This is an intergrated GPU?

How do you rate it against other GPUs?

On a mid-budget, what PCI-e GPU should I replace it with and when?zenzen

It performs terribly on a good majority of modern (a year or two old) games. It can run much older games, however, just fine.

I'll interpret "mid budget" as meaning $150. For that budget, this is a very good card. You can replace it with that now, or wait until cheaper DX10 cards come out.

yea i know. i think im going to..... i really wanna order now... but i know ill get a better proc it i wait.

[QUOTE="HostileEffect"]The FSB needs to be the same too, iirc. 1066FSB on a proc needs a 1066FSB on the board.newbpwnage

Yup. They both are/support 1066MHZ FSB's. 

no hard disk, no casing? you fail.

 

jfelisario

I... I don't even know how to respond to that... 

do you think that PSU will handle an 8800 GTS?
It does meet the system requirementsdiemensioncorp

Yes, I believe it should work just fine.

Edit: After reading Staryoshi's post, I've realized my mistake. This PSU doesn't have the necessary 6 pin connector, nor does it have 2 4 pin molex connectors. My bad.

Is there a quality issue here, or is it that I have no longing for an aesthetic appeal beyond the actual gameplaydiemensioncorp

Eh, little of each. I dunno. If it works well for you, more power to ya'. 

Maybe we want more... well... flashy PSU's than that? Or ones with a larger wattage?

I mean, I can get a PSU for free once the mail in rebate is taken advantage of, but why doesn't anyone go for those?

[/End mindless rant] 

wouldnt a 680i be more capable of handling a later upgrade? i plan to upgrade later in 2 years.... so this one i could drop a quad core once the price drops to something i can stomach.newbpwnage

Perhaps I'm totally overlooking something (and in which case, I'm sorry), but as long as the socket remains the same, an Intel quad core processor will work just fine in a 650i motherboard.  

The Sapphire one has a clock speed of 580MHZ, and an effective memory speed of 1400MHZ. The Powercolor one has a core clock speed of 575MHZ and an effective memory speed of 1380MHZ. The Sapphire one has 512MB of DDR3 RAM, while the Powercolor has 256MB DDR3 RAM. I believe that the Sapphire one is the better performer.

The Sapphire card retails for about $220, while the Powercolor costs $240 (with rebate, however, the price is $195). The Powercolor model also has a larger cooler that takes up 2 slots, so be sure it will fit in your PC. While the Sapphire one performs better, the Powercolor card is cheaper with a rebate. If you are not going to be gaming on high resolutions, the extra 256MB of DDR3 RAM will not make a very large difference. The difference in their clock speeds (core and memory) are negligable.

So, if you game on lower resolutions and have the space to fit the card, I'd recommend the Powercolor model. If not, I would recommend getting the Sapphire card. 

If I were you, I'd swap out that 680i motherboard for a 650i one. With the extra difference in cash (at least $50 to $75), I would recommend looking into getting something like a Tuniq Tower and overclocking that e6300.

Everything else looks (from a quick glance), fine, though.