Upgrade Help

[flake99]

Hi there.

Haven't posted here in a very long time but here it goes.

I've had my computer now for just over 3 years, built completely from scratch from components and advice here at overclockers with a processor and graphics card upgrade 1 year or so after it was built.

Anyway I've come here to ask for advice on whether I should upgrade or not.

My main focus with this machine is purely gaming so any help in that regards would be helpful.

Here are my current componenets/setup I'm running:

Abit IP35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 LGA775 "Kentsfield" 2.66GHz (1066FSB) OVERCLOCKED to 3.2GHz
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency Dual Channel (GX22GB6400UDC) X 2 (4GB TOTAL)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Samsung SpinPoint F1 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD322HJ) X2
Corsair HX 520W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-520HXUK)
Lian-Li PC-7A PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Silver
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
Sony NEC Optiarc AD-7191S 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer Lightscribe ReWriter (Silver)
LG L204WS 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver/Black

I don't want to build a brand new computer at the moment due to cash shortages however I'm looking to spend around the £100-250 or so mark but nothing more.

I want to play games at max or high/good settings and still have a smooth gameplay and I feel at times my current GPU or possibly my other components ain't up for it.

I'll leave it at that

 

[flake99]

Wow thanks for all the replies.

I'm only running Win 7 32bit.

I've been looking through the graphics cards and your suggestions but still can't decide.

I've been looking at the MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 but wondering whether its a good choice or not.

I play with a resolution of 1680 x 1050 and the main focus is to be able to run current and new games in the next year or so on max or high settings without much problems.

 

[flake99]

Hi again and thanks for all the replies.

My my mind is all over the place on which to get etc. though I think I will aim towards a GTX 560ti as I would like to try nvidia (always been ati) and see how they are.

Anyway I was wondering which of these two would be better (basically same thing I guess just different make) MSI or ASUS for overall performance?

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II

OR

MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti Twin FrozR II

Lastly will the rest of my computer or PSU (Corsair HX 520W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply) support/cope with the graphics card or would I need to invest in buying another?

Thanks