is this upgrade ok?

brvnbld · **is this upgrade ok? -** 06-14-2012, 17:22 | posts: 20 | Location: India

hi, i was looking forward to build a new pc, i now have Phenom II X4 955, with 4GB Ram, and no video card.

i am buying a Phenom II X6 1075T, 2x4GB RAM, Gigabyte HD 7750, ASUS M4N75TD. is this system ok for me to play games on 720p for some 3 years on max settings. I have a 19" monitor with 1366x768 resolution.

I didnt get any better mobo for my budget with 2 pcie slots. i am looking forward to buy another HD7750 in future to run in crossfire.

my budget is $130 for graphics card. i have 550W SMPS, wat graphics card should i buy?

airbud7 · 06-14-2012, 18:07 | posts: 2,012 | Location: Evans Ga,USA

Your 955 is going to perform better compared to the X6 1055T in Games...
Just spend your money on the Best graphics card you can afford...>HD 7850/70...

Sinaster · **Memory**: 2x1 GB DDR2 1056 5-5-4-13

Totally agree with airbud7.Your CPU is enough at least for gaming.So save the extra money for a HD 7850/70.

Krogtheclown · 06-14-2012, 18:25 | posts: 909 | Location: Illinois

Agree with the other 2 posts, spend your money on grapic cards if your a gamer unless you have an awful cpu. Most cpu's are a waste of money.

brvnbld · 06-14-2012, 18:27 | posts: 20 | Location: India

oh, i forgot to mention, i am building a new system, with those specs. am not literally upgrading.

and 7850 is $270 in india. whereas the 7750 is $122.

is there any new gen Nvidia GPU tat will be better??

Desi26 · 06-14-2012, 18:42 | posts: 111 | Location: San Diego

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Originally Posted by airbud7

Your 955 is going to perform better compared to the X6 1055T in Games...
Just spend your money on the Best graphics card you can afford...>HD 7850/70...

+1

Use the extra money to just double up on your ram and use the money you would have wasted on a x6 and put it towards an even better video card.

Fender178 · *Last edited by Fender178; 06-14-2012 at 18:50.*

If you looking into Nvidia I would look into the 500 series. I wouldn't go below a 560Ti if you can afford it. The cheapest 500 series card would be the 550Ti. The 600 series Nvidia cards are out of your price range.

brvnbld · 06-14-2012, 18:48 | posts: 20 | Location: India

hey, i definitely need a new computer, the current system goes with my dad. the newer one which i mentioned above is what am going to use.

brvnbld · 06-14-2012, 18:50 | posts: 20 | Location: India

but then, GTX 550Ti 2GB is worth it?, can i go for tat?. a 2GB DDR5 is sufficient right??

Fender178 · 06-14-2012, 18:55 | posts: 415 | Location: Pennsylvania

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Originally Posted by brvnbld

but then, GTX 550Ti 2GB is worth it?, can i go for tat?. a 2GB DDR5 is sufficient right??

GDDR5 is 2x as fast as GDDR3 memory and having 2GB is a huge bonus for a graphics card. It is faster than a 7750. To me it is worth it considering prices in India. If you had a tad more cash you could have gone with a GTX 560 , but a 550ti should 2GB should be good enough for 720p based games.

Desi26 · *Last edited by Desi26; 06-14-2012 at 18:58.*

http://www.h a r d w a r e heaven.com/reviews/1437/pg1/sapphire-radeon-hd-7850-overclock-edition-graphics-card-review-introduction.html

Close the spaces.....dont know why guru doesn't like HH so much, because it will block out the links every time I try to post one.

This is comparing the 560ti OC and the 7850 OC, but you can get the general idea of performance differences. They trade blows, but the 7850 seemed to pull ahead in more areas than the 560ti does, and the 7850 runs cooler and uses less power.

If you could get a 7870 that would be the best bet, but of course depending on what you can afford.

Hope this helps!

Icanium · 06-14-2012, 22:51 | posts: 858 | Location: Detroit,MI.USA

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Originally Posted by brvnbld

but then, GTX 550Ti 2GB is worth it?, can i go for tat?. a 2GB DDR5 is sufficient right??

No, a GTX 550Ti with 2GB is a waste of money. Here (US) your can by a faster GTX 460 for less. If you can find a GTX 460 for less than the 550Ti 2GB get it, if not, just get the GTX 550Ti 1GB. Only the top end cards can actually take advantage of 2GB GDDR5.

airbud7 · 06-14-2012, 23:05 | posts: 2,012 | Location: Evans Ga,USA

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Originally Posted by Icanium

No, a GTX 550Ti with 2GB is a waste of money. Here (US) your can by a faster GTX 460 for less. If you can find a GTX 460 for less than the 550Ti 2GB get it, if not, just get the GTX 550Ti 1GB. Only the top end cards can actually take advantage of 2GB GDDR5.

HD 6850's are going for Cheap

Icanium · 06-15-2012, 00:21 | posts: 858 | Location: Detroit,MI.USA

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Originally Posted by airbud7

HD 6850's are going for Cheap

Even better, so you agree with these cards if cheaper than the GTX 550Ti 2GB.

airbud7 · *Last edited by airbud7; 06-15-2012 at 00:55.*

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Originally Posted by Icanium

Even better, so you agree with these cards if cheaper than the GTX 550Ti 2GB.

Yes...>However, I would like to see some Benchmarks...>HD 7770vsGTX 550Ti......But yea, The 6850 is very cheap right now...

Edit: After some research I think the HD 6850 is Best BangforBudget card

6-14-2012...HighEnd=GTX 680/90

brvnbld · 06-15-2012, 10:38 | posts: 20 | Location: India

i want to play games like gta v, nfs, all open world games, racing, and sometimes war stimuli games....btw, gtx460 is $180 in india, my dad wouldn't allow me to buy tat. is there any lesser option??.

I am looking forward to play games in 720p with medium settings. After 3 or 4 months i can spend another $120 to buy another card to run in crossfire or sli.

Fender178 · 06-15-2012, 13:35 | posts: 415 | Location: Pennsylvania

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Originally Posted by brvnbld

i want to play games like gta v, nfs, all open world games, racing, and sometimes war stimuli games....btw, gtx460 is $180 in india, my dad wouldn't allow me to buy tat. is there any lesser option??.

I am looking forward to play games in 720p with medium settings. After 3 or 4 months i can spend another $120 to buy another card to run in crossfire or sli.

How much will a HD 6850 go for in India?

Desi26 · 06-15-2012, 19:28 | posts: 111 | Location: San Diego

http://www.ultimatehardware.net/amd/...view_page2.htm

I think the Radeon 7770 would be a better bet. Games using DirectX-11 seem to perform better, and are around the same price.

For a 30-40 bucks more however you could get a 6870, which would outperform the 7770 and 6850 by a decent margin

brvnbld · 06-16-2012, 12:55 | posts: 20 | Location: India

in india, both 6850 and 7770 are priced at the level. both are available at $190 at the cheapest.

Syidi · 06-18-2012, 02:33 | posts: 273 | Location: Kedah, Malaysia

6850 is the best for your money

brvnbld · 06-19-2012, 18:58 | posts: 20 | Location: India

oh, hmmm...thanks for all ur support dudes. Out of budgetary cuts, i am going for 7750, hope its playable for another 2 years. later i will get a 7850 when i get money...

But , i have another doubt. my mobo supports only pcie x8 speed for both slots. and it has nvidia chipset. it says it supports sli, whereas i may use crossfire in future. will it support??
Heard someone telling all any pcie slot should support the graphics card , regardless the make.

Icanium · 06-19-2012, 22:11 | posts: 858 | Location: Detroit,MI.USA

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Originally Posted by brvnbld

oh, hmmm...thanks for all ur support dudes. Out of budgetary cuts, i am going for 7750, hope its playable for another 2 years. later i will get a 7850 when i get money...

But , i have another doubt. my mobo supports only pcie x8 speed for both slots. and it has nvidia chipset. it says it supports sli, whereas i may use crossfire in future. will it support??
Heard someone telling all any pcie slot should support the graphics card , regardless the make.

Chipset NVIDIA nForce® 750a SLI®. Nvidia driver do not support ATI Crossfire. Nowadays Intel motherboards support both Sli and Crossfire. But at birth nvidia would not license Sli to Intel. Not sure what the current arrangement is with AMD, but old motherboards with nvidia chipsets do not support crossfire.

Fender178 · 06-19-2012, 23:40 | posts: 415 | Location: Pennsylvania

Icanium is correct. That board you have does not support Crossfire. But If you can't afford another motherboard. You can always fall back on and get the 550Ti card that you mentioned.

Loophole35 · 06-20-2012, 02:06 | posts: 1,648 | Location: FLA,USA

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Originally Posted by brvnbld

oh, hmmm...thanks for all ur support dudes. Out of budgetary cuts, i am going for 7750, hope its playable for another 2 years. later i will get a 7850 when i get money...

But , i have another doubt. my mobo supports only pcie x8 speed for both slots. and it has nvidia chipset. it says it supports sli, whereas i may use crossfire in future. will it support??
Heard someone telling all any pcie slot should support the graphics card , regardless the make.

From personal experience I would advice against CF and just run one card ( the motherboard that you have chosen does not support crossfire by the way ) when you can afford it one 7870 should do you good for 720p. Who knows in 5 months we may be advising you on something different, as of right now the 7800's cards are your best bet but the 7700's aren't bad cards just more of a HTPC card than a gaming card.

brvnbld · 06-23-2012, 18:55 | posts: 20 | Location: India

now after having bought everything, i have a problem after all the installation. i have 19" led monitor with vga port, which i connected with graphics card. am getting wavy small ripples in the monitor. the resolution is 1366x768 @ 60Hz, i tried to change it to 1360 x 768 @75 Hz, the waves are gone, but the text is unreadable...any help guys??