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Hello guys. My birthday is coming (tomorrow, yeiii :D) and I would like to see if I could upgrade my pc, because atm is crashing so much due Ati HD5770 performance, so maybe I try to change to nVidia, anyways I would like to know if I could improve my performance, maybe upgrading RAM, Videocard…etc. I would like to offer decent streaming in nearly future and want to know how I can approach it.

Here’s my actual setup.

Core – Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67 GHz
Motherboard – Gigabyte P55A-UD3R
Hard Disk – W.D HDD 500 GB
RAM Memory – Kingston DDR3 4GB
Power Supply – Gybabyte Odin 720W OEM
Extra Cooler – Thermaltake Contac 29
Video Card – ATI HD5770 ASUS CORE

Max.Budget: 250 euros

PS: Atm I though in changing my videocard + upgrading RAM. What u think¿?

Cheers in advance <3

There’s nothing really wrong with that PC. I can assure you that games are not crashing due to the performance of that PC.

I mean you COULD upgrade the graphics card but whether it’s worth it would depend on what games you want to play. Chucking it up 8GB RAM wouldn’t be a bad idea I guess.

The problem is just that my pc is crashing everytime coz videocard. Sometimes stop working with strange error called “Ati Video Drive stopped working and restarted correctly” And then all the operations in the system are fucked up, like totally fragged.
I’ve had two video cards Ati, and same problem in both, so I would like to get Nvidia upgrade.

Which one you would recommend me + upgrading my ram to 6 or 8 GB. Thanks in advance.

BTW, I would like to know shops in foreign countries, because in Spain the prices are so fucking high. Cheers

erm same specs as my pc but I upgraded graphics to an ati 6950 and 8 gb ram and an overclock @4.4 including the step up although that is fairly high for the i5 750, expect to get around 3.8-4ghz if you dont want to spend more than an hour doing it.

(yea dark 2500k will do over 5ghz if you have the cooling and the time but not the 750)

tf2 runs at a respectable 500-600 fps and go’s mental in an empty server at a constant 1600

latest games all running on high settings at smooth framerates, no mouse lag etc. I see no reason why you don’t just get a 560ti or ati 6950, put a small oc on it and add 8 gb or ram for about £40 and way hey you have a beast of a pc again

EDIT: oooor depending on budget you could have a look at ebay or something similar for a ati 5870 for around £80 and a 5970 for ~£180-200 Nvidia 480 for ~£90 or 570 for ~£150

Quoted from Squirry

The problem is just that my pc is crashing everytime coz videocard. Sometimes stop working with strange error called “Ati Video Drive stopped working and restarted correctly” And then all the operations in the system are fucked up, like totally fragged.
I’ve had two video cards Ati, and same problem in both, so I would like to get Nvidia upgrade.

Which one you would recommend me + upgrading my ram to 6 or 8 GB. Thanks in advance.

BTW, I would like to know shops in foreign countries, because in Spain the prices are so fucking high. Cheers

hmm well i have a nvidea and i get that error alot so its not limited to just ATI

Quoted from Maffi

There is nothing wrong with that pc, you should do fine.

Im sorry if i hijack your thread but im to lazy to do my own.

Im going to get this setup

gtx 560ti
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 GEN 3
Intel Core i5 3570K – Unlocked – Ivy Bridge
G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 CL9

I already have a chassi, hdd, and psu.

But is a 500 wats psu enough for that setup?

yes maffi its plenty check out this if you are unsure http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

it states a minimum of 359w and thats with a substantial oc, you it recommends 409w for heavy load, so 450w psu is sufficient provided you dont have more than 2hdd, and 4 big case fans

Quoted from Maffi

There is nothing wrong with that pc, you should do fine.

Im sorry if i hijack your thread but im to lazy to do my own.

Im going to get this setup

gtx 560ti
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 GEN 3
Intel Core i5 3570K – Unlocked – Ivy Bridge
G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 CL9

I already have a chassi, hdd, and psu.

But is a 500 wats psu enough for that setup?

Edit: im not going to overclock

get z77 mobo

Quoted from george

get z77 mobo

agreed, allows better for future upgrades