Currently have an 8600GT; upgrade suggestions?

I bought Grand Theft Auto 4 and it performed pretty poorly. Crysis is playable but I feel like I'm not getting the full potential of the game at medium settings.

My budget is about 100$.

9800gt, on newegg. selling for a little over $100

save $50 more, get 5750.

max everything.

save $50 more, get 5750.

max everything.

samuraiguns

no you wont get to max everything on thta card :P its a dx11 capable hd 4830 :P meybe high for many things and on less demanding titles max out but not max out everything

once oc it a HD4850 it not that hard to oc it just harder to bear the increasement in Sound tone by put the fan at +30-50% speed most of cooler start at 15-20% of 100% is mostly 3x the DBA then stock

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/radeon-hd5770-hd5750_10.html#sect1

I bought Grand Theft Auto 4 and it performed pretty poorly. Crysis is playable but I feel like I'm not getting the full potential of the game at medium settings.

My budget is about 100$.

o_hai_david

Can you tell us a little about your other components like CPU and RAM?

I bought Grand Theft Auto 4 and it performed pretty poorly. Crysis is playable but I feel like I'm not getting the full potential of the game at medium settings.

My budget is about 100$.

o_hai_david

9800gt, on newegg. selling for a little over $100

-xwilson7x-

x2......................a 5750 is best for you bcz this card is future proof

its also a dx11 card and preety better then all cards in its price range :)

x2......................a 5750 is best for you bcz this card is future proof

its also a dx11 card and preety better then all cards in its price range :)

sunny_945

not so.. really its on par with an hd 4830 and if you remove it from the dx11 context it preforms roughly the same in dx 9 and dx10

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133304&cm_re=9800_gt-_-14-133-304-_-Product

if you're ordering from newegg , conisder this one and it comes with free 3d glasses :p

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150323&cm_re=9800_gt-_-14-150-323-_-Productor this one :)

[QUOTE="sunny_945"]

x2......................a 5750 is best for you bcz this card is future proof

its also a dx11 card and preety better then all cards in its price range :)

aura_enchanted

not so.. really its on par with an hd 4830 and if you remove it from the dx11 context it preforms roughly the same in dx 9 and dx10

GTA4 is CPU bounded. What's your CPU?loco145

Here are my computer specs:

Intel Core Duo e7200 Processor

2 GB of RAM

8600GT

once oc it a HD4850 it not that hard to oc it just harder to bear the increasement in Sound tone by put the fan at +30-50% speed most of cooler start at 15-20% of 100% is mostly 3x the DBA then stock

marcthpro

Decibels follow a logarithmic function, so it isn't "3x the dB" of stock settings.

If that were true, the fan would be louder than an automatic rifle :P

nearly.if i remember in someting science said since 5DB is almost twice the input in audio : from 20 to 30 DBA there a huge gap example if at stock ur at 23DBA at Full you can expect 60DB that more then 3x the DB : example my 4870x2 stock is around 30DB : if i put it full spin 67.9DB and i can tell you it sound like a JET.. now it Quiet no noise..! at 20% : put it at 50% you get around 55DBA but at 100% it barely endurable

How Ever Aftermarket cooler Barely reach higher then 45DB at 100% Of the Fan running

nearly. since 5DB is almost twice the input in audio : from 20 to 30 DBA there a huge gap example if at stock ur at 23DBA at Full you can expect 60DB that more then 3x the DB : example my 4870x2 stock is around 30DB : if i put it full spin 67.9DB and i can tell you it sound like a JET.. now it Quiet no noise..! at 20% : put it at 50% you increase the sound by 2x / 3x : put it at 100% another Factor

How Ever Aftermarket cooler Barely reach higher then 45DB at 100% Of the Fan running

marcthpro

I was assuming that you were saying "3x" literally, as in, 3x 50db = 150dB. Sorry about that :P

And just letting you know, 3dB doubles the sound amplitude.

that what i tough i tough it was 5DB but 3DB is the double that make sense now.. bah if only Wikipedia Was more accurate you can't always Rely on it :( and i keep think of many thing :P i should have remember it :D but anyway the DB is working this way i think if i'm correct from 4870x2 20% to 50% you get 6x the DBA without joking.. and from 20% to 100% : about 8x more noise i tryed it once to see how loud it was and it so loud :twisted: perfect for torture ur roomate

[QUOTE="samuraiguns"]

save $50 more, get 5750.

max everything.

aura_enchanted

no you wont get to max everything on thta card :P its a dx11 capable hd 4830 :P meybe high for many things and on less demanding titles max out but not max out everything