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Please answer the following questions for others to help you out better. Delete whatever you feel is not required.

  1. Q: What is your budget?
    1. 7-8k
  2. Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
    1. CPU - AMD ATHLON2 XII 2.4GHz
    2. Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2P
    3. GPU - ATI HD4650 DDR2 1GB
    4. RAM - corsair 2GB DDR3
    5. Monitor - Videocon 26'' LCD TV
    6. SMPS - Gigabyte Superb 460
  3. Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
    1. Monitor - same
    2. SMPS - same
  4. Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.
    1. GPU - MSI or Gigabyte
  5. Q: Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component
    1. Yes, will upgrade the following within 6 months
    2. RAM 4GB
    3. HDD 500GB
  6. Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
    1. New Delhi
  7. Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
    1. no
  8. Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
    1. Gaming
    2. Browsing
    3. Desktop Processing
    4. HTPC
    5. Download rig, 24x7 operation
    6. Watching HD movies
  9. Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
    1. no
  10. Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
    1. Racing - on med-high settings
  11. Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
    1. Gaming - 1600x900 or 1920x1080
  12. Q: Are you looking to overclock?
    1. no
  13. Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
    1. Windows 7 32 bit
    2. Linux - ubuntu
 
Tarunalpha said:
Please answer the following questions for others to help you out better. Delete whatever you feel is not required.
  1. Q: What is your budget?
    1. 7-8k
  2. Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)
    1. CPU - AMD ATHLON2 XII 2.4GHz
    2. Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2P
    3. GPU - ATI HD4650 DDR2 1GB
    4. RAM - corsair 2GB DDR3
    5. Monitor - Videocon 26'' LCD TV
    6. SMPS - Gigabyte Superb 460
  3. Q: Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model)
    1. Monitor - same
    2. SMPS - same
  4. Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy (component name). If you have already decided on a configuration then please mention the (component brand and model) as well, this will help us in fine tuning your requirement.
    1. GPU - MSI or Gigabyte
  5. Q: Is this going to be your final configuration or you would be adding/upgrading a component in near future. If yes then please mention when and which component
    1. Yes, will upgrade the following within 6 months
    2. RAM 4GB
    3. HDD 500GB
  6. Q: Where will you buy this hardware? (Online/City/TE Dealer)
    1. New Delhi
  7. Q: Would you consider buying a second hand hardware from the TE market
    1. no
  8. Q: What is your intended use for this PC/hardware
    1. Gaming
    2. Browsing
    3. Desktop Processing
    4. HTPC
    5. Download rig, 24x7 operation
    6. Watching HD movies
  9. Q: Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them and the reason for your preference/dislike.
    1. no
  10. Q: If you will be playing games then which type of games will you be playing?
    1. Racing - on med-high settings
  11. Q: What is your preferred monitor resolution for gaming and normal usage
    1. Gaming - 1600x900 or 1920x1080
  12. Q: Are you looking to overclock?
    1. no
  13. Q: Which operating system do you intend to use with this configuration?
    1. Windows 7 32 bit
    2. Linux - ubuntu
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The only options you have are the following --
  • AMD HD 7770 ~8500/-
  • AMD HD 6850 ~8500/-
  • nVidia GTX 550Ti ~7500/-

Out of the above choices, the best are the AMD HD 6850 and HD 7770, the 7770 is a newer card with lower power consumption and decent performance whilst the HD 6850 performs better but at a slightly higher power consumption, for a head-to-head comparison between the two, head here.

But considering your weak processor, even this card might be a worthy contender the HD 7750 ~6500/-. For a head-to-head between this and its elder sibling [the HD 7770], head here.

All the mentioned cards are available at SMC International in Nehru Place.

Hope this helps, Cheers!!
 
Sapphire HD6850 is 9.5k someone give me link for 8.5k,For op Gigabyte HD7770-8.5k would be good.
 
Jakob said:
Sapphire HD6850 is 9.5k someone give me link for 8.5k,For op Gigabyte HD7770-8.5k would be good.
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I think the HD 7750 will be enough because the OP has a dual-core Athlon II so it will really not be able to drive anything over the GTX 550Ti in my opinion, I maybe wrong.

True all prices have gone north, thanks for sharing #[member='Jakob']. Cursed Dollar-Rupee ratios. Here are a few links --

http://hardwire.in/17-amd#/price-2809-11440

http://www.smcinternational.in/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_images.tpl&product_id=847&category_id=33&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=91

http://www.smcinternational.in/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=33&Itemid=91

As well OP just wants to play racing simulators, I think a base card like the HD 6770 and upwards will be sufficient for his needs.
 
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