ATi 5670 gfx card

[sid3695]

I have a 450 W power supply .... and 18A on 12 V line?/////.... will the card work/...

 

[randomkid]

Yes, definitely. You can even go higher than the 5670.

What is your reason for the graphics card upgrade & will you consider other graphics card that may have better performance?

 

[sid3695]

budget is tight ..... 100$ maximum....... i am looking for a i3 core 540 and biostar t55 hd that's limiting me... is the processor buy gud??

 

[sid3695]

it requires pci express 2.1 ... on my mobo it has only 2.0 .... will it run?

 

[randomkid]

budget is tight ..... 100$ maximum....... i am looking for a i3 core 540 and biostar t55 hd that's limiting me... is the processor buy gud??

Do you mean you already own the biostar t55 and you are looking for a processor for it with $100 budget? And you prefer i3-540?

 

[randomkid]

it requires pci express 2.1 ... on my mobo it has only 2.0 .... will it run?

Yes, it will run. Graphics card are backward compatible.

 

[sid3695]

no i am asking u is the i3 540 worth the upgrade?

 

[hapkido]

no i am asking u is the i3 540 worth the upgrade?

Upgrade over what?

 

[sid3695]

i currently have a pentium D .... i want to upgrade it

 

[Onus]

What brand and model is that "450W" PSU? A single 18A +12V rail is not particularly promising as far as its potential quality is concerned.

 

[sid3695]

hmm and 6670??

 

[randomkid]

i currently have a pentium D .... i want to upgrade it

If you mean Intel Pentium G6950, the i3-540 is 10-20% better depending on the applications.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/143?vs=123&i=2.5.3.4.6.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.45.46.53.54.55.60.61.62.63.64.57.56.59.50.49.48.47.44.58.52

 

[randomkid]

hmm and 6670??

It should also be okay. Until 7750 800Mhz card will be supported (but that is already outside your budget). They do not need a 6PIN PCIe connector.

 

[sid3695]

@randomkid currently i have Pentium D 925

Intel Pentium D 925
Cores 2
Threads 2
Name Intel Pentium D 925
Code Name Presler
Package Socket 775 LGA
Technology 65nm
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz

 

[randomkid]

@randomkid currently i have Pentium D 925

Intel Pentium D 925
Cores 2
Threads 2
Name Intel Pentium D 925
Code Name Presler
Package Socket 775 LGA
Technology 65nm
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz

I thought you had the Pentium G because you are aspiring to upgrade to an i3-540 which is socket 1156. If you have socket 775 then you can not upgrade to an i3-540. You need to buy new a motherboard & DDR3 RAM too. But if you are buying motherboard, you might as well go to socket 1155 and get i3-2100 for example.

The more reasonable processor upgrade for your socket 775 motherboard is the Core 2 Duo ( Exxxx ) or Core 2 Quad (Qxxxx).

 

[sid3695]

no i am willing to buy a new mobo!

 

[randomkid]

no i am willing to buy a new mobo!

How much is your total budget for processor, motherboard & ram? & do you already have the plan to buy the 5670?

 

[sid3695]

200-220 $

 

[randomkid]

Here is an option:
Motherboard: MSI H61M P20 @ $50 + $7shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130640
Processor: i3-2100 @ $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078
RAM: G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) @ $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231422
Total: $217.00
Please note however that you need SATA storage & Optic Drive. Are your existing SATA or IDE?

 

[sid3695]

RAM -- Transcend DDR3-1333/PC3-10600 DDR3 2 GB PC RAM (JM1333KLN-2G) X 2

http://www.flipkart.com/transcend-ddr3-1333-pc3-10600-ddr3-2-gb-pc-ram-jm1333kln-2g/p/itmd2ryphzfezp3x?pid=RAMD2RYPMTHKAWJH&ref=5c744a5b-4216-4095-b6d8-004f6e510dcd

Mobo --- either Biostar T55HD
or this one

ASUS P7H55-M LX with Core i3 540 Processor Motherboard
if it comes in stock
http://www.flipkart.com/asus-p7h55-m-lx-core-i3-540-processor-motherboard/p/itmd7bwb9bxxgxh2?pid=MBDD7BWATTFRW5ZR&ref=fb88d67f-b9af-49f0-a3e4-f7c6cca33b80

 

[sid3695]

sata and i have a optical drive....( y do u need to mention optical drive...is there a specific reason?)

 

[randomkid]

Oh... so you already got a combo. But that is older socket 1156 which will be discontinued along with 1st Gen Core i within this year. Therefore, your prospect for future processor upgrade is low. Besides the combo is out of stock.

Get 1155 sockets. Try to see similar products that I posted in flipkart & post it here so we can comment if its a good option for you.

 

[sid3695]

http://www.flipkart.com/msi-h61m-p21-b3-motherboard/p/itmd4frw4bfcayya?pid=MBDD4FRVQKE3RVYJ&ref=96aacad5-ead1-4c6d-b299-f0f848b8ac1a

MSI H61M-P21 (B3) Motherboard

 

[sid3695]

will it be a great upgrade ... for eg ... boosting performance in games??? and will Pentium D 925 serve as a bottleneck to Ati 5670

 

[randomkid]

will it be a great upgrade ... for eg ... boosting performance in games??? and will Pentium D 925 serve as a bottleneck to Ati 5670

It may. But I see no reason to restrict your GPU to the limit of your processor specially if you are planning to upgrade anyway.

Whether you upgrade your processor now or a few months later, you will still be needing that graphics card. So if you buy a pretty weak card to match your processor now, this weak GPU will in turn bottleneck your next processor & you have to buy a new GPU again. So pick your GPU on the basis of your screen resolution. The 7750 800Mhz will be best just a little more expensive than your $100 budget.