Which Graphics card to buy in Y2026

[Felfirez]

Any recommendations for Nvidia and Radeon cards between $130-$200 range?

Trying to wait for D3 to launch till upgrade but my Asus G210 temp card cannot last 1 year and burnt my board..

Now thinking of upgrading 1st to meet that requirement for graphic card. PC can come later when have money

One of the speculated for recommended hardware.
(lol G210 no where near...)
PC
OS: Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Latest Service Packs) | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 5600+ 2.8 GHz | Memory: 2 GB RAM | Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 260 or
ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 or better

Regards

What are your hardware specs right now?

 

[felix_fx2]

What are your hardware specs right now?

E6300
P43 board gigabyte
DDR3 2x2GB... upgrading... this borrowed
Intel 80GB SSD

i talk to ah boy at PC themes, he mentioned Radeon cards might need to plug to somewhere for Audio when using HDMI sound...
i am out of SLS retail for 3-4 years, mega out of date and thus need advice..

 

[Felfirez]

E6300
P43 board gigabyte
DDR3 2x2GB... upgrading... this borrowed
Intel 80GB SSD

i talk to ah boy at PC themes, he mentioned Radeon cards might need to plug to somewhere for Audio when using HDMI sound...
i am out of SLS retail for 3-4 years, mega out of date and thus need advice..

HD 6790 or a 2nd hand GTX460/HD5850.

I'm not sure if your P43 chipset supports PCI-e 2.0 cards. Remember to update your Bios too.

 

[felix_fx2]

HD 6790 or a 2nd hand GTX460/HD5850.

I'm not sure if your P43 chipset supports PCI-e 2.0 cards. Remember to update your Bios too.

GA-EP43T-UD3L
this board... already updated bios...

 

[shirodas]

Hi guys, i need help
my PC currently using a GT 220 1gb graphic card for awhile..
wish to upgrade with budget possibly around 100 or below..

Spec:
Core2Quad Q8400 2.66ghz
4gb ram
64bit windows7

 

[Felfirez]

GA-EP43T-UD3L
this board... already updated bios...

That board is PCI-e 2.0 ready.

Hi guys, i need help
my PC currently using a GT 220 1gb graphic card for awhile..
wish to upgrade with budget possibly around 100 or below..

Spec:
Core2Quad Q8400 2.66ghz
4gb ram
64bit windows7

What is your PSU? Take a picture of the spec sticker if you're not sure. What are you gonna use it for, ie, what games are you gonna play? With a budget of 100, you're limited to 2nd hand cards.

 

[shirodas]

What is your PSU? Take a picture of the spec sticker if you're not sure. What are you gonna use it for, ie, what games are you gonna play? With a budget of 100, you're limited to 2nd hand cards.

Not really sure what you're asking. 230vac? i'm using the most common $10 psu in sim lim, my PC is custom fix years back so i doubt got any spec stickers.

I have a impression that GT 220 is quite old, since recent trip to sim lim i saw they don't even have the model on price lists. So i thought of upgrading.

Gaming purposes, recently new games like RAGE and Deus Ex. Currently i can run those games but not on high settings. What about budget near 100plus or below 200? any cards (preferbly Nvdia) i can buy, that is value for money?

Cheers

 

[bliz1984]

HD 6790 or a 2nd hand GTX460/HD5850.

I'm not sure if your P43 chipset supports PCI-e 2.0 cards. Remember to update your Bios too.

bro felfirez,

just wondering, it seems 5850 is faster than 460, yet 2nd prices seems to be about on par for both ~$150-160.

So is 5850 actually faster or is there some issues with it? Btw, 5850 is good noise/temperature? Cos using4890 now so scared of noise/heat

thanks!!

 

[Felfirez]

Not really sure what you're asking. 230vac? i'm using the most common $10 psu in sim lim, my PC is custom fix years back so i doubt got any spec stickers.

I have a impression that GT 220 is quite old, since recent trip to sim lim i saw they don't even have the model on price lists. So i thought of upgrading.

Gaming purposes, recently new games like RAGE and Deus Ex. Currently i can run those games but not on high settings. What about budget near 100plus or below 200? any cards (preferbly Nvdia) i can buy, that is value for money?

Cheers

A cheapo PSU eh? I'd say it'd be dangerous to put anything new with it. But if you still insist, you can go for HD6670, HD6750 or GTS450. Find these in the 2nd hand market if you can.

 

[Felfirez]

bro felfirez,

just wondering, it seems 5850 is faster than 460, yet 2nd prices seems to be about on par for both ~$150-160.

So is 5850 actually faster or is there some issues with it? Btw, 5850 is good noise/temperature? Cos using4890 now so scared of noise/heat

thanks!!

HD5850 is a good card, so is the GTX460 and yea the HD5850 is faster than the 460. You don't have to worry about heat issues. Those belong to the HD5830 and GTX465. If you can get either for $150 or less I'd say grab it.

 

[felix_fx2]

HD5850 is a good card, so is the GTX460 and yea the HD5850 is faster than the 460. You don't have to worry about heat issues. Those belong to the HD5830 and GTX465. If you can get either for $150 or less I'd say grab it.

Alot ppl been telling me HD5850 not bad liao.
HDMI audio should work well wif just card?

 

[Felfirez]

Alot ppl been telling me HD5850 not bad liao.
HDMI audio should work well wif just card?

Yup. No prob.

 

[yantao]

What's the best value graphics card for the following without CPU being the bottleneck?

CPU : C2D E8500
MB : Gigabyte EP45-UD3R

 

[Felfirez]

What's the best value graphics card for the following without CPU being the bottleneck?

CPU : C2D E8500
MB : Gigabyte EP45-UD3R

GTX460, HD5850. What's your PSU brand/wattage?

 

[ktee]

What is the best GPU upgrade for my rig ---->
without changing cpu+mobo & be able to play bf3 at mid or high setting with >40fps. My current rig can play bf3 at low setting with about 30fps. Thanks.

 

[Felfirez]

What is the best GPU upgrade for my rig ---->
without changing cpu+mobo & be able to play bf3 at mid or high setting with >40fps. My current rig can play bf3 at low setting with about 30fps. Thanks.

Same as above. GTX460/HD5850/GTX560.

 

[yantao]

GTX460, HD5850. What's your PSU brand/wattage?

Antec 380W, guess need to upgrade this.
Maybe a FSP Aurum AU-600W or Seasonic M12II 820W 80+ Bronze.

How about GTX 560 Ti or 570? Will it still work for games like Diablo 3 and BF3?

 

[Felfirez]

Antec 380W, guess need to upgrade this.
Maybe a FSP Aurum AU-600W or Seasonic M12II 820W 80+ Bronze.

How about GTX 560 Ti or 570? Will it still work for games like Diablo 3 and BF3?

There's no Seasonic M12ii 820w. Any higher gfx will be bottlenecked by your CPU.

 

[yantao]

There's no Seasonic M12ii 820w. Any higher gfx will be bottlenecked by your CPU.

Sorry, it's Seasonic M12II 620w 80+ Bronze.
If i get a GTX 460, do i still need to change my PSU?

 

[Felfirez]

Sorry, it's Seasonic M12II 620w 80+ Bronze.
If i get a GTX 460, do i still need to change my PSU?

To be safe, it's better to change since it's a few years old.