Upgrate my 9600gt

[ikas]

m/b: Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L
cpu: E8400
ram: Aeneon AET760UD00-30DB97X (2x1GB)
gpu: biostar 9600gt (V9603GT52)
psu: (no name) 450W

i want to upgrate my gpu for 90-130$, what is the best solution for my sistem?

 

[JJ1217]

Hi, could you please look at the sticker on your PSU, and tell us how many amps are there on the 12V rail. For $90-$130, you could get a very nice 7770 GHZ.

 

[lunyone]

Probably consider AMD 7770 in that price range. You might want to consider upgrading your PSU at the same time, since you have probably lost about 30-40% of capacity (due to capacitor aging of 10%/year).

$122 shipped - $15 MIRc = $107
SAPPHIRE 100358L Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card

PSU minimum upgrade:
Currently $43 shipped.
Antec VP-450 450W ATX 12V v2.3 Power Supply

 

[ikas]

mistake, is not 450, it is 500
it says:
yelow blue
+12v1 +12v2 -12v
14a 16a 0.8a

 

[ikas]

yelow +12v1: 14a
yelow +12v2: 16a
blue -12: 0.8a

 

[ikas]

Hi, could you please look at the sticker on your PSU, and tell us how many amps are there on the 12V rail. For $90-$130, you could get a very nice 7770 GHZ.

LPG9-43 Power Supply ΑΤΧ 500W

yelow +12v1: 14a
yelow +12v2: 16a
blue -12: 0.8a

 

[JJ1217]

Probably consider AMD 7770 in that price range. You might want to consider upgrading your PSU at the same time, since you have probably lost about 30-40% of capacity (due to capacitor aging of 10%/year).

$122 shipped - $15 MIRc = $107
SAPPHIRE 100358L Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card

PSU minimum upgrade:
Currently $43 shipped.
Antec VP-450 450W ATX 12V v2.3 Power Supply

ikas, I don't trust your powersupply, I doubt it even puts out 14amps on a rail.

I agree with luny, get a new powersupply AND a GPU. However, currently the CX430 is on for sale for $25 after rebates, and although the VP450 is a good buy, imo this deal can't be beat. Corsair make pretty good PSU's.

Good choice of GPU though.

 

[JJ1217]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

 

[ikas]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

if i give 45$ for psu i have 45-85$ for gpu, i thing is not good idea to give 130 $ to get an upgrade of 85$ gpu... i am wrong?

 

[JJ1217]

There is nothing worthwhile from the $110 pricepoint to the $170 pricepoint other than the *currently* overpriced 650ti. If you can find a 650TI for cheap, then I would go for that.

But, you would need a new power supply, as that thing is untrustworthy, and might explode if you put a GPU that would take too much power.

 

[ikas]

so... my gpu is the best i can have for may psu? and if i get a new psu my mobo support a good gpu?