Processor or GFX card?

Hello guyz,
I am confused on should i change my Graphic card or my processor.
My current configuration is
Phenom II x 4 955 Black Edition
Corsair Builder Series 460 watt P.S.U
2 GB x 2 DDR3 1333 MHZ R.A.M.
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4670
Asus M4A78LT-M LE

I can either upgrade my processor or my gfx card.

Processor option-Intel Core i5 2300
gfx option-Ati Radeon HD 6770

Please sugggest me which will be better.
Thank you..

P.S.-I am from India.If you can also tell the prices,i will be much obliged. (in USD or INR )

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

Hi

Your cpu is fine...you NEED a better g.card for games...

All the best Brett

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Reply to Brett928S2

Brett928S2 wrote :

Hi

Your cpu is fine...you NEED a better g.card for games...

All the best Brett

Thanks alot Brett for your opinion. :bounce:

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

And is the Radeon HD 6770 good enough?

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

A 6770 will go around $100-130 usd.

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Reply to amuffin

ok
ummmm....that will be around 6,500 INR

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

if you can afford an i5-2300 AND mobo, then you can get a better GPU than that.

Reply to 13thmonkey

yeah......well not exactly...cause my Phenom IIx4 955+mobo was selling for 176$....and the core i5 2300+mobo costs me 264$ ...so....

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

get a new gpu.

if you can afford it, try to get the 6850.

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Reply to esrever

6850 is out of my range.....

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

I am getting the ATI RADEON HD 6790 .
it also has a bandwidth of 256-bit

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

the 6790 will also be good, its only slighly slower than the 6850.

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Reply to esrever

Yeah....... And i game at 1366x768 monitor resolution (that's the highest my monitor can support )

And i also wanted to know if my current P.S.U. could support the card (cooler master Elite Power 460W,yeah i know i mentioned it wrong before ) http://www.coolermaster.in/product.php?product_id=6615

or do i have to upgrade to another P.S.U. ?
P.S-It has a PCI-E 6 pin x1 connector.

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

coolermaster don't make the best psus but it should work with the 6790.

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Reply to esrever

Yes I agree it should work and a new GPU is definitely what you need. Is your Phenom overclocked?

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Reply to FinneousPJ

FinneousPJ wrote :

Yes I agree it should work and a new GPU is definitely what you need. Is your Phenom overclocked?

Well....i overclocked it before but at present it is on its default clock...but i can again overclock it....

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

esrever wrote :

coolermaster don't make the best psus but it should work with the 6790.

doesn't the 6790 require 2x6 power connectors? mine has only 1,and i cannot upgrade to another PSU right now

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Reply to shikhar_rastogi

shikhar_rastogi wrote :

doesn't the 6790 require 2x6 power connectors? mine has only 1,and i cannot upgrade to another PSU right now

Hi. Yes it requires 2x6pin. But you shouldn't be worry since 6770 is very good too.
But I made a search about this and I found HIS H685FN1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 that requires only one 6pin and it costs only $10 more than 6790.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161384 139$
Now if you can find 6850 at the price of $10 more than 6790 I think its a great value for money and a great choice for your psu .

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Reply to Memnarchon

hd6770 is good, you can find that in delhi for rs7000
your psu willbe sufficient
your cpu is good one

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Reply to truegenius

Memnarchon wrote :

Hi. Yes it requires 2x6pin. But you shouldn't be worry since 6770 is very good too.
But I made a search about this and I found HIS H685FN1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 that requires only one 6pin and it costs only $10 more than 6790.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161384 139$
Now if you can find 6850 at the price of $10 more than 6790 I think its a great value for money and a great choice for your psu .

Whoa! that's a great deal! but it seems that i have bad luck.
I live in INDIA. NewEgg doesn't seem to ship items to INDIA...

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

truegenius wrote :

hd6770 is good, you can find that in delhi for rs7000
your psu willbe sufficient
your cpu is good one

AT Nehru Place i can find 6790 at rs 7350
so accordingly..... if i find 6770 at nehru place too.....it could cost me around rs 6000-6700

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

cant i use molex to 6 pin connector??

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

you can find 6790 at 7200 in nehru place

yes you can try converter/adapter, you will get 1 free inside the box of card

(i missed that deal due to lack of rs200 at that time , dukhti rag par
hath rakh diya [:truegenius:3] )

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Reply to truegenius

my PSU wont blow up,right??

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

yes

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Reply to truegenius

You can always oc your 6790 to 6850 performance...

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Reply to amuffin

you can also OC the 6850 to 6870 performance but thats beside the point.

The 6790 should work no problem with 1 6 pin and 1 molex adapter from the coolermaster psu.

I think that 6790 is your best bet, its quiet a bit faster than the 6770.

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Reply to esrever

The 6790 is a great card if you can't get the 6850. 256-bit memory bus is a ton faster than the 128 found on the 6770.

Reply to VetteDude

6790 have a tdp of 150 and thus pcie+1x6pin connector can power this card, that means the other connector (converted) is only to ensure flawless working of card.
You need only 300w on 12v rail (combined) (i think yours is providing upto 400w on 12v)
using converter is only changing the connector to a suitable type to use

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Reply to truegenius

This is what is written on my PSU

+3.3 v| 5 v || 12 v | 12 v || n blah blah blah!
20 A | 20A || 18 A | 18 A || n blah blah blah!
130 Watts || 334 watt || n blah blah blah!

Message edited by shikhar_rastogi on 01-30-2012 at 11:52:10 AM

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

you have enough for the 6790.

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Reply to esrever

Your CPU is fine I would say get the graphics card. Another thing I noticed is you don't have a lot of RAM, 2 gigs is nothing. What OS are you using (Windows XP, Vista,7)? And is it a 64 or 32 bit OS? If it's a 32 bit OS I would max out the RAM to 4 gigs. If it's a 64 bit OS I would do either 4 or 8 gigs of RAM.

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Reply to rds1220

rds1220 wrote :

Your CPU is fine I would say get the graphics card. Another thing I noticed is you don't have a lot of RAM, 2 gigs is nothing. What OS are you using (Windows XP, Vista,7)? And is it a 64 or 32 bit OS? If it's a 32 bit OS I would max out the RAM to 4 gigs. If it's a 64 bit OS I would do either 4 or 8 gigs of RAM.

U didn't read it right!
i said 2 GB x 2 DDR3 RAM

2x2=4!

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

and i am using Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

Four gigs is good enough for now but when you have the money it can't hurt to up the RAM to 8 gigs. But for now I would stick with the video card upgrade.

Message edited by rds1220 on 01-31-2012 at 07:37:50 PM

Reply to rds1220

shikhar_rastogi wrote :

This is what is written on my PSU

+3.3 v| 5 v || 12 v | 12 v || n blah blah blah!
20 A | 20A || 18 A | 18 A || n blah blah blah!
130 Watts || 334 watt || n blah blah blah!

334w on 12v is enough as i have explained in my previous post

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Reply to truegenius

thanks to all of you guyz!

Finally i am getting a Sapphire Radeon HD 6790 1 GB DDR5
gonna get a new PSU after 4-5 months.....dont wanna take ny risks
again thanks to all of you!

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

That sounds good. The 6970 is a good card. Don't forget to pick a best answer so the mods know the question has been answered.

Reply to rds1220

truegenius wrote :

you can find 6790 at 7200 in nehru place

yes you can try converter/adapter, you will get 1 free inside the box of card

(i missed that deal due to lack of rs200 at that time , dukhti rag par
hath rakh diya [:truegenius:3] )

is it safe to buy from Nehru Place? i mean they dont cheat,do they?

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

you have to see the box and the product inside the box to make sure that you are buying the correct part

you can find 6790 easily in the nehru place

only thing remains is the manufacture and model of that 6790 (as different models comes with different cooling and speeds), but any model of 6790 will be good.

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Reply to truegenius

I don't know what you'll be able to find in your area but I would go with something with an aftermarket cooler like these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814125371

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127581

Video cards that come with aftermarket coolers will give much better overall cooling compared to the stock fans. I personally also feel the aftermarket coolers are quieter than the stock ones but I can't prove that since I have no device for measuring the decibel level.

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Reply to rds1220

i am getting the 6850 for Rs 8800 on flipkart ^_^ ...

Reply to shikhar_rastogi

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