Choices for comp upgrade

[Shingy]

I currently have a AMD Phenom II x2 550 Black Edition and a GTX 260 Core 216 and I'm deciding whether to upgrade to a single GTX 470, SLI my GTX 260 or upgrade my CPU to a AMD Phenom II x4 965. A downside to the SLI option or the CPU upgrade option is that I'm stuck with DirectX 10. I mainly use my computer for gaming purposes.

 

What do you guys think?

[Imagine]

If you get lucky with that 550 you could easily unlock two of it's disabled cores and up the voltage a little to convert it into a Phenom II X4 955. Rather than SLi the 260 why not part exchange for a 460 and get a performance boost, oh! and DX11. They seem to cost around the same for the 260 and 460.

[paulktreg]

Just make sure your power supply is capable of handling any upgrades.

 

I can't be bothered looking at your XFire page for your computer specification.

[joel.monteiro]

U could try to unlock ur processor but i doubt it,i would get an 470 and 1055T,they are releasing a newer one based on the 104 chip like the gtx 460,i would get that but im not sure if they are releasing it.

[IVIYTH0S]

Get the 460, most of them clock to the strength of a 470 (or higher) and run more efficiently...not to mention they are cheaper

[Shingy]

I guess I'll stick to my 550 and get a gtx460 and OC it. Thanks for the help.

[Shingy]

I just thought of something after watching this EVGA video. Should I sell my GTX260 once I upgrade to a 1GB GTX460 or keep it as a dedicated PhysX card?

[CowKing]

I just thought of something after watching this EVGA video. Should I sell my GTX260 once I upgrade to a 1GB GTX460 or keep it as a dedicated PhysX card?

if your power supply can handle it, then I would say yes

[Shingy]

Oh I have a Antec TruePower New 650W power supply. This is powerful enough right?

[IVIYTH0S]

Oh I have a Antec TruePower New 650W power supply. This is powerful enough right?

Ya but a 260 for physx is overkill, I'd sell it and get a 9800GT for that

[Shingy]

Ya but a 260 for physx is overkill, I'd sell it and get a 9800GT for that

True that. How about a GT240? This shop which I would like to buy my stuff from doesn't have the 9800GT only GT210, GT220, GT240, GTS250, and GTX460 and above. It is here if you want to have a look. I would prefer an EVGA by the way.

[tkrow21]

I'd pick up a 9600GT since there's almost no difference when running a dedicated PhysX card. Almost always your main GPU will be the bottleneck, but if buying a 9800GT makes you more comfortable, the price difference isn't too huge so I'd say go for it!

 

Either way though, sell the GTX 260.