Best and Cheapest Video Card

[ssaloon]

Up ko lang.

Which is better, Sapphire Vapor-X HD4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E HDMI or Inno3D GeForce GTS 250 512MB DDR3 256bit Dual DVI HDMI PCI-E? Both are in the same price range.

Looks like I have to fast track the upgrade of my VC since the display turns to/flickers to white randomly (it's not the LCD's fault). Will the new VC simply bolt-on to the PCI slot of the 7300GT I will be replacing?

Could this be purely a VC issue or can it also be related to the PSU? It started acting up when I was playing NBA 2K9 a few weeks ago.

Also what would be a decent PSU with a 2k budget?

[rion]

never tried those two, but kung benchmark score lang basehan... mas ok 4850



at yes, bolt on lang yan as long as PCI-E, NOT AGP. you will likely need 6 pins power supply plug...

psu for 2k... I'm not sure the HEC 500w raptor is enough... recently it became one of those exploding series like the HEC AB.

yung maganda parin feedback so far yung HEC 550+ 80%

if only may stocks pa sa Tacens Supero 500w modular (80% daw) ok pa siguro. right now wala ng stocks. at 600w nalang available * 3k

you could also venture on Powerline 650W Modular Dual Rail

http://tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=4218501

but it's a new product... hindi pa subok... atleast yung Tacens medyo subok na kasi ilang buwan narin dito at FSP yung manufacturer nila. I also own one.

[ssaloon]

Thanks for the tip. I'm also considering the radeon HD 4830 since not that far off sa benchmark and cheaper siya.

Will the new VC be plug and play sa old pci-e slot ng 7300 ko?

[rion]

Thanks for the tip. I'm also considering the radeon HD 4830 since not that far off sa benchmark and cheaper siya.

Will the new VC be plug and play sa old pci-e slot ng 7300 ko?

as long as pci-e, ok lang po. but you will need a 6pin for the vc's power source.

may HD 5750 na pala... * 6.9k.... upgrade itch... layo-an mo kami. haha..

[ssaloon]

May nabibiling adaptor ba for 6pins para sa PSU?

I'm going to disconnect 1 of my optical drives (since I rarely use it) and probably 1 of my fans since my CPU is always open on the side.

[jut703]

May nabibiling adaptor ba for 6pins para sa PSU?

I'm going to disconnect 1 of my optical drives (since I rarely use it) and probably 1 of my fans since my CPU is always open on the side.

Naubos mo lahat ng cable ng PSU mo? Usually sobra sobra yun ah.

[rion]

yep, myroon po. some vc also has adaptors as one of their free accessories.

if you intend to try your old psu... when on game mode... tingnan mo temperature ng PSU mo... kung mainit... try smelling it from the exhaust fan...

personaly, if it's a generic psu. I would not try it...


I would not expect Nvidia releasing the GT300 anytime soon... matagal na napako sa cruz yung pangako nila. haha...

they even claimed they will be the first to release it before AMD does...

though I will be waiting... atleast ok pa yung nilalaro ko sa ngayon... walang pang deeper itch...

nvdia fanboy ako. may 3d vision and PhysX pa ang green team sa ngayon... Nvidia is sponsoring a lot of games... kaya pabor compatibilty sa kanila... (violating the Anti-trust)

and I got a lot of issues with Amd drivers, the Radeon X series cannot play RE5. my x1650's are lag on openGL kahit anong driver from the oldest to the newest