Which gpu to buy for my system

[rgamer]

HI,

MY system specs are:

Intel Core 2 Duo e8400 3.0ghz
WIN 7 32 bit home edition basic
cooler master xtreme power 460 watt
Inter mother DG31PR
4gb kingston ram
xfx 9600gso xxx edition 384mb ddr3

my range is 150$ max and i want to upgrade from my older gpu.

i want to play all the latest game and games that will come out this year and next year from medium to high on 1024*768 resolution.

which gpu should i buy

P.S. dont ask me to upgrade my system other than the gpu as i cannot.

 

[swifty_morgan]

perhaps a 5770 or 6770. you only game at low res. No need for and expensive card.

 

[rgamer]

perhaps a 5770 or 6770. you only game at low res. No need for and expensive card.

i can game at higher resolution. max i can game at is 1280*1024

 

[swifty_morgan]

whatever resolution is your monitors "native" resolution is what you want to be running it at. If you want a bigger card hows about a 6850 or 6870 ? You don't need it but.................. whatever floats your boat....... or whatever your power supply's amperage can run and still stay within your budget.

 

[rgamer]

i have narrowed my search to these two

1.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130750

2.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102968

which out of these is better???

P.S i cannot upgrade any thing else.

 

[absxiith]

Hello,I am running a Sapphire HD 6850 on my system,powered by a CoolerMaster eXtreme Power Plus 460w.I have a Core2Duo E7400.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/324193-33-will-6850-460w-coolermaster

The GTX 460 is a good card as well but it uses 160w under load ,compared to 127w for the 6850.

 

[sunnk]

the gtx 460 superclocked one is better and also the evga is one of the best manufacturer of nvidia cards and even good customer support it will be better to get gtx 460 which is two series older card but it can beat two series newer cards such as hd 7770 ghz edition the gtx 460 beats it in many things such as gaming going for an gtx 460 will be an good move.

review.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7770-7750-benchmark,3135-7.html

 

[rgamer]

Hello,I am running a Sapphire HD 6850 on my system,powered by a CoolerMaster eXtreme Power Plus 460w.I have a Core2Duo E7400.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/324193-33-will-6850-460w-coolermaster

The GTX 460 is a good card as well but it uses 160w under load ,compared to 127w for the 6850.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

so this one is better than both ??? and it is also in my range.

 

[rgamer]

the gtx 460 superclocked one is better and also the evga is one of the best manufacturer of nvidia cards and even good customer support it will be better to get gtx 460 which is two series older card but it can beat two series newer cards such as hd 7770 ghz edition the gtx 460 beats it in many things such as gaming going for an gtx 460 will be an good move.

review.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7770-7750-benchmark,3135-7.html

is this better than both of those???

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

it also fits my price range.

 

[sunnk]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

so this one is better than both ??? and it is also in my range.

yeah thats an good card performs over the price it will be good to get it [my choice].

review.

http://www.fudzilla.com/reviews/item/21971-sapphire-hd-6850-reviewed/21971-sapphire-hd-6850-reviewed?start=4

the gtx 460 will also be an good choice btw.

 

[sunnk]

is this better than both of those???

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908

it also fits my price range.

yes it is better then both of them in performance looking to the price the hd 7770 uses very less power but priced high gtx 460 is good one but it wouldbe riskier to overclock on your psu and the sapphire hd 6850 uses less power and even it is in less price in your butget and suitable for your psu.

sapphire hd 6850 is the way to go.

goodluck.

 

[absxiith]

This is also good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150573

 

[sunnk]

comparision between xfx and sapphire.

sapphire:- good priced,good built,stay cool,quiter,profitable.good in performance

xfx:- good built,customer support,doesnt stay that cool but ok,not quiter,good in performance.

 

[absxiith]

Okay.Actually,I have never used XFX cards.You really get to learn something new every time you are on the forum. I personally use a Sapphire card and am quite happy with it.

 

[rgamer]

comparision between xfx and sapphire.

sapphire:- good priced,good built,stay cool,quiter,profitable.good in performance

xfx:- good built,customer support,doesnt stay that cool but ok,not quiter,good in performance.

but i looked at the review of sapphire 6850 and most people were not impressed :/ but they had no problems on the xfx one

 

[sunnk]

xfx is good one but sapphire would be my choice and most of the people are buying sapphire hd 6850 btw xfx is good but not in all cases

 

[absxiith]

sunnk is right.Most people do buy Sapphire but yes,I too have read that Sapphire's customer support is not as good as XFX's.Hope this helps. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/video-cards/21869-xfx-vs-sapphire.html

 

[sunnk]

and i have written there in the comparision that xfx has a good customer care.

 

[rgamer]

comparision between xfx and sapphire.

sapphire:- good priced,good built,stay cool,quiter,profitable.good in performance

xfx:- good built,customer support,doesnt stay that cool but ok,not quiter,good in performance.

i am going to buy this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-130-750&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=3#scrollFullInfo as the 6850 doesnt have good review on newegg both xfx and sapphire......

 

[sunnk]

i am going to buy this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=14-130-750&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=3#scrollFullInfo as the 6850 doesnt have good review on newegg both xfx and sapphire......

most of the people in toms hardware are using sapphire hd 6850 and they dont have any problem with it.\\

if u decided to getting that card then fine but no overclocks it will be riskier because that psu is not that good but it can handle that card with no overclock.

 

[absxiith]

Again,sunnk is right. No overclocking.Plus,how old is your PSU?I purchased mine in august last year and it has given me no problems till now but you never know.Plus,the GTX 460 you listed uses two power connectors and the sapphire hd 6850 uses only one.Make sure you have two 6-pin connectors on your PSU(mine has only one).

 

[rgamer]

most of the people in toms hardware are using sapphire hd 6850 and they dont have any problem with it.\\

if u decided to getting that card then fine but no overclocks it will be riskier because that psu is not that good but it can handle that card with no overclock.

so i should get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130749 this instead of http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130750???? due to my 460w xtreme cooler master power supply??

 

[rgamer]

Again,sunnk is right. No overclocking.Plus,how old is your PSU?I purchased mine in august last year and it has given me no problems till now but you never know.Plus,the GTX 460 you listed uses two power connectors and the sapphire hd 6850 uses only one.Make sure you have two 6-pin connectors on your PSU(mine has only one).

3 weeks back

 

[sunnk]

final word is that go for hd 6850 really it would not disappoint you and will be good for your system and the hd 6850 is on pair with the gtx 460 gives same performance and doesnt uses that much power.

 

[absxiith]

The second link is not working.And the GTX 460 uses two 6-pin connectors,not one.The cooler master has one 6-pin connector
http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=3686