need a suggestion with rig

xyikie · 07-23-2009, 02:48 PM

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well im planning sometime soon to upgrade too a new graphics card, these are my specs atm.

what i was wondering was if i upgraded my graphics card to one of these two i have found here

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121303

or

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4369731&Sku=E145-0264

will i need to upgrade anything else in my computer to acutally get full use of its power?

I couldnt find the model number for the case i have but its this case

Compaq Presario SR5013WM

its pretty compact so im not sure what type of graphics card ill be able to fit in there that has close to the same price and specs as the cards ive listed above.

any suggestion would be nice, im tight tight tight on buget currently but still open to suggestions.

thank you!

**wrench97** · 07-23-2009, 03:29 PM

I have a similar set up P4 3.6 with a 8600GTS, The CPU will be holding the GTX260 back, probably the GTS250(updated 9800GTX) also.
It should be a Prescott CPU not a Northwood P4 641, The board will take Core 2 Duos E6x00 and E4x0o(Note not the E6x50"s or the new Dual Core E6300). A used E6600 or E6700 will speed it up considerably, Also if you are using the Stock Power Supply you'll need a larger on for either of the cards above.

Take a look in your case how much do you have between the end of the 8600GT and the hard drive cage(I think that is what is behind the card in that case)

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...=3380263&lang=

xyikie · 07-24-2009, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrench97

I have a similar set up P4 3.6 with a 8600GTS, The CPU will be holding the GTX260 back, probably the GTS250(updated 9800GTX) also.
It should be a Prescott CPU not a Northwood P4 641, The board will take Core 2 Duos E6x00 and E4x0o(Note not the E6x50"s or the new Dual Core E6300). A used E6600 or E6700 will speed it up considerably, Also if you are using the Stock Power Supply you'll need a larger on for either of the cards above.

Take a look in your case how much do you have between the end of the 8600GT and the hard drive cage(I think that is what is behind the card in that case)

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...=3380263&lang=

i have about 2inches or so mb 2 1/2 possible if i clean up the wires and move the cage over as far as i possibly can. on the graphics card issue, cuz there is no way i can upgrade everything in my computer atm to get all the power i really want, what card other than what i have will suit me and play most if not all of the games out now close to Ultra high, or very high with everything close to maxed out settings. sorry if im asking to much hehe thank you for the help though

**wrench97** · 07-24-2009, 01:13 PM

I think I would look at a 9600GT, 9800GT at the most, You'll need a larger PSU for both.
The 9800GT is 9" long the 9600GT a tad shorter.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130424
And power
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9004&Tpk=550VX

Or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130339
And for power
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9005&Tpk=650TX

xyikie · 07-25-2009, 02:21 PM

oh sweet thnx for the links, might take a bit to get the power supply and the graphics card both, but not as much as i was thinking. well thank you for all the help, ya i just wanted to figure out the best way possible to play games at ultra or close to without so much lag(offline+online) in FPS's it just seemed as if my card wasnt doing it anything get to many hickups anymore. but ill surely keep these links you gave me saved untill i finally have the money.

thnx again!

**wrench97** · 07-25-2009, 02:44 PM

Let us know how you make out.

xyikie · 07-26-2009, 06:07 PM

i was just searching around on newegg and i stumbled across this graphics card, what is your outlook on it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150323

**wrench97** · 07-26-2009, 06:11 PM

XFX's support is really bad and quality control not a lot better they're owned by ECS.

xyikie · 07-26-2009, 06:16 PM

ah lol alrite, well atm im trying to sell a few things to gather up some money (on craigslist lol, plus from my job) so it may be either a few days or a few weeks b4 i reply back if im able to purchase anything by then. untill then ill shall continue to try and sell stuff and report back with futher info later on. take care!

thnx again

07-23-2009, 02:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
xyikie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x86 SP1	need a suggestion with rig -=SORRY IF THIS IS IN THE WRONG SECTION=- well im planning sometime soon to upgrade too a new graphics card, these are my specs atm. what i was wondering was if i upgraded my graphics card to one of these two i have found here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121303 or http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4369731&Sku=E145-0264 will i need to upgrade anything else in my computer to acutally get full use of its power? I couldnt find the model number for the case i have but its this case Compaq Presario SR5013WM its pretty compact so im not sure what type of graphics card ill be able to fit in there that has close to the same price and specs as the cards ive listed above. any suggestion would be nice, im tight tight tight on buget currently but still open to suggestions. thank you!

07-23-2009, 03:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,428 OS: Win7	Re: need a suggestion with rig I have a similar set up P4 3.6 with a 8600GTS, The CPU will be holding the GTX260 back, probably the GTS250(updated 9800GTX) also. It should be a Prescott CPU not a Northwood P4 641, The board will take Core 2 Duos E6x00 and E4x0o(Note not the E6x50"s or the new Dual Core E6300). A used E6600 or E6700 will speed it up considerably, Also if you are using the Stock Power Supply you'll need a larger on for either of the cards above. Take a look in your case how much do you have between the end of the 8600GT and the hard drive cage(I think that is what is behind the card in that case) http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...=3380263&lang= __________________ Power Supply and Selection

07-24-2009, 01:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,428 OS: Win7	Re: need a suggestion with rig I think I would look at a 9600GT, 9800GT at the most, You'll need a larger PSU for both. The 9800GT is 9" long the 9600GT a tad shorter. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130424 And power http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9004&Tpk=550VX Or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130339 And for power http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9005&Tpk=650TX __________________ Power Supply and Selection

07-25-2009, 02:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
xyikie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x86 SP1	Re: need a suggestion with rig oh sweet thnx for the links, might take a bit to get the power supply and the graphics card both, but not as much as i was thinking. well thank you for all the help, ya i just wanted to figure out the best way possible to play games at ultra or close to without so much lag(offline+online) in FPS's it just seemed as if my card wasnt doing it anything get to many hickups anymore. but ill surely keep these links you gave me saved untill i finally have the money. thnx again!

07-25-2009, 02:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,428 OS: Win7	Re: need a suggestion with rig Let us know how you make out. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

07-26-2009, 06:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
xyikie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x86 SP1	Re: need a suggestion with rig i was just searching around on newegg and i stumbled across this graphics card, what is your outlook on it? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150323

07-26-2009, 06:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,428 OS: Win7	Re: need a suggestion with rig XFX's support is really bad and quality control not a lot better they're owned by ECS. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

07-26-2009, 06:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
xyikie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x86 SP1	Re: need a suggestion with rig ah lol alrite, well atm im trying to sell a few things to gather up some money (on craigslist lol, plus from my job) so it may be either a few days or a few weeks b4 i reply back if im able to purchase anything by then. untill then ill shall continue to try and sell stuff and report back with futher info later on. take care! thnx again