Graphics card for Core2Duo E6550

[joewena]

Hi awsome peeple of Toms hardware ...im busy building an oldish pc (my old hardware) for my fiance, she likes Skyrim,Diablo etc etc...so far its a core2deo e6550,gigabyte g41,4gm 1333mhz ram,500gb hdd,21inch samsung screen,360watt coolermaster psu,coolermaster micro atx chassis, the games will run at 1680x1440...i need a graphics card that will not bottleneck, i was looking at the radeon 6770...will that be enough to run skyrim at med-high? i will buy a new psu and prob a cooler to clock the cpu to atleast 3ghz since its only a 2.33.

Thanx in advance

 

[amuffin]

6670 or 6770.

 

[joewena]

So you think the 6770 will do without bottleneck and will run at that resolution without probs?

 

[vitornob]

I think the 6770 is the sweet spot. More powerful cards would be a waste, your CPU couldn't "run it".
Weaker card won't let you play nicely these games.

 

[de5_Roy]

after getting a better psu like corsair builder cx 430 v2 or cx 500 v2, a radeon hd 6670 1 gb gddr5 or radeon hd 5770/6770 or 6790 depending on your budget for cooler, gfx card and psu. for cooler, coolermaster hyper 212+.

 

[crisan_tiberiu]

GTX 460 1 Gb, pro card

 

[joewena]

Had the 6770 in mind all the time, happy to see you guys recommend it aswell! Hyper 212 rocks! Buck for bang, will prop get a coolermaster or corsair psu 😀

 

[de5_Roy]

low end coolermaster... those are known to be overrated and underperforming.
look for psus from good brands like corsair/antec/seasonic/enermax etc. cm psus are hit or miss, low end ones are mostly miss afaik.

 

[ojas]

5770 manages skyrim on high for my friend who plays it at 1366x768.

So probably consider a 6770, though a 6790 would be perfect if funds allow it.

Hyper 212 is good. Agree with de5_roy on the PSU part, though my CM psu, a GX550W, is a good stable unit. Generally, go with the others.

 

[hellfire24]

Cm silent pro gold is a great psu atleast for me 😀