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[intacto]

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@draglord tnx a lot man..

and @ragzdiablo tnx for u r suggestion man...but dude coolermaster extreme is 600w where as corsair vx is for 450 watts.
i am completely new about psu working as this is my first high end pc.people have said that its better to have higher power for this configuration.
can u explain the pros and cons... because i have no problem in changing the psu as my dealer said he will change it if required.

 

[ragzdiablo]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

@draglord tnx a lot man..

and @ragzdiablo tnx for u r suggestion man...but dude coolermaster extreme is 600w where as corsair vx is for 450 watts.
i am completely new about psu working as this is my first high end pc.people have said that its better to have higher power for this configuration.
can u explain the pros and cons... because i have no problem in changing the psu as my dealer said he will change it if required.

There are a lot of things which come into consideration when rating a PSU...
It can be easily said that the CM 600w has less efficiency than the VX 450..so it gives out less power..
but other factors are also responsible..

Check this guide out..
http://www.techenclave.com/pc-peripherals/corsair-vx-450w-vs-coolermaster-extreme-128757.html

VX450 beats the CM 600 hands down..hyeah:

PS: 499 replies :cool2:

 

[kalla_maakri]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

A version lower than the FX380 is FX370, and a FX370 LOW PROFILE edition is also there..which is a bit slower than the normal one..

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Will this LOW PROFILE one make much diffrence in perfomance!!?:huh:

 

[ragzdiablo]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

Will this LOW PROFILE one make much diffrence in perfomance!!?:huh:

Get the normal FX370..
the LOW PROFILE ones are made for small form factor systems.. my bad..

 

[pratik.balan]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

Hi Guys,

I own an SG340IL Compaq CPU which has an PSU with 250V.

I want to upgrade my graphics and plan to buy HD 4670 512 MB card so what i wanted to know was will this card work fine with my PSU or will it get fried.

ALso if u suggest to buy a new PSU kindly advice some good PSU's at a lower price range which will be required on this card as i have a small bugdet:S

 

[archeopetrix]

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Q) What my budget?
A) 5.5k

Current rig Specs

CPU : Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0Ghz (stock, no overclocking)
Motherboard :Gigabyte GA-G33M-S2H (G33 chipset)
RAM : 1GB x 2 = 2GB (dual Channel) DDR2 @ 800MHz
Monitor : 24" Dell S2409W 1080p
HDDs : 500GB + 500GB + 320GB Seagate (3 nos.)

Q) Which PSU/SMPS I'd be using?
A) Corsair 400 Watts

Q) My Primary use?
A) Hardcore gaming (as much as possible in that budget, and card should be a bit future-proof)

Q) What resolution do I intend to game on?
A) As high as possible (desirably 1080p)

Q) Interested in Crossfire/SLI?
A) No. Have only one PCI-E slot on Mobo.

Q) Open to both Nvidia/ATI?
A) inclined more towards ATI.

Appreciate any help.
Regards.

 

[ragzdiablo]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

Hi Guys,

I own an SG340IL Compaq CPU which has an PSU with 250V.

I want to upgrade my graphics and plan to buy HD 4670 512 MB card so what i wanted to know was will this card work fine with my PSU or will it get fried.

ALso if u suggest to buy a new PSU kindly advice some good PSU's at a lower price range which will be required on this card as i have a small bugdet:S

Can you please tell me the wattage rating of your PSU, i guess you have told me the Volt input output rating..
And if you are planning on getting a HD 4670 and cannot invest much in a PSU..
You can get a FSP 350w or zebby pro 350w for 1.5k..
and if you want to invest even less..
you can buy one of those intex/iball 450w PSU..they retail for 0.5k...but they have extremely low efficiency and are not recommended..

Q) What my budget?
A) 5.5k

Current rig Specs

CPU : Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0Ghz (stock, no overclocking)
Motherboard :Gigabyte GA-G33M-S2H (G33 chipset)
RAM : 1GB x 2 = 2GB (dual Channel) DDR2 @ 800MHz
Monitor : 24" Dell S2409W 1080p
HDDs : 500GB + 500GB + 320GB Seagate (3 nos.)

Q) Which PSU/SMPS I'd be using?
A) Corsair 400 Watts

Q) My Primary use?
A) Hardcore gaming (as much as possible in that budget, and card should be a bit future-proof)

Q) What resolution do I intend to game on?
A) As high as possible (desirably 1080p)

Q) Interested in Crossfire/SLI?
A) No. Have only one PCI-E slot on Mobo.

Q) Open to both Nvidia/ATI?
A) inclined more towards ATI.

Appreciate any help.
Regards.

In that budget, your best option is the HD 5670..
Its DX11, so it is futureproof as you want..

But to be honest, as you do hardcore gaming and that too on that resolution..
you should increase your budget and get a HD 5770 ~ 9.5k..
It will be worth the extra investment..

 

[calamine]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

1. What is your budget?
3000

2. Current rig Specs
CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Motherboard - M2N68-AM (AM2)
RAM - 4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2
Monitor - 20" Samsung LCD 2033sw

3. Which PSU/SMPS will you be using?
400w Generic Iball SMPS that came with Cabinet

4. Primary use? (Casual gaming, Hardcore gaming, Just for display, Movies/HTPC)
Causal Gaming

5. What resolution do you game on?
as high as possible

6. Interested in Crossfire/SLI?
no

7. Open to both Nvidia/ATI?

yes

presently the m/b has a integrated gfx - 512MB GeForce 7025 but i want a dedi gfx with a better performance.

my m/b has a 1 PCI Express x16 slot . will the present PCIe 2.0 cards be backward compatible ? will prefomance degrade compared to PICe 2 slot

 

[Amien]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

1. What is your budget?
3000

2. Current rig Specs
CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Motherboard - M2N68-AM (AM2)
RAM - 4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2
Monitor - 20" Samsung LCD 2033sw

3. Which PSU/SMPS will you be using?
400w Generic Iball SMPS that came with Cabinet

4. Primary use? (Casual gaming, Hardcore gaming, Just for display, Movies/HTPC)
Causal Gaming

5. What resolution do you game on?
as high as possible

6. Interested in Crossfire/SLI?
no

7. Open to both Nvidia/ATI?

yes

presently the m/b has a integrated gfx - 512MB GeForce 7025 but i want a dedi gfx with a better performance.

my m/b has a 1 PCI Express x16 slot . will the present PCIe 2.0 cards be backward compatible ? will prefomance degrade compared to PICe 2 slot

Your monitor has a max. resolution of 1600x900 AFAIK. For gaming at that res. and within your budget, see if you can find a used HD4670. Until you change your PSU to something better, HD 4670(4-4.5k new)/5670(~5k new) is as far as you should go.

 

[calamine]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

Your monitor has a max. resolution of 1600x900 AFAIK. For gaming at that res. and within your budget, see if you can find a used HD4670. Until you change your PSU to something better, HD 4670(4-4.5k new)/5670(~5k new) is as far as you should go.

will 9500GT be a suitable card? is 400w not enough for this card? my budget is max 3k

 

[AbScLaW]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

Help me pleaz:

Budget: 2.5K-3.5K
Current rig: I'll get my new pc with following specs:
*2.9 GHz
*Core2Duo
*2gb RAM

Primary use: Casual Gaming
resolution:600*480 or 1024*768
open to both NVIDIA and ATI.

thnx a lot in advance......

 

[bondx99]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

You really should go with a 5770 at the slightly higher price. A 5750 won't last for long if you game seriously at higher res.

What u mean by the above red marked line..will i get my card burnt?

 

[DarkAngel]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

You really should go with a 5770 at the slightly higher price. A 5750 won't last for long if you game seriously at higher res.

What u mean by the above red marked line..will i get my card burnt?

:lol: He means that games future will get more demanding and the card will be unable to run them at full HD resoultion at decent frame rates. You would have to lower the resoultion and the settings in order to play latest titles at a acceptable frame rate(without any sluggishness) in say a year or so with a HD5750. Hope u got what he meant now

No game will cause physical damage to any card.

 

[ragzdiablo]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

will 9500GT be a suitable card? is 400w not enough for this card? my budget is max 3k

Your PSU is enough for all low-mid range cards...
It will be a better option if you opt for a second hand HD 4670 over a 9500gt..
HD 4670 is faster than a 9500gt, its comparable to a 9600gt..

What u mean by the above red marked line..will i get my card burnt?

Query solved by DarkAngel..

 

[sbm]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

Hi all ,

After reading this thread , I think its a good place to ask some question before upgrading my 3 years old MSI 8800 GTS 640 ...
If anyone help me it would be great to me...I am trying to stick to the template as long as I can...

What is your budget?
Rs22,000 to 25,000

Current rig Specs
CPU --- Intel Q9550 (Stock)
Motherboard ---- ASUS P5Q-Deluxe
RAM ------ 8GB 800MHz DDR2
Monitor --- DELL SP2309W

Which PSU/SMPS will you be using?
Corsair 620HX

Primary use? (Casual gaming, Hardcore gaming, Just for display, Movies/HTPC)
Hardcore gaming of course

What resolution do you game on?
1920 x 1200

Interested in Crossfire/SLI?
NO

Open to both Nvidia/ATI?
YES

I am from Kolkata , so before giving your suggestion please remember , in Kolkata any high end peripherals is hard to find:no::no:.So if you suggest a card , then please tell from I can get it here in Kolkata:cool2::cool2:

My personal wish list are ATI 5870 or Nvidia GTX470
But can not finalize ,

ATI 5870 has much better shading power , but GTX 470 has more tessellation power. (In future is there any chance that ATI can improve tessellation performance on 5870 ???:huh::huh

CUDA , Physx are all in Nvidia team , ATI only has stream

Nvidia's VP4 is much better than ATI's UVD2

Nvidia is power hungry , hot (very important in Kolkata climate)

ATI 5870 is expensive

But in raw gaming performace ATI 5870 wins

So whats your suggestion

Brand prference
for ATI 5870
1> PowerColor
2> XFX
3> Safier

For GTX470
1> EVGA
2> ZOTAC
3> ASUS
4> MSI

Wating for your suggestion

Rgds
SBM

 

[ragzdiablo]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

Hi all ,

After reading this thread , I think its a good place to ask some question before upgrading my 3 years old MSI 8800 GTS 640 ...
If anyone help me it would be great to me...I am trying to stick to the template as long as I can...

What is your budget?
Rs22,000 to 25,000

Current rig Specs
CPU --- Intel Q9550 (Stock)
Motherboard ---- ASUS P5Q-Deluxe
RAM ------ 8GB 800MHz DDR2
Monitor --- DELL SP2309W

Which PSU/SMPS will you be using?
Corsair 620HX

Primary use? (Casual gaming, Hardcore gaming, Just for display, Movies/HTPC)
Hardcore gaming of course

What resolution do you game on?
1920 x 1200

Interested in Crossfire/SLI?
NO

Open to both Nvidia/ATI?
YES

I am from Kolkata , so before giving your suggestion please remember , in Kolkata any high end peripherals is hard to find:no::no:.So if you suggest a card , then please tell from I can get it here in Kolkata:cool2::cool2:

My personal wish list are ATI 5870 or Nvidia GTX470
But can not finalize ,

ATI 5870 has much better shading power , but GTX 470 has more tessellation power. (In future is there any chance that ATI can improve tessellation performance on 5870 ???:huh::huh

CUDA , Physx are all in Nvidia team , ATI only has stream

Nvidia's VP4 is much better than ATI's UVD2

Nvidia is power hungry , hot (very important in Kolkata climate)

ATI 5870 is expensive

But in raw gaming performace ATI 5870 wins

So whats your suggestion

Brand prference
for ATI 5870
1> PowerColor
2> XFX
3> Safier

For GTX470
1> EVGA
2> ZOTAC
3> ASUS
4> MSI

Wating for your suggestion

Rgds
SBM

Id suggest you should go with the HD 5870(XFX or Sapphire, both are good)...
I dont think you will be using CUDA but you will have to sacrifice PhysX here..

The thing is GTX 470 runs very hot...and you being in kolkata...It will be on its extreme, and you being a hardcore gamer, wont be able to game for a long stretch..
So its better you stick with the HD 5870, its an amazing card, will work on your PSU without any problem..
No idea on where you can buy it in kolkata..but you can get amazing prices from dealers on TE..

 

[higautham]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

1. What is your budget?
6k

2. Current rig Specs

CPU - Core2Duo E7400 2.8GHz (Stock)
Motherboard -Intel DG35EC
RAM - 2GB DDR2 800MHz
Monitor - 22" Acer LCD (Max Res 1680-1050)

4. Primary use? (Some 3D Graphics, Casual gaming, Movies)

7. Open to both Nvidia/ATI? yes

presently having a 256MB XFX GeForce 8400GS. i want to change it with better performance card which will not be oudated in the recent future.

 

[roy89]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

Hi all ,

After reading this thread , I think its a good place to ask some question before upgrading my 3 years old MSI 8800 GTS 640 ...
If anyone help me it would be great to me...I am trying to stick to the template as long as I can...

What is your budget?
Rs22,000 to 25,000

Current rig Specs
CPU --- Intel Q9550 (Stock)
Motherboard ---- ASUS P5Q-Deluxe
RAM ------ 8GB 800MHz DDR2
Monitor --- DELL SP2309W

Which PSU/SMPS will you be using?
Corsair 620HX

Primary use? (Casual gaming, Hardcore gaming, Just for display, Movies/HTPC)
Hardcore gaming of course

What resolution do you game on?
1920 x 1200

Interested in Crossfire/SLI?
NO

Open to both Nvidia/ATI?
YES

I am from Kolkata , so before giving your suggestion please remember , in Kolkata any high end peripherals is hard to find:no::no:.So if you suggest a card , then please tell from I can get it here in Kolkata:cool2::cool2:

My personal wish list are ATI 5870 or Nvidia GTX470
But can not finalize ,

ATI 5870 has much better shading power , but GTX 470 has more tessellation power. (In future is there any chance that ATI can improve tessellation performance on 5870 ???:huh::huh

CUDA , Physx are all in Nvidia team , ATI only has stream

Nvidia's VP4 is much better than ATI's UVD2

Nvidia is power hungry , hot (very important in Kolkata climate)

ATI 5870 is expensive

But in raw gaming performace ATI 5870 wins

So whats your suggestion

Brand prference
for ATI 5870
1> PowerColor
2> XFX
3> Safier

For GTX470
1> EVGA
2> ZOTAC
3> ASUS
4> MSI

Wating for your suggestion

Rgds
SBM

Hey SBM go wid da 5870 from xfx its a bit more costlier than saphire or powercolor. But in Kolkata its not that hard to find High-End Hardwares
, if u know the rite shop who can provide u anything u want at a suitable price for which I recomend u Vedant Computer Sales. This shop even sold i7980x. So go dere u will be definitely satisfied wid its stock and price.

 

[ragzdiablo]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

1. What is your budget?
6k

2. Current rig Specs

CPU - Core2Duo E7400 2.8GHz (Stock)
Motherboard -Intel DG35EC
RAM - 2GB DDR2 800MHz
Monitor - 22" Acer LCD (Max Res 1680-1050)

4. Primary use? (Some 3D Graphics, Casual gaming, Movies)

7. Open to both Nvidia/ATI? yes

presently having a 256MB XFX GeForce 8400GS. i want to change it with better performance card which will not be oudated in the recent future.

Get a HD 5670..wont even cost you 6k..amazing card for its value...
performance is good aswell....
and casual gaming at that resolution..wont be a problem for it....will pull it off easily..

 

[AbScLaW]

Re: The Graphic Card Advisor

Help me pleaz:

Budget: 2.5K-3.5K
Current rig: I'll get my new pc with following specs:
*2.9 GHz
*Core2Duo
*2gb RAM

Primary use: Casual Gaming
resolution:600*480 or 1024*768
open to both NVIDIA and ATI.

thnx a lot in advance......

hey I think I asked my question alright but no1 answered...is any1 willing to help? also I live in Delhi so I don't think finding the required graphic card wud be a prob..also is Nvidia GeForce GT220 decent enough to play cod4?