Need some help please

[bigboss_81]

Hello,

My computer is pretty Beefy. i5 quad core with 4 gigs of ram. a 500w power supply, and a decent cooling system on the cpu. however...I have a ATI5570 HD 1gig PCIe vid card. I play a new game called Tribes Ascend and I have to play it on low to minimal settings for graphics and still only get maybe 15-20 FPS. Is it my video card that is causing the issue like I suspect?

 

[Vettedude]

Yeah the 5570 is an low-mid range card. You will need to upgrade, but we need to know your budget and brand of PSU.

 

[scout_03]

could be check requirements http://hi-rez.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/269/session/L3RpbWUvMTMyODY2NDM2My9zaWQvYUVVYmc4UWs%3D

 

[Rockdpm]

Well there can be to things happening. 1. Your Graphics card is still a little power hungry. the 500W isn't the best thing for a Graphics card. infact its bare minimum. 2. Your GPU just aint cutting it. So you can sleep on it and decide which route you want to try but i don't see a solution of No spend money from my view point

 

[Vettedude]

Well there can be to things happening. 1. Your Graphics card is still a little power hungry. the 500W isn't the best thing for a Graphics card. infact its bare minimum. 2. Your GPU just aint cutting it. So you can sleep on it and decide which route you want to try but i don't see a solution of No spend money from my view point

The 5570 will eat a max of 40w. It's not the PSU at all unless he has some crappy $10 budget PSU. The GPU is the problem, it's pretty weak.

500w is plenty for all but the enthusiast cards if its a good PSU. The manufacturer wattage recommendation is incredibly bloated so they don't have dummies who don't know better slapping an HD 6950 into their computer with a 300w PSU that they bought for $15

 

[bigboss_81]

Yeah the 5570 is an low-mid range card. You will need to upgrade, but we need to know your budget and brand of PSU.

my budget is between $150-$200 and I'm not sure what you mean by PSU.

 

[Vettedude]

Power Supply Unit.

 

[bigboss_81]

I'm sorry...I'm out of the loop with the lingo..but what does GPU stand for? lol

 

[Vettedude]

GPU = Graphics Processing Unit. The chip held on the graphics card that actually does the processing.

If your PSU is a good quality unit, these cards would be great and fit your budget:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161393
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127545
^That Twin Frozr is the best cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130660
^EVGA is the best brand

If your PSU is junk, upgrade with part of the budget then use the rest on a slightly less powerful card.

 

[bigboss_81]

GPU = Graphics Processing Unit. The chip held on the graphics card that actually does the processing.

If your PSU is a good quality unit, these cards would be great and fit your budget:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161393
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127545
^That Twin Frozr is the best cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130660
^EVGA is the best brand

If your PSU is junk, upgrade with part of the budget then use the rest on a slightly less powerful card.

well..I spent between $100-$150 for the Power supply. I don't like buying cheap *** for my computer..lol..(althought sometimes its needed). But the Graphics card was bought as a present to me. It wasn't TOO expensive and it wasn't cheap at the time either. I'm just lookin to getting something to upgrade it so I can actually get the performance that is warranted for the kinda high quality computer I have built.

 

[Vettedude]

What brand is the power supply though and make sure it has 2 6-pin PEG connectors coming off it or else you can't get those cards I posted. You will have to step it down a notch to the HD 6850.

 

[bigboss_81]

What brand is the power supply though and make sure it has 2 6-pin PEG connectors coming off it or else you can't get those cards I posted. You will have to step it down a notch to the HD 6850.

I'll have to check when I get home from work. actually now that I think about it...I don't think I spent over $100..lol..it was a while ago..

 

[bigboss_81]

oh crap, I apologize for not noticing the format for posting questions on here.

 

[Vettedude]

Its fine, we can still help you

 

[bigboss_81]

okay..I got the information for my PSU...its a Rocketfish 500W power supply. Model Number: RF-500WPS2. Hope thats what you needed.