Graphic Cards ati hd 5770 or gtx 460 768 mb

[DarkAngel]

@DarkAngel

Although I completely agree with you but sometimes some PSU of a similar series has performance differences. In this case (i.e. EPP series) the 500W one actually does supply its rated power, so one should avoid generalizing [Although I do not recommend this PSU due to some efficiency reasons]

Not able to find enough review for the 500w one. Only 460w and 600w review was available. The CM Extreme is not worth the value and warranty coverage it offers. There are much better options available.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Not able to find enough review for the 500w one. Only 460w and 600w review was available. The CM Extreme is not worth the value and warranty coverage it offers. There are much better options available.

I agree with you completely, EPP series is not worth it.

BTW, this is the review:

Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500 W Power Supply Review | Hardware Secrets

I do not support anyone buying this PSU in anyway, its just that I always see people making reference to the EP and EPP series with the 600W one or the one which is the worst of the lot, this 500W is not that horrible as a CoolerMaster eXtreme 600W but still not good enough for me to recommend it to someone.

 

[ravipawar21]

i think my query is resolved now i want to specially thanks to the two members for giving me good advice.. robo ghost and darkaangel ...

now my final choice is to buy 460 gtx and vx 450 watt corsair ..

and for bold word problem..i like bold words

 

[RoBoGhOsT]

^ Good decision go for it .

@RoBoGhOsT --> In case of playing Metro2033/BC2 wouldn't his now ageing C2D 7200 be a bottleneck?

No , its more heavy on gpu ,there might be some fps drops but that E7300 can be easily overclocked to 3.2-3.3ghz on stock cooler with P5K-VM , that board is very good overclocker and can do even 3.8-4Ghz if he buys cooler . getting a cooler later and overclocking cpu to 4ghz will remove the bottleneck . but getting lower card just because cpu may cause little bit fps drop is not sensible . the average fps still increases even if little bit fps drop exists .

 

[pegasus]

ravi- how many times do i repeat what my thoughts on this topic are?

I had nothing more to add and so left the discussion at that.

All the best.

Sorry sir- I couldn't see some posts when i posted. :S

The games he has listed are so "wow", i am not sure i can fit a better GPU and an equally good PSU in his budget. :ashamed:

Plus he wants to keep it for 3 years?

[strike]For now, a GTX460+VX450 will have to do i guess, helped by the fact that he has a C2D.[/strike]

(ideally from me, it's 5770+VX450 or GTX460+VX550)

ravi- Please mention your motherboard and how long will you hang on to this setup till you upgrade the processor and motherboard.

Sorry for the mistake.

For me, it will always be-

Card needs 2 power connectors? Get VX550 or any good quality PSU that has 2x PCIe connectors native.

With your config, 5770+CX400 is ok too.

^ Stop using bold or caps- akin to shouting.

And this is not techtree? you are really confused.

People just post suggestions as per their own ability/limitations- whether it's right or wrong is a decision you take.

No , its more heavy on gpu ,there might be some fps drops but that E7300 can be easily overclocked to 3.2-3.3ghz on stock cooler with P5K-VM , that board is very good overclocker and can do even 3.8-4Ghz if he buys cooler . getting a cooler later and overclocking cpu to 4ghz will remove the bottleneck . but getting lower card just because cpu may cause little bit fps drop is not sensible . the average fps still increases even if little bit fps drop exists .

I dread suggestions like that really- coz it undermines the importance of safety.

With due respect Roboghost sir, have you ever killed any hardware at your place or witnessed someone managing to kill theirs without knowing what they did or out of overzealousness?

Coz if you have ever, please do also warn/caution the newbie about any possible risks associated with overclocking without a good cooler and a good and beefy (as per the setup) PSU, especially on an entry-level/budget mobo.

Caution: Any suggestions provided by any member on TE are the sole responsibility of the member posting them and the member who follows them.

TE or any of its staff or other members should not be held responsible for any of the same.

 

[vajm1234]

if ny1 kills a hardware with any kinda mod (soft or hard) more than 1 outta 50 on its own (other than the luck factor obviously) he should better learn 1st n yea pls stop worrying about hardware

rest i would anyday advice a 768mb gtx460 and a cx400 i can almost guarantee if u even voltmod the card to 1.1 then the psu can handle the entire load with a quad core there upto 1.4vcore overclocked already. yea it has 3 years warranty so who cares.

bro forget the 50% 80% 100% load thing etc etc on the psu and if the card does not have the addon pcie connector get a molex to pcie convertor merely cost u 50rs

ati wont scale in many cases so avoid

its not advisable to waste time and better get the cheapest known brand ur getting more imp. factor for both the items is the warranty that u gonna get!!seriously like how much time and hassle and how the brand treated the end user etc cause u will feel like worth total value when u treated properly in the problematic situation else feel like a noob got ripped off even after paid for the expensive models.

regards

 

[arupdawarrior]

go for GTX 460...........

 

[RoBoGhOsT]

I dread suggestions like that really- coz it undermines the importance of safety.

With due respect Roboghost sir, have you ever killed any hardware at your place or witnessed someone managing to kill theirs without knowing what they did or out of overzealousness?

Coz if you have ever, please do also warn/caution the newbie about any possible risks associated with overclocking without a good cooler and a good and beefy (as per the setup) PSU, especially on an entry-level/budget mobo.

Caution: Any suggestions provided by any member on TE are the sole responsibility of the member posting them and the member who follows them.

TE or any of its staff or other members should not be held responsible for any of the same.

:lol: :| no way , man do u think he he will blindly overclock and push insane volts to chip and kill it ? and i dont post anything just by guess or assumptions , even about the psu suggestion .

u search anywhere and tell me anyone who has killed any cpu by overclocking on air on TE who is noob in overclocking , and he will obviously ask how to overclock if he has not done it before ...

and i have tried that board also before , u can go and search its not entry level board ,its asus high end G33 board which can even push quads to over 450 fsb .

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ravi- how many times do i repeat what my thoughts on this topic are?

I had nothing more to add and so left the discussion at that.

All the best.

and try to read whole thread instead of just reading reply to ur post .. he didnt ask for ur suggestion again , already decided what hes getting .

 

[pegasus]

:lol: :| no way , man do u think he he will blindly overclock and push insane volts to chip and kill it ? and i dont post anything just by guess or assumptions , even about the psu suggestion .

u search anywhere and tell me anyone who has killed any cpu by overclocking on air on TE who is noob in overclocking , and he will obviously ask how to overclock if he has not done it before ...

and i have tried that board also before , u can go and search its not entry level board ,its asus high end G33 board which can even push quads to over 450 fsb .

Who's talking about the CPU?

Loosely put, they are almost so indestructible now that a dead one now usually points fingers at user ignorance/carelessness.

I am more worried about the motherboard and that's what we all should be more worried about these days.

Have you ever seen a dead/burnt board?

(all the more worrisome when one lacks a PWM heatsink, further complicated if the user may live somewhere that sees very high ambient temps during summer and critically endangered if that user doesn't have good ventilation in his case, ...)

and try to read whole thread instead of just reading reply to ur post .. he didnt ask for ur suggestion again , already decided what hes getting .

Though i can't be here 24x7, i do make it a point to read every post in the topic before replying.

I did read he had decided but i feel it's my duty not to leave any query directed to me unanswered.

But you should have understood that imho if you read my post properly, especially if you noticed the 'caution' part.

Also, how many times have you not seen someone decide something and then change his decision at the last minute, sometimes just before buying.

 

[Mephistopheles]

i think my query is resolved now i want to specially thanks to the two members for giving me good advice.. robo ghost and darkaangel ...

now my final choice is to buy 460 gtx and vx 450 watt corsair ..

and for bold word problem..i like bold words

Yeah, go for it

Although you might require to overclock your E7300 to something like ~3.6 GHz+ (but that might require an additional cooler, so for now try something like ~3.2-3.3 Ghz)

And in this case its better to buy a good enough GPU now, and upgrade the CPU later on rather then getting a less powerful card