What's holding me back?

[batteryacid100]

I've attached my dxdiag file.

Ive got about 200$'s to spend on an upgrade, and I wanted to know what I should upgrade to make the most difference in performance for running games like Prototype, or Bioshock 2. I usually stick with Intel and Geforce for a video card and cpu.

Hope this the right place to post this type of question.

 

[red1776]

If your not concerned with the upcoming DX11 games
http://www.newegg.com/Product/NewPr...14261053&cm_re=gtx_260-_-14-261-053-_-Product

If you are.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=hd+5770

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

I would get the 5770, not a bad card. Thought your CPU will probably hold you back, and your powersupply also probably can't support it.

 

[batteryacid100]

How can I tell if my power supply can handle the 5770?

-Also there is a ton of different 5770 cards red1776 linked, so whats the difference between them all? i can't make much sense out of the specs.

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

-Also there is a ton of different 5770 cards red1776 linked, so whats the difference between them all? i can't make much sense out of the specs.

Nothing, may as well get the cheapest one. Or the cheapest saphire/xfx brand because they're very good.

How can I tell if my power supply can handle the 5770?

Do you know anything about your powersupply? If not you can start by getting that information and posting it.

 

[batteryacid100]

I checked and I have a 650watt power supply.

i ended up going with the XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150447&cm_re=hd_5770-_-14-150-447-_-Product

Thank you all for the help =D

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

I checked and I have a 650watt power supply.

Yeah maybe a little more specific, if you have a link...

 

[batteryacid100]

Sorry it took me so long to replay its been kind of crazy here with all the snow.

This is my power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...8&Tpk=SILVERSTONE+ZEUS+SST-ST65ZF+ATX12V+650W

 

[dustin_ds3000]

when you get your video card make sure to register it so you can get your life time warranty

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

Ahh...well, technically I think your powersupply is strong enough, but I think that is a rather old powersupply, so i'm not really familiar with it.

 

[Ritwik7]

The PSU should be fine. Wattage and amperage on the 12V rails is enough to handle the HD 5770.

 

[batteryacid100]

ah got my card works fine. I registered but it didnt ask me for any thing specific, like the serial number on the card just what type of card it was. does doing that really give me a life time warranty? all it really seemed to do was register my email. Thought ive never bought single parts before just whole computers.