budget card upgrade for old desktop

seraphimvc

heiya guys any advice is welcomed!

my about 3 years old desktop:
AMD X2 6000+
Gigabyte onboard graphic mATX mobo
2x1Gb DDR2-667 ram
XFX 8800GS 512mb alpha dog version
with an unknown generic brand psu:pac:
running on Win7 64bit

the problem with this desktop is that i hate the noise comes from the 8800GS,it is just too noisy! It is an old desktop meant for basic use but i want it to able to run SC2 smoothly (at least as good as 8800gs). I am thinking to get a budget (quiet than the crazy 8800gs noise)card to replace it and get a 22'' monitor soon.

any recommendation of the card?

i am also thinking maybe i should grab this currently on sale corsair 400W for the desktop:
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3101230/art/corsair/cx400-400w-pc-power-suppl.html

VenomIreland

Get a 550W corsair PSU so you can re-use it in future builds as well.

As for the card, I'd recommend the GTX460.

seraphimvc

i'd like to get a gtx460:pac: but do you not think this old cpu(and the mAtx mobo+the slow 2gb ram) will bottleneck the performance? I just wanna put a little money fix this system and seal it forever, without the noisy 8800gs.

i am thinking maybe a 5760 or 4650?
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4642693/art/sapphire-technology/radeon-hd-5670-512-mb-gdd.html
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4252367/art/sapphire-technology/radeon-hd-4650-1-gb-gddr2.html

or a 4870?
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4937034/art/asus/radeon-hd-4870-1-gb-gddr5.html

which one is good enough for standard gaming on 22'' monitor?

VenomIreland

4870 is a good card

Solitaire

Depends on resolution. If you're under 1080p I'd just sling in a cheap HD5750 and have done with it.

seraphimvc

:Dok guys now i need to choose between a 1gb 4870 or 512mb 5750!they are exact same price on pix now! 4870 is a newer card than 5750 right?
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4365574/art/sapphire-technology/radeon-hd-5750-512-mb-gdd.html
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/4937034/art/asus/radeon-hd-4870-1-gb-gddr5.html

would either of them run fine with the 400W corsair?

Solitaire

Wrong... HD5750 is newer - the larger first digit may have been the clue

The older card is the better one, but its thirsty as hell and seeing as even the last binning of the X2-6000 was a 89W part I wouldn't run anything with a TDP any higher than the HD5770 on the same mobo as a X2-6000 powered off a (decent) 30A PSU :o

Seeing as the older card would require a new PSU I would recommend getting a HD5770 1GB if that 22" monitor is a Full HD model. If its just a 1680*1050 panel breath a sigh of relief (your PSU will! :pac: ) and grab a HD5750

seraphimvc

ok for the sake of 20e difference i will go with the pix 5770 atm think i will get a full HD samsung 22'' this xmas.

just to make sure again would the corsair 400W cut the cake?

Solitaire

Yup, should run at about 50-60% capacity when gaming

seraphimvc

got the 5770 and Corsair 400w today. running smooth like my milkshake! such a quiet system compare to the old one i can only hear the fan noise during game now!

i will prob open the case again when i can buy the 2x2gb ram at less than 70euro :pac:

Solitaire

What type? DDR3-1333 is now down to €73-€77 per 2x2GB kit...

seraphimvc

ddr2! ya i saw tat ocz ddr3 discount too!

Solitaire

Also Mushkin and GeiL and others!

As for DDR2... oh dear