Pls help me decide da graphics card

[davinci]

I want 2 upgrade my comp and my budget is 20k.within which i want 2 buy a 19' lcd monitor, 4gb ddr2 ram, 150 sata2 hdd and a graphics card.Da monitor+ram+hdd will cost around 13k so pls suggest me a graphics card within 7-7.5k so dat i would b able 2 play all da latest games like nfs prostreet, halo3etc.i want da upgradation 2 b future proof for at least 2 yrs so pls help.
My current config is:
Intel C2D 4300 @1.80Ghz
512MB ddr1
Asrock 775i65G chipset mboard
Tntel 82865G graphics controller

 

[dOm1naTOr]

U can get an 8600GT for sub 5k or 8600GTS for sub 8k.
But considering that the ATI HD 3850 256 can be bought for sub 10k nd 512 MB for 10.4k, 860GTS really has no vfm.
HD 3850oc can easily match an 8800GT.
And its DX 10.1 card nd its the maximum future proof card that ur money can buy at this time.

 

[codename_romeo]

U can get an 8600GT for sub 5k or 8600GTS for sub 8k.
But considering that the ATI HD 3850 256 can be bought for sub 10k nd 512 MB for 10.4k, 860GTS really has no vfm.
HD 3850oc can easily match an 8800GT.
And its DX 10.1 card nd its the maximum future proof card that ur money can buy at this time.

Very true

 

[davinci]

Thanx a lot guys

 

[harryneopotter]

does ur mobo support DDR2 RAM ????

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

Since its E4300, it should sport DDR2 also as dominator said the 3850 256MB will come in ur budget. Don't buy 8600GTS if u can get a 3850!

 

[harryneopotter]

I want 2 upgrade my comp and my budget is 20k.within which i want 2 buy a 19' lcd monitor, 4gb ddr2 ram, 150 sata2 hdd and a graphics card.Da monitor+ram+hdd will cost around 13k so pls suggest me a graphics card within 7-7.5k so dat i would b able 2 play all da latest games like nfs prostreet, halo3etc.i want da upgradation 2 b future proof for at least 2 yrs so pls help.
My current config is:
Intel C2D 4300 @1.80Ghz
512MB ddr1
Asrock 775i65G chipset mboard
Tntel 82865G graphics controller

Its a 865 chipset board....which supports core2duo with DDR ram AFAIK.

 

[infra_red_dude]

From the manufacturer's site:

Asrock 775i65G

• LGA 775 for Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Duo / Pentium® XE / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D, supporting Quad Core Kentsfield processors
• Intel® 865G Chipset

• Supports FSB 1066MHz for external graphics (by overclocking) and FSB 800/533 MHz for Internal graphics, EM64T CPU and H-T Technology
• Supports Dual Channel DDR400 (DDR x 2 DIMMs)
• Untied Overclocking : During Overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed AGP/ PCI Buses
• 1 x AGP 8X slot
• Supports Integrated Intel® Extreme Graphics 2 and DirectX 8.0
• Hybrid Booster - Safe Overclocking Technology
• 2 ports of SerialATA 1.5Gb/s, 2 ATA100 IDE ports
• 5.1 Channel Audio, 10/100 Ethernet LAN
• ASRock I/O Plus: 6 ready-to-use USB2.0 ports

NO DDR2 support and NO PCI-E support for graphics card. You are stuck with DDR1 RAM and an 8x AGP card. Tuff luck buddy!

 

[davinci]

From the manufacturer's site:
[/list]NO DDR2 support and NO PCI-E support for graphics card. You are stuck with DDR1 RAM and an 8x AGP card. Tuff luck buddy!

r u sure my mobo doesnt support ddr2 ram as my dealer told me dat i can upgrade my ram 2 ddr2.

 

[infra_red_dude]

If you haf 865 chipset then yes, the board doesn't support ddr2. Here haf a look from the hourse's mouth. The 865 is in the las 4 columns.

*compare.intel.com/pcc/showchart.as...105,137,136,135,138&familyID=10&culture=en-US

 

[dOm1naTOr]

u can have a mobo upgrade, ie XFX 630i Ultra for 3.2k
And u can stick to current processor and the onboard 7150 untill u get enuf bucks to shell out on a gud G card.

 

[heartripple]

r u sure my mobo doesnt support ddr2 ram as my dealer told me dat i can upgrade my ram 2 ddr2.

ya that's sure ur mobo will not support DDR2 because DDR 2 RAM is slightly bigger in size than DDR ram

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

Difference b/w DDR and DDR2 is that DDR has 184 pins and DDR 2 has 240 pins besides this u can't just force it because ultimately u 'll get noting!

 

[davinci]

so guys pls suggst me a good graphics card so dat i can play prostreet now n can later use da same g card when i change my mobo

 

[davinci]

hey guys i hav checked da manual n my mobo has 2 slots marked as ddr1 n ddr2.here hav a look at this
*download.asrock.com/manual/qig/775i65G.pdf
in the 2nd page there is a diagram of da mobo showing da ddr2 slot.so does dat mean i can install a ddr2 ram?wat do ya think?
btw pls suggest me a gud graphics card so that i can play all da latest games in mid resolution 4 nxt 2yrs n shuld be around Rs5000 n i shuld be able 2 use da same card when i upgrade my mobo.

thanx in advance.

 

[shadow2get]

Regarding RAM, your motherboard supports only DDR.

You are totally mistaken by the name they give it. What they mean is DDR Slots 1 to 2. Not 'DDR1' & 'DDR2'.

I personally don't think that you can get any GOOD graphics card for Rs. 5000 which would last you 2 years. As everyone else suggested, you will have to invest around Rs. 10000 for a graphics card which would last maybe 2 years for playing games with Med Settings.

The currently best graphics card (PCI-E) for money would be the following:

Sub 5k: AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT / nVidia GeForce 8600GT
Sub 8k: nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS
Sub 10k: AMD Radeon 3850
Sub 11/12k: nVidia GeForce 9600GT / AMD Radeon 3870
Sub 14k: nVidia GeForce 8800GT
Sub 16k: nVidia GeForce 8800GTS

Choose accordingly.

 

[infra_red_dude]

Sub 5k: AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT / nVidia GeForce 8600GT
Sub 8k: nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS
Sub 10k: AMD Radeon 3850
Sub 11/12k: nVidia GeForce 9600GT / AMD Radeon 3870
Sub 14k: nVidia GeForce 8800GT
Sub 16k: nVidia GeForce 8800GTS

Choose accordingly.

His mobo doesn't haf a PCI-E slot!!!

 

[ancientrites]

yeah thats true but he can get excellent agp card *www.theitwares.com/gfxcards/gfxcards.htm
go for sapphire all the best

 

[keith_j_snyder2]

The only latest graphics card option is from ATi, nVidia has stopped making graphics card from 8 series!

 

[spikygv]

what ???? nvidia stopped 8 series ???