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Graphics card help please!

DonY81DonY81 Member UncommonPosts: 398
in Hardware

I am intending to get a new computer this year and whilst im on about this any1 got any good sites to get a pre built package, monitor the lot.....?

Ok on from that for now i have a packard bell from pc world.....yes pc world. It has a disastrous 8400GS card in atm which is dog awful. As a temporary measure id like to upgrade the card but i am slightly concerned i might fry the PSU. I dont have to get the latest card just something thats is in the PSU bracket. The next tricky thing is i do not have a clue what  PSU i currently have so i apoligise for that....., maybe 300watt?

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  • BiohunterBiohunter Member UncommonPosts: 97

    Build your own. Its not difficult with a little research. tomshardware.com Then buy all your parts at Newegg.com.

     

     

    Check out the $700 build your own gaming PC article. From December 09

     

    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/system-Builder-Gaming-PC,2509.html

  • BiohunterBiohunter Member UncommonPosts: 97

    Also heres a link to a PSU calculator.

     

    http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html

  • DonY81DonY81 Member UncommonPosts: 398

    yes i think its 300watt.

    i am currently playing Mortal online also bad company 2 is out soon and these games do seem to be testing my graphics card quite considerably. Id like to get something which will poss last till the year is done when ill buy a new one. Regarding making one, unfortunately i AM limited with time and tbh all those fiddly bits...i got sausage fingers lol.

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  • sevitothsevitoth Member UncommonPosts: 375
    Originally posted by Chiller1


    yes i think its 300watt.
    i am currently playing Mortal online also bad company 2 is out soon and these games do seem to be testing my graphics card quite considerably. Id like to get something which will poss last till the year is done when ill buy a new one. Regarding making one, unfortunately i AM limited with time and tbh all those fiddly bits...i got sausage fingers lol.

     

    300 watts is really low. I would definently upgrade it to at least a 600+ watt before doing any kind of upgrades.

     

     

     

     

    Currently Playing: DAOC Uthgard

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  • DonY81DonY81 Member UncommonPosts: 398

    thanks for the heads up and the calculator, whilst i do have your attention...as far as packages go what are your thoughts on ....

     

    http://www.cube247.co.uk/?customise=9

     

    thanks

     

    Don

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  • BiohunterBiohunter Member UncommonPosts: 97

    Im not sure how the price translates into US $ but it looks like a solid system. I cant speak for the quality however. Another site I know of thats pretty common here is http://www.ibuypower.com/. From what I hear people seem to like them.

  • CleffyCleffy Member RarePosts: 6,414

    Thats a great price for that system.  Its roughly $1000 since the british pound tanked over the last year.  The brits made the same economic mistakes the US made when correcting the recession except the pound isn't used as the international reserve currency.  Also Brits pay a higher premium because of VAT.

  • Mellow44Mellow44 Member Posts: 599

    Nevermind, your PSU is just too shitty.

     

    All those memories will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

  • drbaltazardrbaltazar Member UncommonPosts: 7,856

    i would look into verious setting of your like in the bios  os etc

    i made a new one and since amd as not released a autodetect and the suggested tweak for best performance

    your pretty much left on your own and bios can easilly cut your perfomance in half just because of those setting

    very often lot of  very advanced feature are ignored because most dont know what they do .until bios maker and amd or intel find a way to detect what we use and suggest us the best setting for the best performance i bet your actual system is underutilised.

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