Need help please

[Peter_b]

My mates old Radeon 5770 has broke, he has a dell pc with a 350watt power supply which only has 1 six pin PCI-E cable he has a budget of £150 and needs a new graphics card to go in it, any recommendations please?

Thanks guys

 

[Rusty0611]

What is the rest of the machine? To be honest, a 350W is not going to power all that much especially if it's one of those nasty PSU's but he may be OK depending.

 

[Peter_b]

Yeah its bad the computer is i7 860 @ 2.80Ghz, 6GB RAM with a Dell Motherboard

 

[andybird123]

to be honest, to come in under £150 a replacement 5770 is probably his best bet
all the 6xxx cards that are faster than it would also need a new PSU so it's tough to come in under £150 for both

if his CPU is also of an older type there's not much point spending a load of money on a new graphics card and PSU when the CPU will be holding him back

 

[Rusty0611]

Might be OK if that PSU can actually supply 350W. Touch and go though. A HD 6850 would be a slight upgrade or a side-grade. To be fair though, if that CPU was overclocked a little and installed with a better PSU the upgradeability of it is increased a lot.

Depends whether the motherboard has the Dell specific connectors on it or it is generic ATX PSU connections?

 

[psychodil]

Personally I think you're better off getting a better psu as it may lead to problems later if you get a new gpu. Maybe even just spend £30 on a second hand one. Then you could over clock your CPU and gpu and not have to worry

 

[Gav_881]

Gonna need a new PSU to run anything worth having 500W is the recommended for most. If he can stretch to it i would have the 6870.


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x OcUK Swift 750W V2 Silent Power Supply £35.99
Total : £167.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).



OR

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 550Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £91.99
1 x OcUK Swift 750W V2 Silent Power Supply £35.99
Total : £138.48 (includes shipping : £8.75).

 

[MORE SPEED]

I would advise spending a bit more on a PSU than those above.

 

[Cleeecooo]

Gonna need a new PSU to run anything worth having 500W is the recommended for most. If he can stretch to it i would have the 6870.


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £119.99
1 x OcUK Swift 750W V2 Silent Power Supply £35.99
Total : £167.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).



OR

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 550Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £91.99
1 x OcUK Swift 750W V2 Silent Power Supply £35.99
Total : £138.48 (includes shipping : £8.75).

Poor call on those PSUs

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-059-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

 

[Rusty0611]

Indeed. If you're buying a PSU avoid another unbranded one

 

[Gav_881]

thats only a 430W PSU though the cards need 500W+

 

[Peter_b]

I'm thinking of buying this graphics card http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-163-MS&tool=3

Do you think it will give me a good enough performance for Modern Warfare 3 and Diablo 3?

Will my power supply run it or do i need a new one?

Thanks again guys

 

[Rusty0611]

thats only a 430W PSU though the cards need 500W+

No they don't.

Amps are more important anyway as is the build quality of the PSU itself.

 

[Cleeecooo]

thats only a 430W PSU though the cards need 500W+

No they don't.

Amps are more important anyway

This.

 

[Cleeecooo]

I'm thinking of buying this graphics card http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-163-MS&tool=3

Do you think it will give me a good enough performance for Modern Warfare 3 and Diablo 3?

Will my power supply run it or do i need a new one?

Thanks again guys

The card will run those games fine

Youwill need a new PSU, try this one :
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-055-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

 

[Gav_881]

No they don't.

Amps are more important anyway as is the build quality of the PSU itself.

Um yes it does.

500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for AMD CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desk...6870/pages/amd-radeon-hd-6870-overview.aspx#3

 

[Peter_b]

My power supply is a standard size is that PSU you linked the same size?

Thanks

 

[MORE SPEED]

Um yes it does.

500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for AMD CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desk...6870/pages/amd-radeon-hd-6870-overview.aspx#3

Interesting how you also need a 500 watt or greater power supply for a 7970 as well!

http://www.amd.com/uk/products/desktop/graphics/7000/7970/Pages/radeon-7970.aspx#2

OP: the 430W PSU will do fine.

 

[mickyflinn]

Interesting how you also need a 500 watt or greater power supply for a 7970 as well!.

That would be because the 7970 is on a smaller gpu die, 28nm v 40nm on the 6850 .

 

[Rusty0611]

Um yes it does.

500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for AMD CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desk...6870/pages/amd-radeon-hd-6870-overview.aspx#3

Interesting how you also need a 500 watt or greater power supply for a 7970 as well!

http://www.amd.com/uk/products/desktop/graphics/7000/7970/Pages/radeon-7970.aspx#2

OP: the 430W PSU will do fine.

+1.

@Gav_88 I suggest you take a reading from the wall from a system with a 6870 in before posting such nonsense.

So, no it doesn't.