Upgrade from AMD Raedon 6750 worthwhile?

[inhaliburton]

System is:
Gateway DX4860
3.40 gigahertz Intel Core i7-2600
Board: Gateway IPISB-VR 1.01
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. P02-A2 10/31/2011

AMD Raedon 6750

Would there be any advantage to upgrade to a more recent graphics card.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Regards, Paul.
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[stavrosmast]

It depends on your psu and your budget

 

[Dapanji]

Any specific GPU in mind?

 

[inhaliburton]

LITEON PS-6451-5 450 Watt Power Supply PSU

Nothing specific re GPU.

Would like to be able to send video to TV set

Thank you.

 

[stavrosmast]

For gaming use or not? Light gaming? if yes which games, which resoultion and fps you want?

 

[inhaliburton]

LaCie 324i 24.0"vis Monitor. I do some Photoshop.

I don't do gaming.

What precipitated this query is I'm eventually going to purchase a 55" 4K TV set in 6 months or more, that could also be used as a PC monitor. In this regards, I read on http://www.rtings.com/ that 4:4:4 capability in recommended.

 

[stavrosmast]

Then you should get a really cheap used gtx 650 which natively supports 4K.

 

[inhaliburton]

Thank you for those helpful replies.

Looking inside, I see that my present card, AMD Raedon 6750, looks to be occupying 2 slots and has a connector from the psu.

If I were to delete our cable tv feed, and go Internet for video to 2 TV sets, does that change anything in your recommendation? Do I need a card with 2 hdmi connectors? Or a more powerful card?

Been doing much reading with many tabs open in Chrome. Information overload.

Thanks again.

Paul.

 

[stavrosmast]

Your current 6750 doesnt even support 4K...

A very cheap used gtx 650 which supports 4K will be enough

 

[inhaliburton]

Your current 6750 doesnt even support 4K...

A very cheap used gtx 650 which supports 4K will be enough

I just realized that the card is actually an AMD Raedon 5750, not a 6750.

Also, the confuser is a Gateway FX4860. There is no model DX4860.

Appreciate your help, stavrosmast.

 

[cheapo gamer]

a brand new 750ti will do what you want cheap enough , only 1 hdmi output but a display port to hdmi adapter can be had for a few ££

 

[stavrosmast]

For just videos and 4K support a used gtx 650 will do the job.

 

[inhaliburton]

Thank you both for the above info.

I'm guessing that most or all cards available today have PCI-E slot on the motherboard. Not knowing what such a slot looks like, can anyone tell me if my mb has such a slot? Also, maximum wattage the card should be?

Board: Gateway IPISB-VR 1.01

Thanks again,

Paul.

 

[cheapo gamer]

hello , its the large blue pci-e slot on your motherboard just above the 3 small black slots and the 3045 watch battery, the same thing you will be pulling your old graphics card out of , take note of any cables you unplug from your old card inside the case , there should be a 6-pin power connector you will want to put into your new one, as for graphics card and wattage i know a 750ti will be ok with your psu and cpu , i say a 750ti because the 650's are discontinued and buying second hand you never know how long it will last .

 

[inhaliburton]

Thanks, cheapo. I like the moniker.

I don't mind spending 2 - 250-ish, especially when discounted. Some of the suggestions re older cards aren't available here in Canada. I would rather not go used. And want to deal with Amazon .ca cuz i have Prime. Newegg .ca is another good source. Bestbuy .ca, too.

I haven't yanked the 5750 but I think it's occupying 2 slots. It's in there jammed up to the Crucial ram chip.

There is a connection on the rear of the 5750 cards so that's likely the 6-pin connector you are referring to.

Thank you for your help.

Regards, Paul.

 

[maxalge]

Thanks, cheapo. I like the moniker.

I don't mind spending 2 - 250-ish, especially when discounted. Some of the suggestions re older cards aren't available here in Canada. I would rather not go used. And want to deal with Amazon .ca cuz i have Prime. Newegg .ca is another good source. Bestbuy .ca, too.

I haven't yanked the 5750 but I think it's occupying 2 slots. It's in there jammed up to the Crucial ram chip.

There is a connection on the rear of the 5750 cards so that's likely the 6-pin connector you are referring to.

Thank you for your help.

Regards, Paul.

a gtx 750 ti would be the perfect solution, as you would not need to change anything else




make sure you uninstall the drivers first before swapping in the new card

 

[inhaliburton]

Thank you, maxalge. Good into!

 

[Epicness937]

LITEON PS-6451-5 450 Watt Power Supply PSU

Nothing specific re GPU.

Would like to be able to send video to TV set

Thank you.

for light gaming im assuming at 1080p and a 450w psu a 750 ti is the best choice or a better card for your psu would be a 950

 

[inhaliburton]

Thank you, Epicness937. I have saved this info.
Regards, Paul.

 

[Epicness937]

Thank you, Epicness937. I have saved this info.
Regards, Paul.

welcome