Hey, I want to ask for help. I want to upgrade my GPU.
Here's my specs.

Motherboard: Asus P5G41T-M LX
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.6Ghz
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1333Mhz
PSU: Cooler Master 500 Walt. Forget Name

I want to upgrade my GPU but I dont know which one to choose.
My target is to play GTA V.
I'm also planning to OC my processor if speed wasn't fast enough.

Can you guys help me. Need to prepare it before GTA V launches

Thanks

EDIT: my budget is below RM700.

This post has been edited by hunterpro: Jan 17 2015, 10:13 PM

wow want play gta v.
that game have high demand u know.
but psu 500w? hmm what gc is suitable?

Hmmm why? Do I need to upgrade my PSU ?

depending on how well GTA will be optimised for PC this time around, that CPU may or may not be sufficient to give a good experience. According to official specs, your proc is only hitting the minimum requirement.

adding just a beefy GPU may not improve on the situation drastically and may be considered a waste.

best is to wait around until after the game launches and technical reviews are out.

Thanks. But How about other high end games ? Like Battlefield 4 ? What GPU do I need to make it into maximum graphic, not ultra of course

If you looking for GPU under RM700, i recommend you

HD7870 Dual X OC
GTX 750 Ti
GTX 650 Ti

edit : Probably you need to upgrade your psu also


Not really though, the requirements is really promising, Recommened Requirement is just

Windows 8.1 64-bit, 8 64-bit, or 7 64-bit
Intel Core i5 3470 3.2GHz or AMD X8 FX-8350 4GHz
8GB RAM
Nvidia GTX 660 2GB or AMD HD7870 2GB
65 GB of storage

This post has been edited by Explictz: Jan 17 2015, 10:28 PM

ATI R9 270x would be sweet enough for your budget..500w PSU is more than adequate for this GPU..

Thanks but how much walt do you recommend for me to upgrade ? Around 600 Walt ?

thanks

either 650 or 700

To make your life easier..Just use this handy PSU calculator. I highly doubt that a midrange GPU need more than 500W PSU http://powersupplycalculator.net/

This post has been edited by raquinz: Jan 17 2015, 10:41 PM

Thanks Guys

Even a high-range card doesn't need more than 500w PSU.

So I just need to stick to my PSU ?

Don't know your exact PSU model but my concern is not so much of the quality but the age of it.

It looks old.

I don't know what's your existing GPU either but for RM 700 you can get a new RM 150 PSU like FSP Hexa and pair it with a GTX 750 Ti.

The main concern of your setup is that your processor is quite old and may cause you quite some low-fps moments in game.

Yeah its old but its a budget saver !

But anyway thanks for the recommendation. Do you think that I need to OC my proccessor to play high end games ?

Overclocking your processor will certainly alleviate some bottleneck that you might have with it running at stock speed. Q6600 can hit 3.0GHz quite easily, though I have not tested it with a G41 board.

http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1261829

cheap upgrade.. upgrade psu n gc
Roughly RM300+

graphic card ATI 6950 RM119
http://www.ipmart.com.my/main/product/Powe...php?prod=481732

SEASONIC S-SERIES PLATINUM PSU (860W) RM199
http://www.ipmart.com.my/main/product/SEAS...php?prod=483027