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barnsta

barnsta

barnsta

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Hello

I am slowly upgrading my computer, I recently swapped out the motherboard for a crosshair IV formula, great board. I have an amd 1090t x 6 cpu.

BUT... my memory is some crap stock memory 2 x 2 gig and my graphics card is a 9800gt. I feel that my memory is holding me back, but I am no expert.

I am not rich so needs to be on a budget. Should I upgrade GPU first or the memory (currently looking at gskill 2 x 4 gb) as i cannot do both at once.

any suggestions on gpu and memory greatly received. I like playing black ops etc.

thank you for your help
 
I think it's usually said round here that 4GB of RAM will be enough for gaming. For gaming you'll benefit more from investing in a graphics card than 8GB of RAM.
 
what do you use the system for?

in most cases 2 x 2gb is fine so i would say get a GPU. but it is dependent on what you do with your system
 
there's so many good cards at low prices you can get an ATI 5770 for less than £100 that will do the job and more the GeForce GTS 450 is a good card for £100 out of the 2 the ati 5770 is the better one, if you can go to 130 - 140 then the card to get is a geforce gtx460 very good card if you got 160 then the ATI 5850 over the gtx470 only coz they run cooler and need less power but out of the 2 the gtx470 is much better.
all those cards will max black ops
Even at the £65 mark you can get a card that will do the job "just" depend on res
 
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Hello again

Thanks for suggestions, budget is 120-150. Resolution will be 1920 x 1080.

I will check out the cards you recommend. Thanks
 
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i have the 5850 twin frozr. excellent card. Plays everything on max for me. It is also completely silent when idle, and after 4 hours of crysis warhead last week, the highest temp was 55degrees with a fan speed of around 40% which is barely audible!!

on a different note, why do they always seem to be on a deal? it's a bargain at £130-£150
 
+1 for the 5850 twin frozr, keep an eye out for OcUK doing them on special offer or deal of the day. they always seem to pop up on offer atm for some reason. i recently got a friend to upgrade from 9800gt to the 5850 twin frozr (he was uber lucky and got it for 134) and i swear he nearly made a mess of himself when he saw the difference in performance
 
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