Solid advice on PC graphics card needed

helijohn wrote:

Daniel30 wrote: Cheaper to buy an xbox

Yeah, got that too.

This why I have one. I don't need to worry if I need a hardware upgrade I can just pick up a game and play. Sure the graphics aren't as good but the plug and playness suits my budget and lifestyle better.

Well if I abandon using the PC for games, will the GeForce 9800GT or Palit Nvidia GeForce 610 work OK for a windows 10 installation.

Don't panic, I possibly won't change from W7.

However, I believe I need to replace the AMD Radeon 5450. Do you agree? Let me put it another way, how poor is the Radeon compared to the GeForce 610 or 9800GT. Now I have fitted the 550w PSU I feel I need to upgrade something.

Above all I want the catalyst to work. If the 610 will do better than the radeon I'll fit one.

OllieNZ wrote:

helijohn wrote:

Daniel30 wrote: Cheaper to buy an xbox

Yeah, got that too.

This why I have one. I don't need to worry if I need a hardware upgrade I can just pick up a game and play. Sure the graphics aren't as good but the plug and playness suits my budget and lifestyle better.

I wanted to switch over to PC gaming because I got sick of new consoles coming out every few years. I still have my PS3 and Xbox 360! So now I find that they are bringing out a new Xbox and a new PS in a few years. It's ridiculous.

Having said that I soon realised that the world of PC gaming is clouded in tech talk and double dutch. Even when I wanted to download an older Steam game Lost Planet 2) I was bewildered by the tech spec needed.
Truth be said I am only on Xbox One for the upcoming GoW 4. I went to PS4 because a friend is on there. When we were on PS3 (he hates Xbox!!) we had some good co-op (Dead Space and such) fun. But now I am finding co-op games are in the decline. Yes there are CoD and a few others but like Fallout 4, many are solo play.

I have phases - sometimes I prefer PS and sometimes Xbox but since PS now charge for PS+ there is little between them. I played PS3 for years as it was free on co-op games.

Keeping your pc up to spec will cost you more in the long run. The only reason I'd choose pc over console is the modding especially for the rpg games but these days I struggle to find much time to play so when I do I just want to pick it up and enjoy.

OllieNZ wrote: Keeping your pc up to spec will cost you more in the long run. The only reason I'd choose pc over console is the modding especially for the rpg games but these days I struggle to find much time to play so when I do I just want to pick it up and enjoy.

Yes, that is something else I found out, beneath the tech talk lies a very distinct feeling the PC players are trying to achieve Utopia no matter what the cost and outdo each other..

Incidentally, I just bought a cheap razer wildcat. I found that in games like Rise of the Tomb Raider weapon switching on the run was a PITA (I'm a shooter player); taking the thumb off the L stick to hit the D pad was really hissing me off and has always done so in my fav game GoW.. I considered the Elite but didn't like the paddles too much and thought they were not going to be in the right places for me plus all the online chat suggested t was better for RPG and such. Also being wired I don't get that damn batteries are low trouble.

All I can say is WOW, it's a doozy. I have gotten all the buttonry sorted and love it. It is really lag free too - no dead spots. So now I am having an Xbox phase. :laugh: :laugh:

I keep looking at the elite and drooling. Does the razer have hair triggers?
Between the jimny, gaming and aquariums too much cool stuff and not enough time or money
If you're going pc you need to commit I'd not pick up anything less than the gtx750