What's a good budget graphics card for a PC?..
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SplizThaDon
the new ivy bridge celeron gets better performance than the 550 and 530 and if you couple that with a 7850...you should be fine. With $600 I would probably get two 7850s, an ivy celeron, 8gb ram, hybrid drive, cheap case, that $105 motherboard I linked earlier and you will befor at least a year.
Then dump that celeron at that time and upgrade to the i5. You could probably sell that celeron for $25-$30 so you are only looking at a $25 loss...insted of being stuck with shytty video card.
@spliz yeah the i5 is a good investment as long as your budget allows for it. Do not go lower than a 7850 for graphics.
So would u recommend me building a whole new system over upgrading mine?..and link that motherboard to me if u can...
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SplizThaDon
Is a radeon 7950 much better than a 7850?...
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LOL
While I agree he'll need to overclock if he decides to keep that cpu that shyt isn't a task for novices.
eh, it's a little risky, but i doubt he will destroy anything. i think it could be fun and i doubt he will keep it for many years anyway. might as well go ham on it.
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So how important is ram really? Do you really need 8+gigs of ram when you have a high end GPU? Like what's the sweet spot? I've always assumed now a days anything under 8gigs of ram is pouring jelly on yaself lol
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just get 8gb...its cheap
at the moment, you really don't need more than 4gb. I think most games are 32 bit, and can't even use more than 2gb (?). 6-8gb is good if you want to be safe, since memory's cheap now. anything more than that, you're not gonna use unless you edit video or something like that
I think you're better off investing in a gpu with at least 2gb of DDR 5, if you're looking to improve gaming performance
yup, but I won't recommend getting a 8GB stick when the difference between 4gb and 8gb is so cheap that it doesnt even make it worth it IMO.
Hell you could possibly just keep refreshing that low end cpu every 12-18 months and keep afloat as well. People are too caught up with thinking that you need a $1,500+ pc to run games @ full HD. Its simply not the case.
I'm a cheap fukk tho
...so it might just be mespliz
SplizThaDon
yup, but I won't recommend getting a 8GB stick when the difference between 4gb and 8gb is so cheap that it doesnt even make it worth it IMO.
Hell you could possibly just keep refreshing that low end cpu every 12-18 months and keep afloat as well. People are too caught up with thinking that you need a $1,500+ pc to run games @ full HD. Its simply not the case.
I'm a cheap fukk tho
ok..I checked this site right here and it said my cpu is ok for gaming...
AMD Athlon II X4 630 Review - Computer Shopper
so I dont need anymore ram...just add the video card and im good to go?...I decided on the Radeon 7950....I wont need to upgrade my cooling fan?..
that link's from 2009...
as far as cooling fans, what case are you working with? ultimately just get that card in there, and then you can see what kind of temps you're dealing with
