information

right now, i used Asus P5G41C-M LX

azamjong · Mar 8, 2012

and one more thing, what do you mean by my processor will struggle quite a bit ? does that mean it cannot support highest setting for gaming ?

matt2155 · Mar 8, 2012

maxinexus :

Wrong,

I researched it and people had the same question. It does not have enough amps on the 12v Rail. It only has 17amps on the 12v Rail

matt2155 · Mar 8, 2012

azamjong :

Gaming is mainly based on the video cards, it won't downscale your graphics, it will downgrade how smooth the game will run. But from what I researched about that processor it should be fine. With the 6770 video card, you will be able to play most games on medium, the good side of all of this, is that your getting the whole upgrade to play games on medium for only around $200.

matt2155 · Mar 8, 2012

Looks like your motherboard can support DDR3 memory up to 1333Mhz.
Faster & also cheaper ! hehe

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315

maxinexus · Mar 8, 2012

matt2155 :

Oh boy you are a tough cookie...A 6850 card uses approximately 104W / 12v =8.66A

here is formula buddy

The conversion of Watts to Amps at fixed voltage is governed by the equation Amps = Watts/Volts

For example 12 watts/12 volts = 1 amp

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