[carldenning]

hiya friends . saved up and i need some help on a graphic card for my pc . i got about £150 could go over £10-20 , so in range £150 to $170 perfer to be 150 but can do 170 what can u reconmend i research about , so i can check out and look at reviews etc

my specs is

4gb Kingston DDR3 memory
Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30ghz "not oc"
Asus P8H67-M LE
ASUS Lion Square heatsink

and
Integrated hd 3000 gfx yeah this is 1 of the upgrades i need help for now

thanks

[hellsing9]

560 gtx EVGA or some ati HD7850 2Gb gddr5 OC.

[kipabc123]

Well, to be fair, with 4gb of RAM to play with, 150-170$ is kind of overkill on what you may need for GFX, depending on what you allow your system to page to the HDD. It also depends on the # of channels your RAM has, as well as it's clockspeed.

In addition, for anything that has a decent cooling system, clockspeed, and amount of memory, you'll likely want to post your PSU stats, in order to ensure that it receives a sufficient supply of power while remaining within your budget(adding a GFX card that costs 150$ when you need to add a PSU of 60+$ would be outside your budget and pointless).

Finally, your mobo specs would be nice, to ensure you aren't getting something which is specced higher than your mobo can support (pointless), as well as providing additional options for card configurations (potentially providing savings as well as performance increases for significantly lower costs). That said, I havep seen that you provided the mobo model number, but if you're asking for fitting help, you should provide specs, and not model/serial numbers. I can't speak for others, but I'm not about to run around chasing down specs to help another person fit their PC for free... But then again, I can be a dick. Good luck.

Originally Posted by hellsing9 560 gtx EVGA or some ati HD7850 2Gb gddr5 OC.

LOL WUT?! You're going to advise this guy to get a card that will be the equivalent of 1/2 his current RAM for video memory ONLY?! And overclocking without ensuring he has a system that can actually support the additional clockspeed? Or checking on cooling/power consumption? Forreal? And suggesting an ATI GFX card on an Intel system? Har har har. Good luck, have fun. XD

[hellsing9]

He asked advices, he will choose then what's option will see fit.
I was on 4gb and have no problems at all, even with the OCED CPU...
It's pure alchemy.

That's system can handle that type of cards.



That's i5 intel not even oced, it's cool.
He has a cool mobo, some im not a firm believer of mixing brands IS BAD, it's just a matter of taste.

[kipabc123]

Originally Posted by hellsing9 He asked advices, he will choose then what's option will see fit. I was on 4gb and have no problems at all, even with the OCED CPU... It's pure alchemy. That's system can handle that type of cards. That's i5 intel not even oced, it's cool. He has a cool mobo, some im not a firm believer of mixing brands IS BAD, it's just a matter of taste.

o_O You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. That's like suggesting getting 64gb of RAM on a 32bit OS. Completely ****ing pointless as the system can't make use of the resources. Looks good on paper, but anyone who understands the mechanics of resource allocation will look at it and laugh, knowing you wasted your money.

Also, alchemy has NOTHING to do with ANYTHING PC related, but sure, it's pure alchemy alright. In other words, your comment is pure B.S.

He never mentioned anything about clockspeed on his CPU, so how you can tell whether he's decided to O.C. his processor or not is beyond me. And how you factor that into the mobo's ability to "handle" additional resources it can't make use of is also a mystery, but don't mind me, I'm just certified to build computers for companies for a decent salary...

Let me put this into simple terminology so that we can understand each other: Being able to plug a card into a motherboard does not mean it is the most efficient card for that system, whether it's using a standard clockspeed or above, nor whether it takes an additional 4-pin power connector from the PSU or not. All it means, is that the card is built with the form-factor of said card in mind (I.E. PCI-e x16 in most cases). Form-factor != (not equal) most efficient nor most cost effective solution for a graphics card upgrade.

[hellsing9]

Well @kipabc123 Dear padawan since you are the *wise* here, recommend anything you will see fit.
Alchemy in terms of building clones, it's a very good way to test = trial/error.

If you want to go by your handbook fine by me.
The op asked advice, i even can say any configuration possible still, it's up the op to choose.

o_O You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. That's like suggesting getting 64gb of RAM on a 32bit OS

the 2 vgas i mentioned go well for my point of view.
From yours not.

Cool.

[carldenning]

Originally Posted by kipabc123 o_O You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. That's like suggesting getting 64gb of RAM on a 32bit OS. Completely ****ing pointless as the system can't make use of the resources. Looks good on paper, but anyone who understands the mechanics of resource allocation will look at it and laugh, knowing you wasted your money. Also, alchemy has NOTHING to do with ANYTHING PC related, but sure, it's pure alchemy alright. In other words, your comment is pure B.S. He never mentioned anything about clockspeed on his CPU, so how you can tell whether he's decided to O.C. his processor or not is beyond me. And how you factor that into the mobo's ability to "handle" additional resources it can't make use of is also a mystery, but don't mind me, I'm just certified to build computers for companies for a decent salary... Let me put this into simple terminology so that we can understand each other: Being able to plug a card into a motherboard does not mean it is the most efficient card for that system, whether it's using a standard clockspeed or above, nor whether it takes an additional 4-pin power connector from the PSU or not. All it means, is that the card is built with the form-factor of said card in mind (I.E. PCI-e x16 in most cases). Form-factor != (not equal) most efficient nor most cost effective solution for a graphics card upgrade.

not beening funny but if u cant read the simple thing that i said " eg Intel Core i5 2500K 3.30ghz "not oc"
Asus P8H67-M LE i said my mobe model i said my my cpu model and my cpu speed and that its not been OC but no u dont listen and give @hellsing9 s**T fotr what he said . look gtfo out my thread .u sound like u reading it from a script

[hellsing9]

@carldenning do something, you have everest or AIDA64? To see better your specs. I made the post a little random regarding my *useless* advice xD
Also what PSU you have.

[kipabc123]

My bad, have fun frying your system

Oh, lulz btw @ hellsing9 suddenly giving you the same advice I was giving you (aka check PSU / system specs) to be able to recheck his advice. Seems to be an effective "script" I'm reading. /me goes back to getting drunk and ignoring this POS site

[carldenning]

Originally Posted by hellsing9 @carldenning do something, you have everest or AIDA64? To see better your specs. I made the post a little random regarding my *useless* advice xD Also what PSU you have.

my psu is 450 watts , i can can buy better if needeed + not including my budget for g card

. what u mean everest or AIDA64?