upgrade time

i nEeD HeLp · Apr 24, 2009

ok i dont know much about computers and i haven't ever had a video card. right now my comp. has a 300wt. power supply which doesn't have enough cables to power a video card. so i am looking at upgrading the power supply for this one

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3255392&sku=ULT-LS500

and going to get this card i have a VGA output

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4390151&Sku=B52-9607 (or a better card for under $120 CANADIAN that u kno of)

will it run ok?

ALSO i have a
AMD athlon 64 proccessor 3200+
2.01ghz CPU (rated at 3.1)

would i be able to play games like farcry 2 and ones with good graphics?

h3llb3nd4 · Apr 24, 2009

Yes it all depends on what monitor youre using.

BradleyKZN · Apr 24, 2009

9600gt's are good cards! Go for it!

i nEeD HeLp · Apr 24, 2009

its a small lcd one also i just noticed that i have a VGA monitor

h3llb3nd4 · Apr 24, 2009

can you tell us the resolution?

i nEeD HeLp · Apr 24, 2009

1024x768 i always use this never change it

h3llb3nd4 · Apr 24, 2009

yeah, then a 9600GT would suffice.

i nEeD HeLp · Apr 24, 2009

thanks man

LittleLizard · Apr 24, 2009

why you dont use www.newegg.ca ?

aCid888* · Apr 24, 2009

Forget newegg.ca and tigerdirect.ca.....both are fucking sucky on prices to say the least. :banghead:

Buy from this place, www.directcanada.com - you'll save a ton of money and if your outside BC you dont pay GST!

Edit: On a note of DirectCanada, I'd buy THIS PSU HERE.

I'd consider a different gfx card, say a 4830 as the extra cash would give you a better card.

i nEeD HeLp · Apr 24, 2009

i never even heard of that site. thanks for it

i nEeD HeLp · Apr 24, 2009

having doubts on the video card. about to buy. but keep thinking there is a better one out there! can you good looking and not to mention smart people help me find the absolute best card under 100 CANADIAN?

WITH VGA OR DVI-VGA ADAPTER INCLUDED

n-ster · Apr 25, 2009

get this.... this will play games max settings for like 5 yrs at your res

aCid888* · Apr 25, 2009

n-ster said:
get this.... this will play games max settings for like 5 yrs at your res

+1 to that.

Then think about upgrading the rest of your system later this year.....even an E7200 + 2GB DDR2 and a cheap Asus board would kick your system in the nuts :nutkick:

and eat anything you will be likely to throw at it.

You know, monitors are relatively cheap too and air shipping is only another $10 and is ridiculously fast; BC to MTL in a day!

Shipped by Purolator. :rockout:

i nEeD HeLp · Apr 25, 2009

i only have enough money for a psu and card now. will it be better to get the card that n-ster recommend

erocker · Apr 25, 2009

I think it's probablly best to just get the 9600GT. At your resolution with a single core AMD processor anything else is overkill and a waste of money.

blkhogan · Apr 25, 2009

erocker said:
I think it's probablly best to just get the 9600GT. At your resolution with a single core AMD processor anything else is overkill and a waste of money.

I agree. Save a few bucks on the gfx and put it towards future upgrades. :toast:

n-ster · Apr 25, 2009

I say get a PSU and 4850 (big CPU bottleneck) and then later on invest about 300$ or something in mobo + CPU + RAM... (maybe a 720BE?)

I would get good upgrades and get results now AND after instead of investing in something your just satisfied with and it gets worse later (therefore a waste of money...)

Question is... can you get 300$ to invest on your comp by say, July? If not, you must rethink about it...

Processor	Intel i5 3570K
Cooling	lots of fans
Memory	16 GB ddr3
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon HD 7950
Case	its red
Power Supply	comes from hydro electricity generated from Niagara falls
Mouse	Razer Death Adder Chroma
Software	vista home 64 bit

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Processor	Intel i5 3570K
Cooling	lots of fans
Memory	16 GB ddr3
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Case	its red
Power Supply	comes from hydro electricity generated from Niagara falls
Mouse	Razer Death Adder Chroma
Software	vista home 64 bit

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Processor	E7400
Motherboard	P5KPL-E Bios flashed to 0601 (Piece of poo!!)
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra 120a
Memory	GENERIC 2 GB DDR2 800
Video Card(s)	NONE!! Beat that!!
Storage	500GB SAMSUNG SATAII, 250GB SAMSUNG SATAII and o'l crappy 4gb maxtor
Display(s)	ACER X223W Q
Case	AEROCOOL ZERODEGREE (planning to mod)
Audio Device(s)	REALTEK ONBOARD
Power Supply	GIGABYTE 460W
Software	Win 7 x86 build 7022
Benchmark Scores	Super Pi 1m 17.000 :(

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