Is this good for gaming with quality and smoothness

thehelped · 10-16-2009, 09:00 PM

Ok, so this is my rig atm:

Corsair 550W PSU

ATI Radeon X1650

1x2 Gigs of RAM

Core 2 Duo E7500

Ok, so I have already been told that the Video Card is the weak link in my system but If i got a GTS 250, will my system be able to run games such as Team Fortress 2 and WoW on High with smoothness? Because right now when I play these games, I can feel that its not 100% smooth. Is that at all because of Video Card or could it be the CPU?

And also, will my PSU be able to support the GTS 250 for a month or two ?

Thanks

Rataru101 · 10-16-2009, 09:37 PM

If you got the GTS 250 you would need to upgrade your PSU. 600W minimum.
And yes, it seems as though it is your card that is slowing these down as your processor should handle them just find at almost 3ghz.

Phædrus2401 · 10-16-2009, 10:05 PM

Agreed that the graphics card is the bottleneck. Now, the GTS250 might run on your current PSU as it's a very high quality 550W, but I would strongly recommend upgrading to an equal 650W for best stability and lifetime.

Vrait · 10-18-2009, 10:32 PM

The GTS 250 will play those games easily on high. But as others said I would upgrade the psu as well.

10-16-2009, 09:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
thehelped Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 147 OS: Windows 7	Is this good for gaming with quality and smoothness Ok, so this is my rig atm: Corsair 550W PSU ATI Radeon X1650 1x2 Gigs of RAM Core 2 Duo E7500 Ok, so I have already been told that the Video Card is the weak link in my system but If i got a GTS 250, will my system be able to run games such as Team Fortress 2 and WoW on High with smoothness? Because right now when I play these games, I can feel that its not 100% smooth. Is that at all because of Video Card or could it be the CPU? And also, will my PSU be able to support the GTS 250 for a month or two ? Thanks

10-16-2009, 09:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rataru101 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: PA, USA Posts: 135 OS: XP SP2	Re: Is this good for gaming with quality and smoothness If you got the GTS 250 you would need to upgrade your PSU. 600W minimum. And yes, it seems as though it is your card that is slowing these down as your processor should handle them just find at almost 3ghz. Last edited by Rataru101; 10-16-2009 at 09:43 PM.

10-16-2009, 10:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,892 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Is this good for gaming with quality and smoothness Agreed that the graphics card is the bottleneck. Now, the GTS250 might run on your current PSU as it's a very high quality 550W, but I would strongly recommend upgrading to an equal 650W for best stability and lifetime. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

10-18-2009, 10:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Vrait Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 122 OS: Vista 64 My System	Re: Is this good for gaming with quality and smoothness The GTS 250 will play those games easily on high. But as others said I would upgrade the psu as well.