New video card $200 budget

[Zyco187]

I am looking to upgrade my PC and I have $200 and to spend. So I figured about $150 on a card and $50 on a power supply. I am looking to reduce lag in OA and also boost framerate. Here is my current set up

I think buying a videocard now vs a new motherboard/CPU would be better wouldnt it ??? My vid card really sucks. I can raise the budget a lil more if you think a new MB/CPU would better fit my price range. I currenty run Arma spec demo at avg 23 FPS

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
MB: MSI K9N6PGM2 supports 95W quad core
Memory: 4GB DDR2
Hard Drive: 500 GB
Video Card: Galaxy NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512 DDR5
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
PSU- 450w

Here are 2 cards Im looking at which one is best ? Also I dont care bout the brand just which ever is best.

GTX 460 Super Overclocked
Galaxy 60XMH6HS3GML GeForce GTX 460 Super OC Video Card - 768MB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, Mini HDMI, SLI, DirectX 11, Fermi, w/FREE Starcraft II Game Trial Offer Download at TigerDirect.com

GTX 460 SE
EVGA 01G-P3-1366-TR GeForce GTX 460 SE Video Card - 1GB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, Mini HDMI 1.4, DirectX 11 at TigerDirect.com

Here is what my PC looks like


I dont think I can get by with the GT240 so i think upgrading GPU would be better than CPU right now. suggestions....

[D33PS1X]

The 1GB version will be faster. That's a great price on the 768mb version though.

[Johncro]

Go for the 1GB... and I don't think 50 bucks will get you a good PSU, I got a 465W PSU for 50 bucks, it was about 70-100 for a 500-600W

[Zyco187]

I thought the galaxy super OC would be better ? a OC GTX 460 card on here rates about the same dont know if its work the extra 20 bucks for the 1GB

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/M...768_MB/33.html

Would 450W be enuf for this card ? I can get a 650W for 50 bucks on tiger.

[RyanJC]

you're gonna severely bottleneck a $200 GPU with your CPU

[Johncro]

Originally Posted by WarnABro

I thought the galaxy super OC would be better ? a OC GTX 460 card on here rates about the same dont know if its work the extra 20 bucks for the 1GB

MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone OC 768 MB Review - Page 33/35 | techPowerUp

Would 450W be enuf for this card ? I can get a 650W for 50 bucks on tiger.

Get the 650W you need at least 500W for that card.
Also note what the guy above me has said, you CPU is gonan bottle neck you.

[Zyco187]

I think Im gunna get this one

Galaxy 60XMH6HS3GML GeForce GTX 460 Super OC Video Card - 768MB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, Mini HDMI, SLI, DirectX 11, Fermi, w/FREE Starcraft II Game Trial Offer Download at TigerDirect.com

Its going to save a lil money. Will this card bottleneck my CPU too ? OR should I just upgrade the MB/CPU ? Cause I dont have enuf to do both and I want to get in on the OA multiplayer action really bad.

Here is what my PC looks like


I dont think I can get by with the GT240 so i think upgrading GPU would be better than CPU right now. suggestions....

[Zyco187]

Is this setting set up rite ?

[Johncro]

Originally Posted by WarnABro

Is this setting set up rite ?

Cards some times do that, I have 3GBs of VRAM(im sure ) but my card only had 512MB.

Your CPU isn't that bad, its just gonna slow down some AI and make you lag in situatiosn with loads of AI, which shouldnt be a problem in PR, or really in OA multi. I would get the card, reap the rewards and if you have extra cash get a new CPU.

[RyanJC]

Get new card and get a new PSU. For power supplies, don't just look at wattage figures. Those can be really deceptive. What you need to look at is the PSU's 12V output.