What is a good graphics card for my specs?

Hello all. I plan on purchasing a new graphics card, and was seeing what would be a good replacement in the $40-$60 price range. I've thought about either the 9800 GTX, or Radeon 5570. I would hope to be able to play older titles like Company of Heroes at max settings, and newer titles with moderate settings.

System specs: (I aint' too knowledgable with PC hardware, so I hope I have all the info down)

PSU: H305N-00

Current Graphics Card: 8600 GT

Intel (R)

Pentium 4 CPU 3.00GHz

2.99 GHz, 2.50 GB of RAM

Thanks for the help. Appreciate it. :)

Well, thanks for the tip at least.

How could I upgrade my CPU without having to make any major purchases?

Well, thanks for the tip at least.

How could I upgrade my CPU without having to make any major purchases?

bucholz21

Would probably be best to purchase a whole new computer then huh?

If I decided to replace the specific parts. What would be a good or decent replacement for the Motherboard, CPU, RAM, and GPU? I thought the 9800 GT and Radeon 5570 might be good for GPU, but I would love to hear some other options. Prefered price ranage for everything: Less than $250.

Thanks for the advice.

Would probably be best to purchase a whole new computer then huh?

If I decided to replace the specific parts. What would be a good or decent replacement for the Motherboard, CPU, RAM, and GPU? I thought the 9800 GT and Radeon 5570 might be good for GPU, but I would love to hear some other options. Prefered price ranage for everything: Less than $250.

Thanks for the advice.

bucholz21

Darn, well thanks for the information anyhow. Thought the 5570 might of been a good choice.

In the future, under a $600 budget, are there any good choices?

Honestly you would be better off building a Solid gaming pc for about $600. And with that if you ever wanted to upgrade anything on it you could easily do so.

Also if you have a microcenter near you they are having a great sale on i5-2500k/mobo combos

Superclocked:

Wow! I'll definitely keep your option written down, especially at that price tag. Thanks a lot for the prices and tech.

Ossama224:

Considering it, if that'll work pay off in the long run. Got to first figure how to transfer all my documents and files over to a new hard drive. Just took a look at the sale, for $429, it's not a bad deal; does the Intel HG Graphics 300 a good graphics card? Thanks for the tip.

Superclocked:

Wow! I'll definitely keep your option written down, especially at that price tag. Thanks a lot for the prices and tech.

Ossama224:

Considering it, if that'll work pay off in the long run. Got to first figure how to transfer all my documents and files over to a new hard drive. Just took a look at the sale, for $429, it's not a bad deal; does the Intel HG Graphics 300 a good graphics card? Thanks for the tip.

bucholz21

Superclocked:

Wow! I'll definitely keep your option written down, especially at that price tag. Thanks a lot for the prices and tech.

Ossama224:

Considering it, if that'll work pay off in the long run. Got to first figure how to transfer all my documents and files over to a new hard drive. Just took a look at the sale, for $429, it's not a bad deal; does the Intel HG Graphics 300 a good graphics card? Thanks for the tip.

bucholz21

No the intel graphics suck thats why you need to get a graphics card. If I were you i would slowly buy the items that were a good deal with the money you have. When you get more money gather more parts. What is for $429?

C_Rule:

Like the build, especially that choice for a graphics card in $600 budget. I was hoping to avoid the HDD altogether due to, as you said, price. When do you think prices may drop?

Are there any other brands than Rosewill that'll work at the price? Heard that Rosewill wasn't a good brand. Thanks again.

Ossama224:

What was for 429? One of the i5-2500k/mobo combos you mentioned in your last post.

First thing you should do is subscribe to all of the online computer part stores email list so when they have a sale you can see the prices. Rosewill is a decent brand if you are trying to go cheap but there are other more expensive alternatives.

Superclocked:

Wow! I'll definitely keep your option written down, especially at that price tag. Thanks a lot for the prices and tech.

bucholz21

Ossama224:

What was for 429? One of the i5-2500k/mobo combos you mentioned in your last post.

bucholz21

Actually i got an i5-2500k and a Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 mobo for only $230. You can build a beast and cheap rig around that.

C_Rule:

Like the build, especially that choice for a graphics card in $600 budget. I was hoping to avoid the HDD altogether due to, as you said, price. When do you think prices may drop?

Are there any other brands than Rosewill that'll work at the price? Heard that Rosewill wasn't a good brand. Thanks again.

bucholz21

Ossama224:

Only around 230? Saves me a lot of room, price wise, for parts and a great graphics card. I'll keep that option down no doubt. Thanks for the recommendation!

C-Rule:

Didn't expect the HDD would make such a difference in the long run. I'll consider it once the prices are reasonable. Seeing the Antec 300 Illusion is only 5 bucks more, I'll probably go for it, due to the quality. Thanks a lot for the help, appreciate it.

I have an Antec 300 illusion i love this case personally. Great led colors and good 4 fan cooling. I got a 1tb barracuda harddrive from best buy for $75 a couple months ago i would check ur local one to see if they have a deal like that.

Since both you and Ossama224 recommend it, I'll probably just stick with the illusion, even if it is $15 more.

If you have a microcenter near you they have amazing deal on everything. Especially this week its supposedly a build your own sale.

I have one near me, but I don't see anything on their site that I would consider an amazing deal. Then again, I am a novice when it comes to PC hardware.

I have one near me, but I don't see anything on their site that I would consider an amazing deal. Then again, I am a novice when it comes to PC hardware.

bucholz21

Well, you took the words out of my mouth. I was thinking about the whole PC together, but that Processor surely seems like a nice deal.

Here you go: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/57e09b6d#/57e09b6d/2

Well, you took the words out of my mouth. I was thinking about the whole PC together, but that Processor surely seems like a nice deal.

bucholz21

Superclocked:

Wow! I'll definitely keep your option written down, especially at that price tag. Thanks a lot for the prices and tech.

Ossama224:

Considering it, if that'll work pay off in the long run. Got to first figure how to transfer all my documents and files over to a new hard drive. Just took a look at the sale, for $429, it's not a bad deal; does the Intel HG Graphics 300 a good graphics card? Thanks for the tip.

bucholz21