buying a video card need advice

[Soultribunal]

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

st,if i write down the lot, would there be room for anyone else's opinion? :)

either way for single card with no oc's a 500 watter(that does deliver stable 500 watts on the 12v) will be enough.

Yeah but giving wrong advice at the get go is just stupid.

Sure a stable 500Watter is more than suffice (I run SLI and a serious i7 system on a 650, but its a DAMN good 650).

That Thermal take is the equiv of a Paper weight for as much trust as I would put in it.

Suprisingly though, if it was a Thermaltake Grand, those are actually very good PSU's.

ST

[_dangtx_]

wrong? not quite. i like amd, you like nvidia, the other guy lieks matrox :p

anyhow, id rather see him get some on the dozer or sb is the amd chip doesnt perform(but it should)
along with a whole system haul :)

[Soultribunal]

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

wrong? not quite. i like amd, you like nvidia, the other guy lieks matrox :p

anyhow, id rather see him get some on the dozer or sb is the amd chip doesnt perform(but it should)
along with a whole system haul :)

WRong yes, for a Card that his PSU would likely die trying to run.

I like both regardless. Sometimes dan, you don't quite get what I am saying.


ST

[Teal3800]

What I'd recommend is going with this GTX 570

NCIX.com - Buy PNY GeForce GTX 570 Fermi 732MHZ 1280MB 3.8GHZ GDDR5 2XDVI Mini-HDMI PCI-E DirectX 11 Video Card - PNY Technologies Inc - VCGGTX570XPB - in Canada Technologies Inc&promoid=1338

It is currently on for 319.26 (289.26 with MIR) and this psu on sale for 49.99, as I'd be nervous runing a higher end video card on the one you have.

NCIX.com - Buy Enermax Naxn ENP550AWT Tomahawk II 550W ATX 12V 24PIN PCIe Erp Lot 6 2010 Ready Power Supply Retail - ENERMAX - NAXN ENP550AWT - in Canada

Total 369.98 then sell your old power supply for 20-25 which brings you back under budget, quite a bit under if you actually fil out the MIR, and end up with a way faster and reliable system.

[_dangtx_]

there is so much spoon feeding one can administer,st.

anyway.

6950 or 570 will serve him well.

and a nice seasonic or seasonic built psu,of course.

[Soultribunal]

Originally Posted by melikepc81

hi

I need advice im upgrading a ATI HD 5750,this a "BUDGET PC" so yea.
Im looking for somthing more powerful b/c i want to play game like Metro 2033,BF2,Crisis 2,duke nukem forever.So my price range is $300-$350.But im a bit worrried b/c i have a mid-size ATX case othere then that i "think" im ok.

Pc spec AMD Athlon II X4 635 2.9GHz, 6GB DDR3, Thermaltake TR2 W0388RU 600W ATX, HP 20' Ready LCD monitor 1600x900, motherboard name: H-RS880-uATX, Chipset: AMD 785G.


"update" after a day or so of looking around Newegg im going to buy http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130620.its $359.99 but im going to get $40.00 Rebate Car.I did measure my case and i think its going fit the Card Dimensions of the gtx 570 is only 9" x 4.38" and the ati 5750 that i have now is 7.25" x 4.38" x 1.5" and after measure my case it come out to like 17" so i think thats good.I can't thank u guys enough for all ur help and advice.Cant wait to get its coming in 3 days!!!!!!!!!

C

Card Dimensions

PLease make sure you get a New PSU mate as well. Otherwise you might live to regret your decision on this one.

Just a word of warning,

ST

[bshan67]

Had a evga gtx 570, card started artifacting on me after 2 weeks.

[MARSTG]

Originally Posted by bshan67

Had a evga gtx 570, card started artifacting on me after 2 weeks.

Brand new? you need to test with another power supply, more powerful preferably. situation persists? rma

[Dzzope]

TBH on that monitor.. I'd nearly suggest not bothering..

[bshan67]

Yes it was brand new. Returned it and got two gtx 480's. Psu wasnt the problem, I run my two 480's just fine.