best card for my pc

[guy93]

just wondering, whats the best card i can use at the moment, with a pentium D cpu . 2 gb ram , windows xp. 600 watt psu. currently have 7300 le. i have a pci-e slot , its mostly about the bottleneck. 0WG864 is my motherboard model, can i upgrade to a dual core with this mobo ?

 

[faxon]

if you're using a pentium D i would recommend getting a cheap new mobo/dual core and overclocking it if you want a faster CPU. as for what GPU i would get, what resolution is your monitor and what games do you play?

 

[s44]

It looks like you may be able to put a C2D/C2Q on that Dell if you like (one of the original 65nm ones, anyway).

As for the card, the sky's the limit. Depends on your needs, price constraints, etc.

 

[betasub]

Isn't a Pentium D a dual core?

Not sure what OP means by "bottleneck"? Are you talking about PCIe, CPU, graphics card or what?

The 7300le was a very weak entry-level graphics card, but it's pointless trying to recommend an upgrade unless OP actually provides some information (e.g. usage pattern (apps/games), display resolution) and what is driving the desire to upgrade (i.e. where extra performance is needed).

 

[ShawnD1]

Originally posted by: guy93
just wondering, whats the best card i can use at the moment, with a pentium D cpu . 2 gb ram , windows xp. 600 watt psu. currently have 7300 le. i have a pci-e slot , its mostly about the bottleneck. 0WG864 is my motherboard model, can i upgrade to a dual core with this mobo ?

1. Pentium D is already a dual core.

2. Why would you put a 600W PSU in a budget computer? Transformers have much higher efficiency if you run them closer to their rated value.

3. I would guess that a GeForce 8800 or 9800 would be the limit. That's about what the top of the line card was when the Pentium D was around. The next step up would be something like a GTX280, and you just know that would be a waste of money.

 

[theAnimal]

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