Depends, in the very simple 2D games, zero lag. In the more intense 2D games with bloom effects for example, or in 2.5d games (sidescrolling but with 3D-ish backgrounds), I do have lag and sometimes need to even go down to 1366x768 to play at decent framerate.

In any case, my CPU should not be a problem for the foreseeable future as I have a 3rd gen Core i5 and also 8GB ram.

I decided not to get a new PSU. Also the Dell Inspiron 660 (mini tower) has a very closed design so heat flow would be a problem. So it's either I stick with my GT620 or get a cheap GT640 that is in benchmark terms around 3 times better than what I have now.

Yupp your CPU is very capable. If your 2.5d games do have 3D banckground, then the graphics card upgrade would really help.

Actually I just saw the GTX 750/750 TI. They just need 55 and 60 watts respectively. Which is amazing. And the cost is RM380 and RM500 respectively (rough US conversion).

So, basically, this should mean I can now have a high end GPU w/o needing a new PSU!

Also, does this signify that all new nVidia cards will be low-powered ones? Man, it's exciting!

This post has been edited by contestchris: Feb 24 2014, 01:07 AM

Hold your horses. Most 750 Ti I see today in our market hover in around RM600 price range. If you're considering one, go with Palit's StormX Dual, which is the fastest factory overclocked 750 Ti available in our market right now. And best of all, it does not even require a 6-pin power connector.

That is supposedly the highlight on the new Maxwell architecture, which Nvidia claims is designed with mobile in mind, so we're hoping to see more energy efficient GPUs coming from them, especially the performance to enthusiast class GPUs (e.g GM104 / GM110).

If I get, I'll get the GTX 750 only (perhaps the super-clocked version by EVGA).

Speaking of that, what are the negative side effects of choosing the super-clocked version (factory make) over the reference design model?

Super-clocked: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IDG3LUO/
Reference: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IDG3NDY

Will it greatly affect temperatures, fan noise levels etc? Also, does the TDP increase in such cases? The reference model has a TDP of 55 watts....will the SC version have more? Like I said, I only have a 300 watts PSU but I have heard from many people GPUs up to 75 watts TDP rating should be able to run on my PC with no issues.

On the EVGA website, it simply says the versions with the ACX cooler have 25 watts more power, but nothing about the normal super-clocked version is mentioned. http://www.evga.com/articles/00821/#2757

Please do advice me on this.

PS: Alse, when I tried to buy from Amazon, the shipping is quite costly and they are using a RM3.49 = 1 USD conversion rate instead of RM3.34 = 1 USD. Why?

This post has been edited by contestchris: Feb 24 2014, 11:30 AM