What is the fastest nvidia card I can get?

[Infraction Jack]

I have a 300 watt psu that is not replaceable. My current card is a HD 5450. Any suggestions?

 

[Spikesoldier]

what cpu and is cpu OC'ed or not

also need +12v amperage rating from PSU and brand name

 

[Corporate Thug]

you know you can get a quality PSU for pretty cheap these days right?

 

[Infraction Jack]

Amd 640 not OC.
I dont want to replace my case I just want faster than my 5450 so I can use higher resolutions for gaming.

 

[balane]

For what it's worth, and it's probably not much, even with your 5450 AMD recommends a 400 watt PSU.

http://www.amd.com/US/PRODUCTS/DESK...D-5450-OVERVIEW/Pages/hd-5450-overview.aspx#3

Sorry I can't answer your question but this may indicate you could be pushing things as it is. Good luck.

 

[fourdegrees11]

6670

 

[tweakboy]

If you can just get a new PSU you can broaden your horizons and grab a 460 1GB for 130 bucks... gl

With that PSU even a 8800 GT is probably not gonna work. sighs

 

[bunnyfubbles]

probably a GTX550, although that could be pushing it if its a bum 300W PSU

 

[Infraction Jack]

I looked up the case model number and I have a silverstone SG05 it does not look like I could fit a new power supply into it.

 

[ZimZum]

What resolution are you running? What are your system specs?

 

[Infraction Jack]

I currently run games in 720p but my monitor supports 1080p.
My system specs are the following.
Amd 640
4 Gigs of ram
500 gig hard drive 7200RPM
HD 5450
Silverstone SG05 300 watt

 

[Arkadrel]

Infraction Jack

1) I believe the PSU you have in your case is a standart size model, so you can easy buy another and it ll fit into your pc case without any issues.

2) Your Athlon II x4 640 cpu (3.0ghz) can probably OC to around 3.7ghz or so.
You need a new PSU for this.

3) you can probably buy something like a 6850 and throw in there, for pretty cheap and get ALOT more performance.



My suggestion to you:
spend 24$ on a new PSU (575watt psu)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817170017

spend 129$ on a 6850: (Only 8.5" long, your case can take like 9.1")
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131374


^ with above, you can OC your CPU, and have performance ~geforce 460 or so.
Should be enough to play modern day games.

 

[MrK6]

Infraction Jack

1) I believe the PSU you have in your case is a standart size model, so you can easy buy another and it ll fit into your pc case without any issues.

2) Your Athlon II x4 640 cpu (3.0ghz) can probably OC to around 3.7ghz or so.
You need a new PSU for this.

3) you can probably buy something like a 6850 and throw in there, for pretty cheap and get ALOT more performance.



My suggestion to you:
spend 24$ on a new PSU (575watt psu)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817170017

spend 129$ on a 6850: (Only 8.5" long, your case can take like 9.1")
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131374


^ with above, you can OC your CPU, and have performance ~geforce 460 or so.
Should be enough to play modern day games.

This is incorrect. The SG05 uses SFX standard PSU's, not ATX standard. This is the highest rated SFX I believe - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...one-_-17256063 . At 450W, that will open the door for better cards, but as others have mentioned, the CPU is very weak and won't push some of the better cards. Overclocking will alleviate some of the bottleneck if you're up for it, otherwise, grab a different CPU as well.

As far as cards go, is there any specific reason you want a NVIDIA card? What games are you playing right now that you would like to run at 1080P?

 

[Arkadrel]

Thats why I dont like the too small cases, need to atleast have one with ATX PSU.

And good catch, I just looked at case and though, yep ATX, when it wasnt.

 

[Meghan54]

My suggestion to you:
spend 24$ on a new PSU (575watt psu)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817170017

Not sure if serious......but, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH................................HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

That is one POS power supply and I wouldn't force my worst enemy to use that piece of trash. No PFC (notice the voltage selector), +12V output somewhere around 150W or so on a good day. That 575W output rating is its MAX output, probably a microburst measured just before it blows up with ripple/noise way beyond ATX specs and voltage regulation looser than a hooker in Las Vegas.

 

[Infraction Jack]

I play mostly Skyrim and League of Legends currently. I am into mostly RPG's and MOba style games. People tell me that Nvidia make the better video cards so that is why I asked about it.

 

[MrK6]

Thats why I dont like the too small cases, need to atleast have one with ATX PSU.

And good catch, I just looked at case and though, yep ATX, when it wasnt.

It's deceivingly small, the pictures really hide it.

I play mostly Skyrim and League of Legends currently. I am into mostly RPG's and MOba style games. People tell me that Nvidia make the better video cards so that is why I asked about it.

Well, whoever those people are they're wrong. Both AMD and NVIDIA have some great cards and some crappy cards - you have to look at the individual card to make a comparison and come to an accurate conclusion. To use an analogy - it's like saying Chevy makes better cars. Have they made some awesome cars over the years? Yes. Have they made some really crappy ones? Yes. Therefore, does buying a Chevy mean you're automatically going to get an awesome car? No.

That said, let's define you options so that's easier to recommend a video card.

Will you be getting a larger PSU (that 450watt one)?
Will you be overclocking your CPU?
What's your budget for everything?

 

[-Slacker-]

I'm almost sure your 300w psu isn't actually a 300w psu, since these more obscure power supply manufacturers usually advertise the power taken from the wall, not what is actually being fed to your computer after being processed, so your psu is more likely a 200~230w part. I would not recommend putting something more powerful than a hd 6670 inside your case ... in fact I'm not sure if even a hd6670 would be a good idea.

Just go with one of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139026

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171046

Then you could even use powerful mid range cards

 

[Denithor]

Actually, if you guys took a minute to look around, you'd find what I did: there is a photo of the PSU sticker in the lineup on newegg. Deceptively powerful little unit, with two 12V rails, first supports 16A and the second 14A. I'd say this thing can actually output 300W on the 12V rails, making it suitable for at least a solid mid-range card (GTX 460 from nVidia or 6850 from AMD). Either will be a huge improvement from your current card.

 

[tviceman]

This is the highest rated SFX I believe - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...one-_-17256063 .
As far as cards go, is there any specific reason you want a NVIDIA card? What games are you playing right now that you would like to run at 1080P?

Infraction Jack for that it's worth, I ran a gtx560ti @ 900mhz on this exact PSU and it was rock solid. To the OP, I highly recommend grabbing this power supply, you'd be able to run a gtx560ti just fine with it. You would also be able to run AMD cards as well, but pay attention to their lengths. That case has limitations as to how long a card can be, and AMD reference cards are typically longer than Nvidia cards.

 

[tviceman]

I'm almost sure your 300w psu isn't actually a 300w psu, since these more obscure power supply manufacturers usually advertise the power taken from the wall, not what is actually being fed to your computer after being processed, so your psu is more likely a 200~230w part.

You are usually right, but silverstone makes quality PSU's. Their 450watt PSU that comes in the similar case the OP has powered an i5-2400 and an overclocked gtx560ti just fine.

Actually, if you guys took a minute to look around, you'd find what I did: there is a photo of the PSU sticker in the lineup on newegg. Deceptively powerful little unit, with two 12V rails, first supports 16A and the second 14A. I'd say this thing can actually output 300W on the 12V rails, making it suitable for at least a solid mid-range card (GTX 460 from nVidia or 6850 from AMD). Either will be a huge improvement from your current card.

This is true, although it will be pushing that particular PSU to the max. The OP could probably use a vanilla gtx560, but it would be pushing that power supply to it's limit.

 

[Infraction Jack]

What is the gtx560 equal on the amd side of things?

 

[s44]

6870

 

[SithSolo1]

This is the stock PSU in the case for those who care:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104075

 

[Infraction Jack]

I have no plans on using AA or AF so I probably don't need a really expensive video card. There seems to be a good bit of back and forth on if I can run a better card of not with my current power supply.