[ZaNgEtZu56]

I'm thinking of upgrading my GPU, but don't want to spend much more than £80.

I already have a Sapphire Radeon HD4830 that came with my desktop and want to know whether I will get better performance if I just get another and crossfire it. Also, the card is only £40 on amazon at the moment; which is well within my budget.

I'm still using the same (unupgraded) desktop I bought from cyberpower ages ago, so I'm probably really behind current technology

Would it make more sense to buy a completely different card or just double up and crossfire the card I have now?

Thanks in advance,

EDIT: My rig is in the signature now. Thanks for all the responses.

 

[N3Xus]

Upgrade to a faster single GPU card but save up until you have enough for a 560 Ti or 6950.

 

[jdobbs86]

In the grand scheme of things buying a new card is the best option.

However having said that 4830 x fired are reasonably powerful and will probably give you better performance than anything else in your budget.

Plus that way you can STILL start saving your money for a big updgrade down the road (mobo cpu etc)

 

[adizz]

It would make sense to do nothing, save up and upgrade the whole rig.

 

[The Master Chief]

What power supply do you have in that thing?

 

[TheReaperWaits]

Might want to post your rig's specs so that many here can make a more 'informed' decision...

 

[whitingnick]

Quote:

Originally Posted by adizz;14167307
It would make sense to do nothing, save up and upgrade the whole rig.

This. You may be looking at a serious bottleneck with any major card upgrade.

 

[ZaNgEtZu56]

Lets hope I get lots of money at Christmas >_>

So, if upgrading the whole pc is the best way to go, how much will it cost for a decent improvement? What sort of things should I focus on upgrading and spend the most on? (Processor/GPU/etc.)

 

[whitingnick]

Your rig isn't too bad actually. I'd look to upgrade your RAM to 4GB and your video card first. The GTX 460's are nice cards and pretty cheap-- and RAM is super cheap right now too.

 

[The Master Chief]

Quote:

Originally Posted by whitingnick Your rig isn't too bad actually. I'd look to upgrade your RAM to 4GB and your video card first. The GTX 460's are nice cards and pretty cheap-- and RAM is super cheap right now too.

2x2=4 last time I checked

 

[jellis142]

If your sig is correct, you can't Crossfire. Better single GPU all the way.

Also, you could grab a 990/AM3+ board and be ready for BD, you could sell your current board to help lesson the wallet shock, and your current system would be compatible (minus the DDR2).