core 2 duo 8500 GPU recommendations

[Ms.Breezy]

I would like advice on selecting a GPU for my Dell Optiplex 755 Tower. I am new to PC gaming and would appreciate suggestions from more experienced people.

Intel Core 2 Duo e8500 @ 3.16 Ghz
4 GB DDR2
Windows 7 64-bit

[_I_]

c2d is on the same cpu level of amd pii duals

its time to upgrade

if you just want a gpu, get a 750ti
will be fine with the stock power supply and will run games at 1080 mid+ settings
any game capable of the c2d will be fine maxed

imho, save up for a pentium g, i3, i5 build for gaming
will need a new cpu, mobo, case, ram
you might be able to reuse the os, drives from the current build

[upcoast]

http://www.techspot.com/review/670-metro-last-light-performance/page6.html

Straight dual cores are slowly fading away ^.

http://www.techspot.com/reviews/graphics-cards/gaming-benchmarks/

Lots of games and cpu performance to sift through ^.

Just get a new better vid card (possibly psu also) now then deal with the rest of the tower when $$$ allows.

I'd suggest r9 280 and up or GTX 770 and up if you're planning on a cpu/mobo upgrade soon but if you're not upgrading the mobo / cpu ever then the 270 / 270x would do.

Ps, measure the inside of the tower to see what size card it'll take.

[Mad_Sailor01]

While it is true that most gamer pcs are running quad processors these days, I've been reading that most games arn't written to take advantage of the multi thread capasitiy of the cpus anyway, so I does have me worndering. I know there are games out there that do take advantage as I've see the options to make them single threaded only, but it has me wondering. I guess the bottom line is if you want your CPU to keep up with your upgraded graphics card, a multi core CPU is needed. I agee with what other folks are telling you, upgrade your graphics card, maybe with one of the new mid sized dual slotted card if you psu can handle it. I agree with the GTX750 advice. Mid settings on 1080i is still an improvement of most consoles.

[_I_]

some newer games can use 4 cores, not many use more than that
source games only need 2 cores, when the next hl/source engine is released it may use more

amd mandle api will use more cores, thats why it helps amd cpus with amd gpus more than intel cpus with amd gpus

[Ð₳Ɽ₭★𐌔Ŧ₳Ɽ]

time to upgrade the cpu. save up for a new computer . you can reuse the hard drive and optical drive but you cant reuse the os unless you own a retail copy of the os. otherwise the os on your computer is a oem copy and it is bound to the computer.

[upcoast]

Publicado originalmente por DarK StaR:

otherwise the os on your computer is a oem copy and it is bound to the computer.

Sort of but not really ^ it's point based.

[_I_]

sometimes an oem license can be transfered, youll neeed to call ms, and tell them that you replaced the mobo on the machine, they will give the code to unlock the os to the next board

[Ms.Breezy]

Thanks guys! Any thoughts on the brand of GTX750ti?

[_I_]

best: gigabyte, evga, msi, asus, xfx
good: zotac, galaxy, his, sapphire, sparkle, powercooler
avoid pny

on a 750/ti, 1g is enough vram, 2g will allow for higher settings, but fps will suffer at those settings

[randyzprojects]

get a 750ti for that cpu.