Need to upgrade graphics card, any ideas?

[Moggaftw11]

Hi guys, I've got my PC finally but I had to cut corners and save money to buy my car.

Anyways, I'm wanting to upgrade my GPU to something which can play GTA IV, Sims & CoD at max settings. Any ideas?

Must be in the UK. Currently I have a GT 520 1gb (yes, I know it sucks) and my PSU is 320w (Again yes I know, bad)

My CPU is an i3 2130 @ 3.4GHz and I have 8GB of Crucial DDR3 RAM and my screen resolution is 1366x768.

I was thinking of a GTX 460, HD 6790 or a GTS 450?

 

[Gennaios]

budget man????????
of course GTX 460 is enough good for your resolution!but the 6790 just beat the gtx so go on for the 6790!gts 450?no way

i dont think the cpu is going to be a problem so the ram!

just change your graphics card to a 6790 an a PSU!also your resolution is very low for a 6970!

 

[Moggaftw11]

Hey, my budget is up to about £150

 

[Gennaios]

i really dont know the cost of a 6970 but thats the card you should get for sure!

 

[Moggaftw11]

What settings can I run GTA IV on with the HD 6790?

 

[Moggaftw11]

i really dont know the cost of a 6970 but thats the card you should get for sure!

Noooo, I didn't mean the 6970, that's wayyy over my budget :')

I meant the HD 6790....

 

[scragnoff]

Hi Moggaftw11!

I would suggest taking a look at the XFX HD 6950. Currently, it's going for just £134.00 at Amazon.uk. Here's an article benchmarking the XFX HD 6950 against the GTX 560Ti.

It does reach 245w when at full load, so you might consider getting a psu with more power. A moderate upgrade to a 430w would be a good idea. The Corsair Builder Series CX430 is a good choice, and is going for £37.58 at Amazon.uk.

 

[Moggaftw11]

Hi Moggaftw11!

I would suggest taking a look at the XFX HD 6950. Currently, it's going for just £134.00 at Amazon.uk. Here's an article benchmarking the XFX HD 6950 against the GTX 560Ti.

It does reach 245w when at full load, so you might consider getting a psu with more power. A moderate upgrade to a 430w would be a good idea. The Corsair Builder Series CX430 is a good choice, and is going for £37.58 at Amazon.uk.

Would it not be bottlenecked by the i3?

 

[scragnoff]

No, it will not be bottlenecked by the dual core i3-2130.

 

[Gennaios]

i didnt notice!so we have or the 6790 or the gtx 460?of course go get the gtx 460!

 

[scragnoff]

The HD 6950's performance is comparable to that of the GTX 550Ti.