New Graphics Card and Current System

[AndrewHK2]

Hi there,

I'm hoping someone with a little more know-how than me might be able to give a hand with purchasing a new graphics card for my system.

I'm first and foremost wondering whether I can just straight swap out and in a new card with the current specs I have.

Secondly, is it viable to do this? Is it going to benefit me more in the longrun to swap out a new motherboard and chip, etc etc?

Thirdly, I'm looking to spend something in the region of £150-£200.

My specs:

Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
Memory:
6142MB RAM
Hard Drive:
535 GB
Video Card:
ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT
Operating System:
Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830)
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Nodiggidy123]

your rig wil be fine as it is. (you should clock the cpu a bit!)

either get a 560ti 2gb or a 6950 2gb imo if buying now or wait for the new 7000 series to come out and see what that has to offer.

 

[AndrewHK2]

your rig wil be fine as it is. (you should clock the cpu a bit!)

either get a 560ti 2gb or a 6950 2gb imo if buying now or wait for the new 7000 series to come out and see what that has to offer.

How do I go about clocking the CPU if I'm not all that familiar with how to do so? Do I need to fiddle with BIOS?

 

[Wucked]

You might find this helpful.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=14555624

 

[shadow_boxer]

Get a decent aftermarket cooler if you haven't got one already.

HIS ATI Radeon HD 6950 IceQ X PLUS Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with Battlefield 3, Dirt 3 & Deus Ex PC Games**
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366)