Need help with PC Upgrade

[Jawshh]

Thats handy.

Thanx

 

[Jawshh]

Hey I have a few video cards in my reach.

which one should I buy?

1. ASUS HD 4850 1GB - $147.49

2. BFG 9600GT 1GB - $125

3. EVGA 9800GTX+ 512MB - $144

4. MSI HD 4830 1GB - $149.94

5. PNY 9800GT 1GB - $147


So, they are all around the same price. Help me choose

I will be playing @ 1280 X 1024 Resolution.

Thanx

 

[Ritwik7]

Asus HD 4850 (1GB) IMO.

 

[Jawshh]

ok good. Thanx

 

[Jawshh]

Is gigabyte HD 4850 1GB better than asus HD 4850 1GB?

Thanx

 

[Ritwik7]

Do you have Sapphire or HIS available? They would be the best choices for Radeon cards. Also XFX.

 

[Jawshh]

Nope, I only have asus and gigabyte.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

Either is great, unless one of them has a better cooling solution than the other, in which case that one would be the one to buy.

 

[Jawshh]

Yes that's what's confusing me. Look at the screenshots. The gigabyte one has a cooling called Multi-core and the asus has a fan over a heatsink.

 

[Ritwik7]

Though both will use air from inside your case for cooling, the performance of the cooler without the fan will be more dependent on case air temperature.

 

[Jawshh]

Ok thanx all.

 

[Jawshh]

Hey again,

I think tomorrow I am going to buy my parts. I already have the cpu and RAM. Tomorrow I am going to buy:

Coolermaster CM690 casing,

Topower Silentcool 600W PSU

A 770 chipset gigabyte mobo,

Xigmatek Dark Knight Cpu Cooler.

As for the video card, There is a 9600GT 1GB which is at only $65, if I get that instead of the 4850 1GB, will there be much performance loss?

And, is the above setup good?

Thanx.

 

[Ritwik7]

As for the video card, There is a 9600GT 1GB which is at only $65, if I get that instead of the 4850 1GB, will there be much performance loss?

There will be a massive performance loss. The HD4850 is comparable to the GeForce 9800GTX.

The CM690 is a very nice case. I own that myself and love it.

Which processor and RAM did you pick?

 

[Jawshh]

Ok i'll get the HD 4850 then.

I bought OCZ gold PC2-5400, the Reaper series are too much over budget.And cpu AMD phenom II X2 550.

I had something in mind though. I was planning to buy a radeon 5000 series for christmas. Should I buy the 9600GT for now or the HD 4850 will do just fine?

Will I be able to game much on these specs?

 

[Ritwik7]

If you're buying the Radeon HD 5850 / 5870 in December then you may go for the 9600GT. But only if it's much cheaper than the HD 4850.

Will I be able to game much on these specs?

With the HD 4850 and the other components you mentioned you'll be able to play all new titles fine enough.

 

[Jawshh]

I'll get the 9600GT for now, its like 80 bucks cheaper and I'll be using it for only 2 months. Thanx for the info.

 

[Ritwik7]

What are their respective costs?

 

[Jawshh]

Hd 4850 - $147

9600gt - $ 65

 

[Ritwik7]

Well, in newegg at least, there doesn't seem to be a 9600GT for as low as $65. You may also look into the HD4830.

 

[Jawshh]

I am buying local, the price is quite attractive. I don't see hd4830 anywhere here.

 

[klepto12]

on newegg you can get the 4850 for like 89.99 so why not buy online? and i would use a different PSU especially if your going to get a 5850 later this year i wouldnt even trust a budget card to that psu.

 

[Jawshh]

on newegg you can get the 4850 for like 89.99 so why not buy online?

Nope, no shipping to my country.

i wouldnt even trust a budget card to that psu.

What do you mean?


I will get another PSU later, I don't wanna go out of budget.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

Topower is a decent PSU brand; not too shabby IMO. But the PSU is of fairly older spec, and has a relatively weak +12V rail (~32A) compared to most other 600W PSUs. Should still be plenty for a 9600GT though.

Speaking of which, the 9600GT will be perfect; the extra power of the HD 4850 (and more powerful cards) will be utterly wasted at 1280x1024. You should be able to play anything maxed out at that resolution.

 

[Jawshh]

Ahh thats good news for me. Im eager to complete my build

Thanx again moiz

 

[Jawshh]

Finally Satisfied

Hey,

Sorry for the late reply, I finally upgraded 2 weeks ago. Look at my specs.

I have another question. It is about my old computer. I thought I could use it for my college stuff, I wanted to change the memory and CPU. But, I cannot decide what to go for. I thought of replacing the CPU with a pentium D or something and replacing the RAM with a 2GB kit. The mobo is Gigabyte GA-81915PL-G, CPU is pentium 4 3GHz and RAM is 1GB PC-3200 . I installed 7 on it and its quite laggy. I dont want to spend too much on it though. Any ideas?

cheers