My computer's specs. I know i need to upgrade to windows 7 since vista sucks. But I play only games on my computer like WoW and going to play starcraft2 and diablo 3.But I know I need help with my power supply and video card. my power supply now is a 400w and my video card is ATI Radeon HD 3200. What would be the best to upgrade to? without being to pricey?
Brand Gateway
Model LX6200-01
Recommended Usage Media Center / HTPC
Form Factor Tower
Processor AMD Phenom X4 9500(2.2GHz)
Processor Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
Cache Per Processor 4 x 512KB L2 Cache
Memory 8GB DDR2
Hard Drive 750GB SATA II
Optical Drive 1 18x DVD +/- RW Super Multi-Format Dual Layer Drive featuring Labelflash Technology
Graphics ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
Audio 8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio with Dolby Home Theater Sound
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN
Power Supply 400W
Speaker Amplified Stereo Speakers (USB Powered)
Keyboard Premium Multimedia Keyboard
Mouse USB Optical 2-Button Wheel Mouse
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Software Included Productivity Software:
Microsoft Works 9.0
Microsoft Money Essentials
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007(60-day complimentary trial period)
Digital Media Software:
Napster Music Service (30-day trial)
Connectivity / Utilities:
Google Toolbar search bar
Google Desktop Search tool
NetZero Internet Access
GatewayShield Comprehensive Security:
Norton 360 All-in-One Security 2008 (60-day trial)
Game Software:
Gateway Games Powered by WildTangent (pre-installed with 10 demo games with 60-minutes of game play)
Special Features Analog/Digital TV Tuner w/3-D Comb
Ports: (1) Analog TV, (1) ATSC Antenna, (1) S-Video, (1) Stereo Mini-jack Audio, plus S-Video to Composite Video dongle
Vista Media Center Remote Control
Motherboard
Chipset AMD 780G
CPU
CPU Type Phenom X4
Installed Qty 1
CPU Speed 9500(2.2GHz)
L2 Cache Per CPU 4 x 512KB
CPU Socket Type AM2+
CPU Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
Graphics
GPU/VPU Type ATI Radeon HD 3200
Graphics Interface Integrated video
Memory
Memory Capacity 8GB DDR2
Memory Speed DDR2 800
Form Factor DIMM 240-pin
Memory Spec 2GB x 4
Memory Slots (Available/Total) 0/4
Hard Drive
HDD Capacity 750GB
HDD Interface SATA II
HDD RPM 7200rpm
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Spec Write max: 18x DVD-R, 18x DVD+R, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 8x DVD+R DL, 8x DVD-R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x CD-R, 32x CD-RW
Read max: 16x DVD-ROM, 48x CD-ROM
Supports Label Flash on disc printing (req. Label Flash media)
Audio
Audio Chipset Integrated
Communications
Modem 56K. V92
LAN Chipset Integrated
LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Front Panel Ports
Front USB 2
Front IEEE 1394 1
Front Audio Ports 2
Card Reader 15-in-1 High Speed Digital Media Manager w/Smart Copy Button
Compact Flash I & II, IBM Microdrive, Secure Digital (SD & Mini SD), Multi Media Card (MMC, MMC Plus, RS-MMC, and MMC Mobile), Memory Stick (MS, MS Duo, MS Pro, and MS Pro Duo), xD-Picture Card, SmartMedia Card
Back Panel Ports
PS/2 2
Video Ports 1 VGA, 1 HDMI
Rear USB 4
Rear IEEE 1394 1
RJ45 1 port
Rear Audio Ports 6 ports
Expansion
PCI Slots (Available/Total) (1/1) PCI-E x16
(0/1) PCI-E x1
(1/2) PCI|||For those games, your 400W power supply is fine! You just need a graphics card in the $70-$90 range. Good choices are:
Radeon 4670
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
GeForce GT240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Radeon 5670
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
All of those cards run fine with a 400W power supply and cost under $100.
The next higher card is the GeForce 9800GT, which also runs on a 400W power supply but is slightly more expensive.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Here's how they all compare:
http://www.techspot.com/review/240-ati-r…
The Radeon 5670 has the distinction of being the only card in the bunch which supports DirectX 11- all of the others are DX10 cards.|||ok heres my current backbone setup for my desktop, it plays crysis on almost max settings at 40 FPS, this should help yu set up a good gaming rig
CPU intel core 2 quad 2.66 ghz OC'd to 2.8 ghz
Asus premium P5N72-T mother board
corsair 700W power supply
Nvidia GTX 260 OC'd to 710 1531 1200(core speed, shader speed, memory clock)
1 512GB hard drive 7200 RPM (large non speed essential programs)
1 64GB SSD (OS and small-medium speed essential programs)
1 1024 GB 5200 RPM hard drive (music and movies)
all of that in my favorite easy to use case, the cooler master sniper full tower.
entire build was $~2000
i have yet to find something it cant run.|||try the ati 5670,its VERY cheap,but if you want more performance there is the ati 5770,both don't require much power, the 5670 is ok with 400w according to the makers of it,but the 5770 well need more than 450w. as i already said both are cheap but not that much Performance.
make sure your mother board has a PCI Express slot for these cards to get into.
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