Best Video Card for My System.

helios19 · 12-20-2011, 05:17 AM

Hi Guys,

I just want to know what is the best video card that my system will support without changing anything else?

My system: (on the left)

Let me know if you require any further information.Thanks in advance.

greenbrucelee · 12-20-2011, 05:21 AM

you wont get any decent graphics card in your system without replacing the power supply you currently have for three reasons:-

1. its a piece of crap
2. its not really 550w
3. its made by a manufacturer that are better at making cardboard boxes (which they infact do as they make their own packaging).

I wouldn't get any new GPU for that system without getting rid of that psu.

Do you have a budget in mind? as your board will take any modern graphics card available. Bare in mind your budget will have to include a psu from a reputable manufacturer.

helios19 · 12-21-2011, 10:29 PM

My budget for a video card is about $250 AUD.

For a PSU I'm not sure what's sufficient for a single GPU. Is 550W enough? (from a reputable brand of course.) or perhaps I was thinking the Corsair TX-650... I heard good things about them.

Also what about my CPU, I don't wanna get a video card that will be bottle necked.

Thanks.

Whiski · 12-21-2011, 10:53 PM

Corsair is probably the most reliable PSU brand out there... I would suggest the HX models but TX more than enough. Seeing as you won't be going SLI or crossfire then the TX-650 should be great.
I'm pretty sure a e8400 will not bottleneck your system in games... which Im guessing is your preference.
As for video cards I'd suggest aiming for a gtx 560 ti or an hd 6950...
The big choice is between those two...
The 560 TI runs cooler so there's probably more overclocking potential.
the HD 6950 is probably more future proof and runs better on higher resolutions.

dai · 12-22-2011, 01:08 AM

you need to decide on the card before choosing the psu

prefer to see a 750w used with the 560

helios19 · 12-22-2011, 06:06 PM

There's a $50 difference between the 650W and 750W PSU. So, if I can manage with the 650W, I would prefer it.

Also I should note that my E8400 is not overclocked (it's at the stock 3.0Ghz) and I don't plan on overclocking a video card once I get one.

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helios19 · 03-19-2012, 10:28 PM

I've actually considered getting a new system altogether. This mobo doesn't support ddr3 RAM, the lga 775 cpu's have vanished and the ones that are around cost a fortune, plus my PSU and Video card suck. That's pretty much my entire system. xD

Thanks for the help though guys... and sorry for reviving this old thread.

dai · 03-19-2012, 11:18 PM

have a look at the suggested build sticky in the building section

greenbrucelee · 03-19-2012, 11:25 PM

your cpu is not crap I have one and they overclock really well, the only major drawback of your system is the psu.

**emosun** · 03-20-2012, 12:30 AM

With your current spec , it would be a more financially sound decision to simply go for a power supply and gpu upgrade.

Your ram/cpu aren't really holding you back too much , just simply your gpu and power supply.

Tyree · 03-20-2012, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emosun

With your current spec , it would be a more financially sound decision to simply go for a power supply and gpu upgrade.

Your ram/cpu aren't really holding you back too much , just simply your gpu and power supply.

Ditto ^

**A1tecice** · 03-20-2012, 09:20 AM

I would agree the E8400's maybe old but they are still the best gaming processor I have ever used. Have a look at the Q6600's they are quadcores @ 2.4GHZ socket 775.

greenbrucelee · 03-20-2012, 10:18 AM

What he said ^

I have had my e8400 running at 4GHz for 4-5 years now, I rum most games on high and very rarley get any lag but the time will come shortly that I will need to upgrade probably next year.

helios19 · 03-22-2012, 08:05 PM

@greenbrucelee & A1tecice: I completey agree, I never mentioned that I hated my cpu. The E8400 is indeed a beast. However, I've want to get a quad core system mainly because of GTA 4 (which has been gathering dust in my room for 2-3 years now x'D) because of it's game engine, it's known to be heavily cpu dependant. I wanna be able to play that with decent frame rates on high settings.

@Everyone: Yeah, I'm definitely upgrading the PSU and GPU. It has been okay all this time because I never did any intense gaming or multimedia work. I plan on getting the Corsair TX600 (or TX750 -> more likely) and in terms of GPU... I'm kinda stumped atm.

I created a new thread for that:

New Case or Not?

MonsterMiata · 03-23-2012, 02:08 AM

I would look at the 6870 with a tx-650

greenbrucelee · 03-23-2012, 03:50 AM

gta4 will not use four cores there are only a few games out there that use a full two and gta4 is not one of them.

**emosun** · 03-23-2012, 10:22 AM

It seems to use all four when I play gta4. It'll even run slower when I set the affinity to less cores.

**A1tecice** · 03-23-2012, 11:38 AM

I have to agree GTA4 does seem to use around 4 of my cores makes me wonder why i have the i7 960, i never use all 8.

On that basis it would be beneficial to upgrade to a quad core or better.

greenbrucelee · 03-23-2012, 11:56 PM

that strange, it runs perfectly well on my e8400 and it never seems to use all two cores.