Any Help with specs

**JRR** · December 03, 2009, 03:40 PM

i need to upgrade my pc so game like hoi3 stop lagging, what do you guys think i should do , here is my current specs :
2 cpu 4400 @ 2.00GHz
2GB of RAM
Nvidia geforce 7500 LE
Windows Vista Home Premium

any ideas , also i dont want to spend mega money my budget is up to £100 , would help if you posted links e.c.t to where i could find some stuff, i think the main problem is my ram.
thanks for anyhelp

**burningsoul** · December 03, 2009, 04:11 PM

Upgrade you graphic card. It will help you much in running games faster, since the one you have is pretty obsolete. Whats your power supply btw?

**JRR** · December 04, 2009, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by burningsoul

Upgrade you graphic card. It will help you much in running games faster, since the one you have is pretty obsolete. Whats your power supply btw?

I dont know what my power supply is how do i find out ?

**JRR** · December 04, 2009, 11:24 AM

Also what graphic card would you advise

**Nevins** · December 04, 2009, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by caius_titus_ceasar

Also what graphic card would you advise

A very open ended question.

1. What is your budget?
2. What do you want out of it?
3. How long do you want it to last?

There is no "perfect" video card that we can recommend, it is all based on what you need and the money you have.

For your PSU, this is an excellent tool to scan your PC for specs, I am pretty sure it lists the wattage of your PSU. Did you build the machine or did it come pre built from someone like Dell? If it came from Dell or a similar company you are probably going to need to upgrade.

**JRR** · December 05, 2009, 02:41 AM

it came built from the shop, i am looking to spend about £100 on a new card

**Capt. Fozdike** · December 05, 2009, 03:46 AM

I'd get a a GTX285. That'll run anything.
From there, you can upgrade the rest of your system gradually

**JRR** · December 05, 2009, 03:58 AM

Originally Posted by Capt Fozdike

I'd get a a GTX285. That'll run anything.
From there, you can upgrade the rest of your system gradually

that looks good but im looking for something about £100

**Capt. Fozdike** · December 05, 2009, 04:15 AM

For that price, I'd say a 9800GT

**JRR** · December 05, 2009, 04:17 AM

Originally Posted by Capt Fozdike

For that price, I'd say a 9800GT

thats what i was just thinking,do you know anywebsites in the uk i can get it from ???
thanks again

**Freddie** · December 05, 2009, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by caius_titus_ceasar

thats what i was just thinking,do you know anywebsites in the uk i can get it from ???
thanks again

Overclockers.co.uk (or Scan.co.uk is another good site or dabs.com) but if you can push to a Radeon HD5770 you might want to get that insted (i've just upgrade from the card you want to get to the Radeon HD5770), as for power requirements both cards are about the same and if anything the HD5770 it uses less under load and a lot less in idle.

**Shqiponja_Hayabusa** · December 05, 2009, 08:28 AM

let him have a 4770...leaving him for a future All-upgrade

**Roman_Man#3** · December 05, 2009, 10:09 AM

Why recommend a 4770 when the 5000 series are out? I'd definitely push my budget to get a 5770, its much better than the 4770.

**Shqiponja_Hayabusa** · December 05, 2009, 12:35 PM

Well from 7500 le (light edition) to the 4770 is a huge leap. 5770 is out of his reach.

**Nevins** · December 05, 2009, 01:00 PM

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Hope that will clear up this question a bit.

**Welshman25** · December 05, 2009, 09:59 PM

I'd go with the 5770. 100(*looks for british pounds symbol on american keyboard*) is about $160 US. The 5770 is right at that price, with the XFX version just $15 more. I have the XFX 5770 and I love it. Definitely go for that, much more powerful and future-proof than the 4770 or 9800.