OK Whats the best Video Card I can Get for my setup

General Bossman · 11-29-2009, 11:00 AM

Hello all

I want to up date my PC,s video card what do you think would be the best card for my Pc

this is what I have

Operating System- Windows 7 Ultimate

Case- Apollo NZXT

Monitor- Samsung SyncMaster 940BW 19 inch widescreen

Graphics/Video Card- EVGA Nvidia GTX 260 OVERCLOCKED 896MB of onboard memory

RAM/Memory- 4 Gigabytes PC-2 6400

Processor- Intel Pentum 4 Dual Core 2.80 GHz

Motherboard- Gigabyte EP43-UD3L

Heat Sink- Coolermaster GEMENII with 5 copper heat pipes

Power Supply- Antec ATX 650 watts

DVD/CD- Lightscribe SATA DVD/CD Burner

Hard Drive- 640 Gigabytes SATA with a hard drive cooling fan

PCI WiFi- Trentnet Wireless N Wifi

Keyboard- Logitech

Gaming Mouse- Wolf King Trooper 2200 DPI

Speakers- Boston 2.1 with powered subwoofer

here is a shot of Big Blue

HawMan · 11-29-2009, 11:18 AM

Hi there,

I would stick with the 260. The P4 is an older CPU now so i would look at upgrading that first.

However you could go mad and buy a 295GTX ( or the ATI equivilant ) assuming you're PSU is large enough. However you're CPU would cause it to bottleneck.

**Phædrus2401** · 11-29-2009, 02:58 PM

You are already very bottlenecked, a better graphics card would give you no benefit. I'm using a Radeon 4870 (comparable to GTX260) and I'm bottlenecked by my E2200, which is much better than the Pentium 4 you're using. Moving to an E8400 or some such would actually give you a bigger performance boost than a new graphics card.

Graphics cards
Strongest
Radeon 5970
Radeon 5870
GeForce GTX295
Radeon 4870x2
Radeon 5850
GeForce GTX285
Radeon 4850x2
GeForce GTX275
Radeon 4890
GeForce GTX260 216
Radeon 5770
Radeon 4870
GeForce GTX260 192
GeForce GTS250/9800GTX+
Radeon 5750
Radeon 4850
GeForce 9800GTX/8800GTX
Radeon 4770
GeForce 9800GT/8800GT
Radeon 4830

etc.
Weakest

Approximately, of course.

General Bossman · 11-29-2009, 03:22 PM

your right about the card so i will be replacing the CPU with this

intel Q9550= Core2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz 1333MHz Socket 775 Quad-Core 45nm Processor = 169.99

is that a good price or can i do better

General Bossman · 11-30-2009, 10:03 AM

The new CPU Specs

· CPU Speed: 2.83 GHz.

· PCG: 05A.

· Bus Speed: 1333 MHz.

· Bus/Core Ratio: 8.5.

· L2 Cache Size: 12 MB.

· L2 Cache Speed: 2.83 GHz.

· Package Type: LGA775.

· Manufacturing Technology: 45 nm.

· Core Stepping: C1.

· CPUID String: 10677h.

· Thermal Design Power: 95W.

· Thermal Specification: 71.4oC.

· VID Voltage Range: 0.85V - 1.3625V.

**emosun** · 11-30-2009, 12:51 PM

Provided you get that cpu , and a decent power supply the sky is the limit. But just don't expect to use that current power supply.

General Bossman · 11-30-2009, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emosun

Provided you get that cpu , and a decent power supply the sky is the limit. But just don't expect to use that current power supply.

the Power Supply- Antec ATX 650 watts why????

General Bossman · 11-30-2009, 01:04 PM

Intel Pentum processor Q9550= Core2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz 1333MHz Socket 775 Quad-Core 45nm Processor

Graphics/Video Card- EVGA Nvidia GTX 260 OVERCLOCKED 896MB of onboard memory

RAM/Memory- 4 Gigabytes PC-2 6400

Motherboard- Gigabyte EP43-UD3L
Heat Sink- Coolermaster GEMENII with 5 copper heat pipes

Power Supply- Antec ATX 650 watts

"""""IS THIS ENOUGH POWER"""""

Hard Drive- 640 Gigabytes SATA with a hard drive cooling fan

is that what you looking for Blind.

And where I got the Processor from??

The guy I purchased the PC from gave me the Number of his freind that helped him build the system and that guy is a hole seller and gave it to me at cost and said he would install it for free

And they say chivalry is dead...

He offered this before I invited them to my 800 acer hunting land next weekend all payed for by me .I feel its the least I can do

**emosun** · 11-30-2009, 02:29 PM

Antec isn't a good brand in power supply. We actually don't even recommend any of power supplies currently , simply because the efficiency isn't good and the amperage is also bad. You would be better off with a better brand power supply such as corsair , coolermaster , thermaltakes toughpower , silverstone , ect...

I'm actually surprised that antec is still powering a 260.

HawMan · 11-30-2009, 05:04 PM

Only the Antec "trio" series were decent.

**emosun** · 11-30-2009, 06:01 PM

And even those weren't 80+ cert or had very good amperage. However I had one and it didn't give me any problems , I still wouldn't use em on this type of setup.

11-29-2009, 11:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,944 OS: Win XP My System	Re: OK Whats the best Video Card I can Get for my setup Hi there, I would stick with the 260. The P4 is an older CPU now so i would look at upgrading that first. However you could go mad and buy a 295GTX ( or the ATI equivilant ) assuming you're PSU is large enough. However you're CPU would cause it to bottleneck. __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

11-29-2009, 02:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 4,482 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 My System	Re: OK Whats the best Video Card I can Get for my setup You are already very bottlenecked, a better graphics card would give you no benefit. I'm using a Radeon 4870 (comparable to GTX260) and I'm bottlenecked by my E2200, which is much better than the Pentium 4 you're using. Moving to an E8400 or some such would actually give you a bigger performance boost than a new graphics card. Graphics cards Strongest Radeon 5970 Radeon 5870 GeForce GTX295 Radeon 4870x2 Radeon 5850 GeForce GTX285 Radeon 4850x2 GeForce GTX275 Radeon 4890 GeForce GTX260 216 Radeon 5770 Radeon 4870 GeForce GTX260 192 GeForce GTS250/9800GTX+ Radeon 5750 Radeon 4850 GeForce 9800GTX/8800GTX Radeon 4770 GeForce 9800GT/8800GT Radeon 4830 etc. Weakest Approximately, of course. __________________ Last edited by Phædrus2401; 11-29-2009 at 03:00 PM.

11-29-2009, 03:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
General Bossman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: TX Posts: 5 OS: win7	Re: OK Whats the best Video Card I can Get for my setup your right about the card so i will be replacing the CPU with this intel Q9550= Core2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz 1333MHz Socket 775 Quad-Core 45nm Processor = 169.99 is that a good price or can i do better

11-30-2009, 10:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
General Bossman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: TX Posts: 5 OS: win7	Re: OK Whats the best Video Card I can Get for my setup The new CPU Specs · CPU Speed: 2.83 GHz. · PCG: 05A. · Bus Speed: 1333 MHz. · Bus/Core Ratio: 8.5. · L2 Cache Size: 12 MB. · L2 Cache Speed: 2.83 GHz. · Package Type: LGA775. · Manufacturing Technology: 45 nm. · Core Stepping: C1. · CPUID String: 10677h. · Thermal Design Power: 95W. · Thermal Specification: 71.4oC. · VID Voltage Range: 0.85V - 1.3625V.

11-30-2009, 12:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,992 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: OK Whats the best Video Card I can Get for my setup Provided you get that cpu , and a decent power supply the sky is the limit. But just don't expect to use that current power supply. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

11-30-2009, 01:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
General Bossman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: TX Posts: 5 OS: win7	Re: OK Whats the best Video Card I can Get for my setup Intel Pentum processor Q9550= Core2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz 1333MHz Socket 775 Quad-Core 45nm Processor Graphics/Video Card- EVGA Nvidia GTX 260 OVERCLOCKED 896MB of onboard memory RAM/Memory- 4 Gigabytes PC-2 6400 Motherboard- Gigabyte EP43-UD3L Heat Sink- Coolermaster GEMENII with 5 copper heat pipes Power Supply- Antec ATX 650 watts """""IS THIS ENOUGH POWER""""" Hard Drive- 640 Gigabytes SATA with a hard drive cooling fan is that what you looking for Blind. And where I got the Processor from?? The guy I purchased the PC from gave me the Number of his freind that helped him build the system and that guy is a hole seller and gave it to me at cost and said he would install it for free And they say chivalry is dead... He offered this before I invited them to my 800 acer hunting land next weekend all payed for by me .I feel its the least I can do Last edited by General Bossman; 11-30-2009 at 01:08 PM.

11-30-2009, 02:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,992 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: OK Whats the best Video Card I can Get for my setup Antec isn't a good brand in power supply. We actually don't even recommend any of power supplies currently , simply because the efficiency isn't good and the amperage is also bad. You would be better off with a better brand power supply such as corsair , coolermaster , thermaltakes toughpower , silverstone , ect... I'm actually surprised that antec is still powering a 260. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

11-30-2009, 05:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,944 OS: Win XP My System	Re: OK Whats the best Video Card I can Get for my setup Only the Antec "trio" series were decent. __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

11-30-2009, 06:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,992 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: OK Whats the best Video Card I can Get for my setup And even those weren't 80+ cert or had very good amperage. However I had one and it didn't give me any problems , I still wouldn't use em on this type of setup. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list