8400 GS to 450 GTS

[Gman450]

Hello,Everyone, I am new to this community so here is my topic.
I am going to upgrade my 8400 GS to 450 GTS 1GB.I have a 400 Watt PSU, NO SMPS.How much does a 450 GTS cost and how much will a 550 Watt SMPS cost.My current rig is
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93 GH
4 GB RAM
Dual OS WinXp and Win7 32bit both
400 W PSU

 

[N.Broekhuijsen]

Where do you live? Different prices and stores in different countries.

Furthermore that CPU will bottleneck the GTS450 quite well.

 

[N.Broekhuijsen]

incorrect, most games still use only two cores. a few games use more but with that combination (assuming he gets a solid PSU) you can play most games at good settings at 1600x900

Well when I was using my dual core almost 2 years ago along with a GTS250 I was getting serious bottleneck issues... said enuf if you ask me

 

[beanoslim]

There are some very good offers on the GTX460 at the mo.

 

[Gman450]

Hey Everyone, thanks for replying. I live in India, so prices are in Rupees. I have a 20 inch SamSung SyncMaster monitor capable of delivering a total of 1600X900 resolution.

 

[hell_storm2004]

I have a 400 Watt PSU, NO SMPS.

😀

PSU = SMPS!!!

GTS450 is a good choice. But the HD5770 is quite cheap now and it is a better performer than the GTS450.

What is your budget in Rupees and where in India do you live?

 

[Gman450]

@hell_storm200

PSU=SMPS !
i didnt know that. I thought both were different things.Anyway I live in the State Kerala in India. I am not so sure that we have ATI brands in Kerala. My budget is around Rs.9000

 

[hell_storm2004]

You can check Delta Peripherals in Chennai. They will ship you the whatever you want to buy. Google for the website.

 

[Gman450]

You can check Delta Peripherals in Chennai. They will ship you the whatever you want to buy. Google for the website.

Sorry for a late reply, but they did not have a GTS 450 or at least a 250 GTS which was an alternative GPU.
Any way, do you know any other sites like that ?

 

[hell_storm2004]

Drop an email to primeabgb.com. You can check the email address on their website.

Also another one is www.techshop.in

 

[Gman450]

Drop an email to primeabgb.com. You can check the email address on their website.

Also another one is www.techshop.in

Thanks for replying. But will the card reach in my doorsteps in one piece ?

 

[hell_storm2004]

Yeah. They do actually! I ordered one from www.lynx-india.com. Which is a Haryana based shop and i am from Pune. That too a HDD, which is far more sensitive than a GPU. It reached me safely and is working fine for more than a year now!

EDIT: Sorry, it will celebrate its birthday on the 18th of this month! 😀

 

[Gman450]

Yeah. They do actually! I ordered one from www.lynx-india.com. Which is a Haryana based shop and i am from Pune. That too a HDD, which is far more sensitive than a GPU. It reached me safely and is working fine for more than a year now!

EDIT: Sorry, it will celebrate its birthday on the 18th of this month! 😀

Many thanks for answering all my questions.
Can you answer this as well, it would be most appreciated
I dont know whether a coolermaster Real power Pro 450 W will fit inside my iball computer case ( Cabinet )
Don't know whther a 450 GTS will fit also. Could you look at the dimensions of the cabinet, PSU and GPU. Hope this isnt a burden for you.

Here are the links

iball cabinet
http://iball.co.in/Product.aspx?c=5

Cooler master PSU
http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=37

GTS 450
http://www.nvidia.co.in/object/pro [...] 50-in.html

 

[hell_storm2004]

I shows a whole bunch of cabinets! Which one is yours?

Have you bought the PSU?

 

[Gman450]

I shows a whole bunch of cabinets! Which one is yours?

Have you bought the PSU?

So sorry. No havent bought the GPU or the PSU. Mine is the i6363

Link-
http://iball.co.in/Product.aspx?c=5

EDIT: Seems that the link only takes you to the website but not of that of the cabinet. Again, my cabinet is the 'iball i6363'

 

[hell_storm2004]

If you haven't bought the PSU, don't get it. I would recommend the Corsair VX450W.

The PSU should fit your cabinet. I can see that it 6.8 inches wide. Which i adequate for most PSU's.

 

[Gman450]

How much would it cost ? My budget is about Rs.4000 , for the PSU. I think I can expand it to about 5000.
Is the PSU good for a gaming rig ?
Also, I asked whether the GPU will fit as well.You didn't answer that.

 

[hell_storm2004]

Corsair VX450W costs something around 3600 INR. So i think you're good to go ahead. I wouldn't bet my house on a Cooler Master.

 

[Gman450]

Corsair VX450W costs something around 3600 INR. So i think you're good to go ahead. I wouldn't bet my house on a Cooler Master.

Why not cooler master ? what is wrong with it ? Mostly after reading many reviews, coolermaster is good to right ?
I mean, Corsair is good.
By the way, I asked my friend in a hardware shop near my house and they said that they had a 450 GTS. The brand is of Asus.
After googling , I found out that, there was only the TOP version of it. And that too at Rs. 7000 and above but not above Rs.8000.
IS there a plane, stock clock version of Asus. My friend didn't tell me about that though.

 

[hell_storm2004]

Real Power pro series is ok. The Extreme Power series is total crap. But why settle for something that has a bad reputation when you can get something which is the best, that too which fits your budget. If you want to go for the CM one then go for it. No problem, but you may face issues in the future.

 

[hell_storm2004]

Since you have a budget of 9000 INR for the GPU then why worry. You can get the HD5770 in that budget. GTS450 is a far lesser competitor to the HD5770.

 

[Gman450]

Since you have a budget of 9000 INR for the GPU then why worry. You can get the HD5770 in that budget. GTS450 is a far lesser competitor to the HD5770.

HD 5770 is not available near my house or in other hardware shops. In kerala, ATI brands are very few and NVIDIA is the most popular one. Also, I am a bit too afraid of ordering it from sites.

 

[hell_storm2004]

Let me search some shops in Kerela... which city are you in?

 

[Gman450]

Let me search some shops in Kerela... which city are you in?

Aluva ( city ) in Ernakulam district

 

[hell_storm2004]

Cochin is nearby isn't it? Why don't you check there.