Monday, May 7, 2012

Best video card for my situation?

I'm 16 and have a low income of money and I'm trying to upgrade my pc into a computer that can play good games.



This is my current computer http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0363483



I don't care about maxing games out or anything. I just want them to have 30+ FPS and decent xbox360 level graphics.



Some games I'm looking foreward to playing are:



NBA 2k11



Assassins Creed



Left 4 Dead 2



Just Cause 2



Borderlands



Batman Arkham Asylum



Sims 3



Portal 2



This November I will be upgrading my processor to a AMD Phenom II x4 955 Processor so I can hopefully play



Skyrim and possibly Battlefield 3.



In the mean time I really want to play the games above, before I get that processor.



So right now I want to upgrade my video card from a really bad Radeon HD 4200 to one of these. I picked these really carefully from a lot of research and asking questions and I think one of these 3 will be good for me.



-Saphire Radeon HD 5670 1 GB GDRR5 for $95 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0357062



- Saphire Radeon HD 5750 1 GB GDRR5 for $110 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0360125

-

XFX Radeon HD 5770 1 GB GDRR5] for $120 -http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0333086



My price limit is around $100 so that 5770 really stretches it.



And here is my current 500W PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817822008. I know it looks very suspicious, but I'm on a really tight budget and this seemed to be best performing PSU at a budget price. So far it's been working well, but I'm kinda worried it won't be able to handle a 5770.



In your opinion, which video card is the best for me so I can play all those games at good playable settings?



Feel free to give recommendations to other video cards.







Sorry if this is long, but I really don't want to waste my money on a card I don't need or get something that won't give me the performance I wanted.|||That power supply beats the stock 250W one in that HP, but I certainly wouldn't want to run it near maximum for fear of overheating and power supply failure (you really do get what you pay for).



For < $100, I would opt for a Radeon HD 6670 such as http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as… That will give you good frame rates up to the 1680x1050 resolution, and easily fit within your power budget. The 5670 is almost as good, and can be significantly cheaper since it's last year's model.



Speaking of power, that motherboard is only rated for 95W TDP processors. Most Phenom II x4 955s are of the 125W variety (there are some 95W versions). Check out the Phenom II x4 840 an an alternative http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…|||The 5770 is the best for that amount of money, and will work well with the phenom ii x4 955. I have the 965 overclocked to 4ghz, read about overclocking to get more free performance, but only if you buy an after market cooler like the Cooler Master Hyper 212+ which goes for ~$30. Also, depending on the resolution you play those games will play above 30 fps.|||5670 or 6670 because of your power supply you can't run anything higher.

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