Decent PC upgrade

[soul_creux]

Good day to all pros here..

I'm planning to upgrade our PC slightly..
Our current home Pc is running on

Procie: Intel E5200 2.5Ghz
Board: Intel DG31PR
Ram: 3Gb @667 mhz
V.Card: Palit Nvidia GF210 1Gb(w/c i regretted on buying last day 'coz it cant run games decently)

My question is, what component could i buy to optimize my Gaming experience w/o the bottleneck issue. esp the v.card and a new hard disk

BTW: Our PSU is Rated 500W, it is only a generic one..

I hope you could help me with my dilemma.. i only got limited budget..

 

[ASHISH65]

Please tell your budget and max screen resolution.

 

[soul_creux]

Sir i'm good with a standard resolution, its just a Family pc.. my budget is 150Usd..
i just want to play Bf3 w/o lag..

 

[stantheman123]

150usd.. hmm maybie a 7850 if you can spend 20-30 more that cpu will be a problem though if your planning on multiplayer

 

[ASHISH65]

Get hd 7750 1gb at $94 and also get 1gb ram more as 4gb ram is must.hd 7750 will work with your psu.

 

[soul_creux]

Sir, i'm only going to play those games offline..so multiplayer is not a problem. how about a hard disk?

 

[ASHISH65]

This would be perfect: 1)hd 7750 1gb 2)wd cavier blue 500gb 3)1 gb ram.

 

[soul_creux]

I could buy the ram later, coz the 2Gb is also newly bought. i posted here also b'coz my HDD is failing.. with the squeaking sound..lol..and opening the cpu is very hard now

 

[stantheman123]

Offline then is fine.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202011
Yea try to get a anthor 1gb if not you should be ok if theres nothing running in the background

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767


The 7770 is 99 with rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767

500gb for 59
In total it will be $159. you can get the ram later on

Just make sure you have no background tasks when running bf3

 

[ASHISH65]

For hd 7770 you have to upgrade that psu.

 

[soul_creux]

awwwww... the HD 7770 got no vga port?? i had to buy a hdmi cable.. w/c is better the seagate or wd??

 

[ASHISH65]

Both seagate and wd are better.get which is at less price

 

[stantheman123]

awwwww... the HD 7770 got no vga port?? i had to buy a hdmi cable.. w/c is better the seagate or wd??

wd and segate are both decent so yea. i think his psu would be fine for a 7770 its a pretty low power usage card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882850010

a hdmi cable is 2.99 really cheap

segate is the cheapest so go for it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148767

 

[soul_creux]

sir, i'm from the philippines.. yet the local prices of the one you suggested is almost the same. i think i'll go for the seagate and the 7770.

 

[ASHISH65]

Can you tell us +12v ratings on sticker of your psu.

 

[soul_creux]

i'm not sure about the rating, but i thinks its +12v? i will post tomorow coz i'm not at home now. if not, what psu should i get then??

 

[ASHISH65]

For hd 7770 you should get corsair cx 430w at $40-45

 

[soul_creux]

How about this set sir..

V.card
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=22037120

HDD
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=22028682

PSU
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=9858494


i hope these are ok?

 

[stantheman123]

7770 needs 33A on the 12v rail and from what i can see that power supply does 45A so it should be fine.

 

[ASHISH65]

Psu is not good.only get psu from corsair,antec and seasonic.

 

[ASHISH65]

Psu is not good.only get psu from corsair,antec and seasonic.

 

[soul_creux]

can you post a screenshot on what to look for the sticker on the psu so i could also check our PSU at home??

 

[ASHISH65]

Just +12v ratings like +12 - 30a or +12 - 25a.

 

[soul_creux]

those psu are pretty expensive..lol...XD

 

[soul_creux]

is this PSU fit for the job??

Seasonic 520w M12II-520 80PLUS Bronze