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Need advice please on gpu

duckndive

duckndive

duckndive

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Hi all

I would like some advice please on what graphics card to upgrade to without being bottlenecked by my Cpu. At the moment i have a:

amd 1055t @ 3.6ghz
hd5770
4 gig ram
windows 7 64
1Tb western digital green hard drive
netway 650watt psu.

I mainly play BF3, Shogan total war and game at 1920 x 1080.
 
duckndive said:
thanks wazza, would my CPU hold it back?
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i dont know much about amd,but i dont thinkso,gpu does most of the workload,ive had a 5770 its a great little card but would struggle on some games esp at 1920x1080,i have an msi tf3 7850 and it doesnt struggle at all

EDIT: you could have coarse chuck in another 5770 and xfire but maybe you would have the hassle of drivers and extra heat,i think its simpler to go for a single card
 
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Thanks guys great answers, looks like 7850 it is.I might put an ssd in to. One last question should i buy now or wait to see if nvidas 660 forces a price drop.
 
duckndive said:
so what size psu would i need and what make
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650w is easily more than enough, Though I think it was suggested to get a better make psu, Like a corsair.

Edit: Can`t find any info on your psu, But you should be looking for at least 80% efficiency and most of your wattage on your 12v rail(s).
 
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