Insiron 530 Graphics card :D

[shadmansheikh2]

Hey guys I wanted your guys opinion on what Graphics card I should get. My budget is $200 i already saw a Psu i want ($35), so i have $165 for a graphics card. I saw that the Zotac Amp 550 TI was $135. I want to see if their are better cards than that that i can afford.
My system
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600@ 2.4ghz I really don't no how to over clock.
2 Gigs ram
500 Gig HDD+150 SSD
Evga 9400 Gt overclocked

The games I want to play are,
BF3
MW2
Css
Gta iv
MW3
TD2
Well thanks guys

[Gamerusher]

550TI runs smoothly if u will invest into it.

[shadmansheikh2]

I also saw that 6850, Is that good.

[Alen]

You're probably better off with the 6850 but your system will really bottleneck everything ... imo it's pointless to upgrade

[shadmansheikh2]

What is a bottleneck? So if i install the 6850 there will be no FPS difference?

[Alen]

What is a bottleneck? So if i install the 6850 there will be no FPS difference?

There would be, but your CPU, RAM and other components would limit your build. What use is a Ferrari if the speed limit is 50...

[Can'tthinkofausername]

I suggest the 6850, but as Alen said it will bottle neck a bit. I also suggest upgrading your RAM if you are on a 64bit system. Don't suggest this but you could also upgrade the processor the socket is LGA 775 if you want to do some research.

[Alen]

I suggest the 6850, but as Alen said it will bottle neck a bit. I also suggest upgrading your RAM if you are on a 64bit system. Don't suggest this but you could also upgrade the processor the socket is LGA 775 if you want to do some research.

He should def upgrade the ram, but the CPU is just a waste of money. You could get a nice, high-end AM3 mobo+cpu+ram for like $250-ish

[shadmansheikh2]

I thought My CPU was pretty good?
IDK

[Alen]

I thought My CPU was pretty good?
IDK

It's decent, wouldn't really call it good. It would definitely limit how well your system would perform though, especially with the slower and lower amount of ram it's paired with. Tbh if you can't cough up a couple hundred for a real upgrade rather get another 2GB of ram and a slightly worse card (the HD 6770 perhaps, it's a great performance/price card). Even though you won't be able to enjoy all the eye candy the games could offer, you'll at least be able to play them decently.