Hi guys,
SPECS
Dell Inspiron 545 Minitower
Memory 4096MB Dual Channel DDR2 800MHz [4x1024] Memory
Monitor 21.5in S2209W Full HD Widescreen Black UK/Irish (1920 x 1080)
Video Card 512MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 4350 graphics card
Hard Drive 640GB (7200rpm) SATA Hard Drive
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 32-bit - English
Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Quad-Core Q8200 Processor (2.33GHz, 4MB cache, 1333MHz FSB)
PSU: unsure, research seems to suggest that 300W is standard with the 545.
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- Apologies for the second post, I posted on here yesterday about getting a graphics card + PSU upgrade for this rig. I was all set on the HD 7770 and OCZ ZS 550W PSU and about to purchase until I read THIS Toms Hardware post: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/348931-15-7770-world-warcraft
- Basically I'm making this upgrade in order to play the new WoW expansion (System req HERE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Mists_of_Pandaria) on the highest settings possible, and I'd definitely like to know if it's true that, as this post says, NVIDEA gives WoW a massive performance boost over an otherwise comparable AMD, and "will do as good or even better than a superior Radeon card in that game."
So:
1. Is this true? Or is the difference negligible?
2. IF SO, can you recommend a Nvidea card that would play WoW better at a similar price range to the HD7770 (ie. £100/$150).
(3. If I was totally wrong to think that the 7770 would suit my rig, also let me know!)
Thanks again!
SPECS
Dell Inspiron 545 Minitower
Memory 4096MB Dual Channel DDR2 800MHz [4x1024] Memory
Monitor 21.5in S2209W Full HD Widescreen Black UK/Irish (1920 x 1080)
Video Card 512MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 4350 graphics card
Hard Drive 640GB (7200rpm) SATA Hard Drive
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 32-bit - English
Processor Intel® Core™ 2 Quad-Core Q8200 Processor (2.33GHz, 4MB cache, 1333MHz FSB)
PSU: unsure, research seems to suggest that 300W is standard with the 545.
----------
- Apologies for the second post, I posted on here yesterday about getting a graphics card + PSU upgrade for this rig. I was all set on the HD 7770 and OCZ ZS 550W PSU and about to purchase until I read THIS Toms Hardware post: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/348931-15-7770-world-warcraft
- Basically I'm making this upgrade in order to play the new WoW expansion (System req HERE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Mists_of_Pandaria) on the highest settings possible, and I'd definitely like to know if it's true that, as this post says, NVIDEA gives WoW a massive performance boost over an otherwise comparable AMD, and "will do as good or even better than a superior Radeon card in that game."
So:
1. Is this true? Or is the difference negligible?
2. IF SO, can you recommend a Nvidea card that would play WoW better at a similar price range to the HD7770 (ie. £100/$150).
(3. If I was totally wrong to think that the 7770 would suit my rig, also let me know!)
Thanks again!