Upgrading PC, need help!

[Tankatronic]

Hello, i plan on upgrading some parts in my computer for it to be better prepared for some games that are coming out soon and i think i need some help from the community.

-Current Specs-
OS: Win 7 Home Premium
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 925 Processor
RAM: 8GB
Memory: 1TB
Graphics card model: ATI Radeon HD 4350
Desktop resolution: 1680x1050

(might be missing something)

No real price range but im thinking maybe around $300. any tips or suggestions would be wonderful in what to upgrade to prepare for some HD games. thanks!

[TrickieTK]

New Video card for sure, I'd recommend a 280GTX everything else seems up to snuff, just make sure you have a PSU with enough to handle it all 700watts ought to be enough

[Cilraaz]

I'd also recommend a video card, but I'd suggest a Radeon 5850 at that budget (upwards of $320). If your budget can stretch farther, then a 5870 (upwards of $400).

[lethalnl]

Hello, i plan on upgrading some parts in my computer for it to be better prepared for some games that are coming out soon and i think i need some help from the community.

-Current Specs-
OS: Win 7 Home Premium
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 925 Processor
RAM/memory: 8GB
HDD: 1TB
Graphics card model: ATI Radeon HD 4350
Desktop resolution: 1680x1050

(might be missing something)

No real price range but im thinking maybe around $300. any tips or suggestions would be wonderful in what to upgrade to prepare for some HD games. thanks!

fixed (common but stupid mistake ), but yes a new gfx card like mentioned above is your best option

[pansertjald]

New Video card for sure, I'd recommend a 280GTX everything else seems up to snuff, just make sure you have a PSU with enough to handle it all 700watts ought to be enough

yes get a new gfx card is your best option

BUT DO NOT get a nvidia 280gtx..... i would be like shooting yourself in the foot. it has NO dx11 suport like the 5770/5850/5870

i would say that you should get a 5850 or if you could use a 100 bucks more and then get the 5870 card

[Possiblyreefer]

Not that the 5770 has enough power to handle games that will have dx11 anyway.
its such a budget card. just a gap filler.
That being said dx11 wont be the be all and end all of gaming. Its not like everything uses dx10 now. And for the ati fanboys i heard the first dx11 games are going to be using alot of physics. hope you bought your physx cards early.

[Deleted]

upgrade ur graphics card - radeon 5850 is what i would recommend. rest of your system is fine tbh.

[Enola]

Not that the 5770 has enough power to handle games that will have dx11 anyway.
its such a budget card. just a gap filler.
That being said dx11 wont be the be all and end all of gaming. Its not like everything uses dx10 now. And for the ati fanboys i heard the first dx11 games are going to be using alot of physics. hope you bought your physx cards early.

Indeed Metro 2033 will, Alien vs Predator will, Bad Company 2 will, Metro 2033 will, Dirt 2 will, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat oh yeah they will kill anything that doesnt support physx.

[Possiblyreefer]

and no ATI even the top top end eyefinity and such dont have physx.
I recently got bad company to, have it running in dx10 on almost highest and i can say my nvidia is just eating it up. The physics in this game are some of the best i have seen and without a good physx engine onboard you will just chomping into your processor which never handles things like this well and it will have a very bad effect on your gaming experience

[Enola]

Oh yeah Bad Company without a nvidia is just impossible, it never goes above 60fps with evrithing maxed, or lower then 60, weird.
Yeah, eyefinity isnt present in anything but the top model.

[pansertjald]

and no ATI even the top top end eyefinity and such dont have physx.
I recently got bad company to, have it running in dx10 on almost highest and i can say my nvidia is just eating it up. The physics in this game are some of the best i have seen and without a good physx engine onboard you will just chomping into your processor which never handles things like this well and it will have a very bad effect on your gaming experience

hahahahaha i just love all the nvidia fans boys who just can`t get over that nvidia fail hard this time in there new line of gfx crad.
just get over it........ and physx don`t meen jack. its a nice feature, but none of the new games coming will have it fully inplanted, so what you heard from all your little elfs is fake.

i have had alot of nvidia crads and ati cards....... i buy the crads that are best and atm its ati`s cards that are best.

ps.
ofc no ati crads have physx..... its a nvidia feature and ONLY nvidia cards can have it.
ati are working on there own feature that will be alot like physx and will only be on ati cards

[Jiran]

ya, but just download the "hacked" physx driver to enable an nvidia physx card with an ati main card. problem solved.