Upgrading from GeForce GT 630 2GB

[Xttony]

At 1080p you are bound to face lags at sometimes. It is better you go for HD 7870 or a HD 7850. This will make sure that you can play at max settings for most games for about an year. And at high settings for the next year.

 

[skywood]

HD 7850 £130? I dunno... XD, I doubt my parents will allow me. I guess I can try. Wish me luck 😉

P.S. My original budget was £60, now I'm thinking about £130? haha, shows what gaming costs.
P.S.S The new PS3 is £127

 

[Xttony]

Good luck
But if you fail to convince them get a HD 7770. You can always reduce the resolution in the in-game menu.

In my country PS3 still costs $400.

 

[skywood]

Thanks, and yeah, that's my backup plan 😉

Unlucky, the bad thing about ps3's though, is not all games support 1080p. That's why I'm turning to my PC, and another advantage of PC is that the games generally cost less too due to licensing or something, and you also get better quality in PC too.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-179-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411

 

[Xttony]

Yes but there are some games in PS3 that will make you want one. Like infamous, gow, and a lot more

 

[skywood]

Ok this is my final question... Is 1GB enough for 1080p? or do you only buy more memory if you're gonna use multiscreen?

 

[Xttony]

Are you talking about ram or video ram?
If you are talking about ram better get 2x4gB cards. You'll need it for gaming. You can only use more than 8 gB or ram with windows 64bit operating system.
If you are talking about video ram 1gB is good but better getb2gB if the price of the 2gB card is not too high.

 

[skywood]

I was talking about the gpu, what are the advantages of more video ram? 1GB vs 2GB?

 

[skywood]

Never mind I found out browsing this forum, it seems to give little difference between the two I'll stick with 1 gb and save some money XD

 

[Xttony]

Yes it is better to have more GPU memory but Only if the upgrade is coming cheap.
It works just lik desktop ram. More ram can handle more tasks.

 

[skywood]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-179-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411

First choice because of extra games

Backup 1: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-msi-radeon-hd-7850-oc-4800mhz-gddr5-gpu-900mhz-1024-cores-dvi-hdmi-2x-mini-dp-plusfree-game

Backup 2: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-292-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1699