A new graphics card for Rs.5000-7500 price range.

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hey guys,

This is my configuration

Intel Core 2 Duo E7500
Intel DG43RQ
2 GB Corsair XMS 2
NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
Seagate 1 TB
I Ball Stunner Case
Samsung 993

Recently my 9500Gt got busted and was 1 month late for warranty. Now i am thinking of buying a new card for a Rs.5000-7500 price range. Any brand would suffice. I heard the ATI 5750 is a great option but got confused about which brand to choose. Should i stick with 5750 or go for anything else? Please give the best sugestions..and please inform if a PSU is required as i only have the 250 Watt PSU that came with the cabinet.

of course you can go with HD 5750 but I recommend you for MSI HD 5770 Hawk edition costs 7.5K which is better option right now or if you want new gfx then you should get GTX 450 (which I won't recommend) & you really need at least 450-550w PSU like Corsair VX550

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Will It go well with my configuration...I mean that card looks like a monster. Will it have trouble with my motherboard??

Goleon said:
Will It go well with my configuration...I mean that card looks like a monster. Will it have trouble with my motherboard??

oh not at all, no need to be worried :razz:

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Well if i chose to stick with 5750 which brand would you suggest? And is there any cheaper PSU that would suffice???I mean the Corsair VX550 is rs.5500 worth and that along with the Rs.7500 Graphics Card will not be likely for my dad to buy.....

will a CM 460 PSU work fine???

MSI/Sapphire HD 5750 rs. 6,500
Corsair CX 430 rs. 2700
Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500W rs. 2,900
Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 460W rs. 2,700
Gigabyte Superb 460W Rs. 2,200

pick which one you like

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XFX 5750 looks better..is it better in performance???

For PSU I say FSP SAGA II 500w @ Rs.2200

For GPU Sapphire Raedeon 5750 @ Rs.7500

or you want something at lower budget

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nilgtx260 said:
MSI/Sapphire HD 5750 rs. 6,500
Corsair CX 430 rs. 2700
Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 500W rs. 2,900
Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 460W rs. 2,700
Gigabyte Superb 460W Rs. 2,200

pick which one you like

Except for the Gigabyte Superb avoid all the above mentioned PSUs...

Sapphire 5750 - 6.2K
FSP saga ii 500 - 2.1K

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For PSU i ifx up on FSP Saga 2 500 unless u know anything cheaper.

For Graphics card
Saphire 5750 vs MSI 5770 HAWK..
will the hawk be a better option considering the more price?

link for XFX 5750?

Have u extended ur budget?

Hey Goleon how about:

MSI N550GTX-Ti Cyclone II 1GD5/OC

8.4k@SMC if you can stretch your budget a bit

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For PSU i ifx up on FSP Saga 2 500 unless u know anything cheaper.

For Graphics card
Saphire 5750 vs MSI 5770 HAWK..
will the hawk be a better option considering the more price?

@Goleon have enquired the price of XFX card?

MSI 5770 HAWK is worth every penny...

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I left the XFX idea

Now i need to decide
MSI 5770 HAWK vs Saphire 5750

MSI 5770 HAWK is more future proof,
OCs like hell,
Best bang for the buck, if fits ur budget ;-)

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but if i am not going to OC is the hawk useful for me??

Certainly, its factory OCed...

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1 more thing..will the performance go down if i use a DVI-VgA adapter as my monitor only has a VGA port

Nope... It s not related to performance.

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lastly, wat might be the approx street price in kerala???

Its always different in each shop.

GO to a shop with strong attitute and show them you know A LOT more about computers than the people in the shop.

They will give you good prices

Best of luck!

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will 7,000 be enouh for the haWK?

If 7,000 will suffise then i am OK

In chennai the st price for 5770 HAWK is 7.2K

thetechfreak said:
GO to a shop with strong attitute and show them you know A LOT more about computers than the people in the shop.
They will give you good prices

Well said... :thumbs:

But OP,
what max. resolution does ur monitor support.
Is it a CRT or TFT..???

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Its a TFT...1360 x 768

Yup, at that res you should be able to have comfortable gaming with many games at high setting.

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Its a TFT...1360 x 768

At that res. 5770 can handle any game in extreme setting...
If ur budget allows get 5770 Hawk else get R5770-PMD1G

^^ as told by Manju.

PSU: FSP Saga II 500w - 2k-2.5k[max]

GPU: MSI HD 5770 Hawk - 7.5k.

But a HD5670 [4.5k] is also a decent choice for that resoultion.

*www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5670,2533-8.html

5670 > 5770 > 6850 > 6950[1GB]
4.5k > 7.2k > 9.5k > 14.5k