Solved Upgrade for ATI Radeon 3600 series?

Mailman69

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I need an upgrade for my ATI Radeon 3600 series graphics card. I only have 475 watt power supply. What cards do you suggest for gaming?


Operating System
MS Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit SP2
CPU
Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz 44 °C
Bloomfield 45nm Technology
RAM
8.00 GB Memory Speed: DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-12800)

Motherboard
DELL Inc. 0X501H (CPU 1) 30 °C
Graphics
W2253 (1920x1080@60Hz)
ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series (Dell) 57 °C
Hard Drives
488GB Seagate ST3500620AS (SATA) 31 °C
Optical Drives
PLDS DVD+-RW DH-16A6S
Audio
AMD High Definition Audio Device


Thanks
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    435t dell studio xps
    CPU
    i7 CPU [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Dell 0x501H
    Memory
    4GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG W2253
Sorry for the late reply Mailman, I would recommend a 5670HD, it's a low profile card and wont use much power, but has good graphics performance for the type of card, and it will fit into most cases.

Hope this helps.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
    Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
    WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
No problem :-)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
    Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
    WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
Depending on the 475W power supply brand, a whole lot better can be had... But buget comes into it.

With a i7 920, a 5670 is a low end card, and it'll bottleneck gaming. What size case is it? I'd suspect a full size case based on your i7
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
It is a full sized case. Dell Studio XPS 435. Is there much noticeable difference in cards from the 3600 series to the 5670?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    435t dell studio xps
    CPU
    i7 CPU [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Dell 0x501H
    Memory
    4GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG W2253
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