PC hardware

im going to buy a ATI Radeon hd 5670 and some ram so i need some advice.
1st my pc ram slots are just only 2 ddr3 and can support up to max of 8gb so is it wise to buy 8gb.
it already has 2gb in it so i thought of buying 2 X 4gb.
or should i just put in 6gb so one 4gb card.# the grapics card i will get this one ATI Radeon hd 5670
but dont know witch one so i need help i can choose from these 9
ASUS EAH5670/DI/1GD3 (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI)
ASUS EAH5670/DI/1GD5 (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
Club 3D CGAX-56724ZI (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
GIGABYTE GV-R567D3-1GI (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
SAPPHIRE HD5670 (11168-30-20G) (Light-Retail, VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX)
SAPPHIRE HD5670 (11168-32-20G) (Light-Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
SAPPHIRE HD5670 Ultimate (Light-Retail, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX)
XFX HD5670 (HD-567X-ZAF3) (Retail, HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX)
XFX HD5670 Heatpipe (HD-567X-ZNH4) (Retail, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX)

dont know witch one to take... anyway if u pic one say why'd u pick it

the one that cost the most, is prob the best

not always.

Before you decided on what ram you want to buy, tell me, is your OS 64bit or 32?

Answer me and i will let you know what you need to buy.

32 bit

Edit: I'm explain it a little better.

You can't really use more than 3.25GB of ram in a 32bit system, for you to use more ram you will need to upgrade to a 64bit system. You also need to keep in mind, that if you are thinking of upgrading to a 64bit system, you need to make sure that your hardware supports it. You will need to figure out if you CPU and Motherboard have 64bit support on them. Also keep in mind that 64bit comes with a trade, some of your current hardware drivers might not work.

I would recommend you to find out, and think before you buy. What good does it to you if you buy more than 4GB if you cant use them?

And what if some of your hardware doesn't work on it.

What i would do. Buy a new graphics card, and just get an extra GB to make it 3.

Or if i had the money, just in case my hardware dint have support for 64bit, i would buy a new computer all together.

cant i just put in a 1gb card then im not going to play hardcore gaming its just some smoothing my pc up
and yea what grapics card ATI Radeon hd 5670 i got the one but dunno wich brand and stull

and my motherboard is a MSI g41m-s01 775 socket

Bump read my previous post.

yea thanks i will just do 3gb cause i aint making a monster pc XD cuz of my study thats comming up and i know that wil take alot of time so no hardcore gaming for me .

anyway still the graphics card prob witch one should i buy?

i will get this one ATI Radeon hd 5670
but dont know witch one so i need help i can choose from these 9
ASUS EAH5670/DI/1GD3 (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI)
ASUS EAH5670/DI/1GD5 (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
Club 3D CGAX-56724ZI (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
GIGABYTE GV-R567D3-1GI (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
SAPPHIRE HD5670 (11168-30-20G) (Light-Retail, VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX)
SAPPHIRE HD5670 (11168-32-20G) (Light-Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
SAPPHIRE HD5670 Ultimate (Light-Retail, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX)
XFX HD5670 (HD-567X-ZAF3) (Retail, HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX)
XFX HD5670 Heatpipe (HD-567X-ZNH4) (Retail, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX)

dont know witch one to take... anyway if u pic one say why'd u pick it

XFX HD5670 Heatpipe (HD-567X-ZNH4) (Retail, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX)

oke ty but still waiting for ram

Suri wrote:yea thanks i will just do 3gb cause i aint making a monster pc XD cuz of my study thats comming up and i know that wil take alot of time so no hardcore gaming for me .

anyway still the graphics card prob witch one should i buy?

i will get this one ATI Radeon hd 5670
but dont know witch one so i need help i can choose from these 9
ASUS EAH5670/DI/1GD3 (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI)
ASUS EAH5670/DI/1GD5 (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
Club 3D CGAX-56724ZI (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
GIGABYTE GV-R567D3-1GI (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
SAPPHIRE HD5670 (11168-30-20G) (Light-Retail, VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX)
SAPPHIRE HD5670 (11168-32-20G) (Light-Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
SAPPHIRE HD5670 Ultimate (Light-Retail, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX)
XFX HD5670 (HD-567X-ZAF3) (Retail, HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX)
XFX HD5670 Heatpipe (HD-567X-ZNH4) (Retail, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX)

dont know witch one to take... anyway if u pic one say why'd u pick it

Now, i need to know your current power supply's output. If I'm correct by looking at the previous screenshot, is a 400W right?

yup 400watt is max with out a grapics card its 300(thats now what i got)

Go with anything you like. If i where you i go with XFX they got a lifetime warranty. At least for my graphics card. Not so sure about the one you want to buy.

Also make sure to double check, if your current power supply is on this list.

http://support.amd.com/us/certified/power-supplies/Pages/listing.aspx

Remember some times even if you have the min power a graphics card said it uses, that doesn't mean it will work for you. Oh and don't pick that club 3D i never heard of them. More info can be found here.

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/ati-radeon-hd-5670-overview/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5670-overview.aspx

Then im buying a 1gb card a XFX HD5670 Heatpipe (HD-567X-ZNH4) (Retail, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX) and a converter thx for the help and yea i will check the power supply out

oh yea can for that i need to open my pc? or can i do it true windows or something ?

Suri wrote:Then im buying a 1gb card a XFX HD5670 Heatpipe (HD-567X-ZNH4) (Retail, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, CrossFireX) and a converter thx for the help and yea i will check the power supply out

oh yea can for that i need to open my pc? or can i do it true windows or something ?

You got to open the case, just make sure you are touching the metal of the case at all times with both hands, don't ever touch anything inside unless you know what you are doing, your body produces electricity, so you can shock a circuit out. The information you are looking for should be on the side of the power supply.

Also please disconnect your computer from the power when you do this.

ahahaht that i know and im on laptop right now xD

ok good luck.

I would go for the sapphire one but it seems you already made up your mind

nope and why ?

@ram my power supply us fortonsource 400W Model NO= fcp 400-60APH

but still dont get it what the brand has 2 do with it

Is not the brand, is how good it performs.

oh oke imma order
XFX HD5670 Heatpipe (HD-567X-ZNH4) (this one right or another one of the list?)
and
Kingston ValueRAM 1 GB DDR3-1066
and a dvi to vga converter

thx for your help ram!

Suri wrote:oh oke imma order
XFX HD5670 Heatpipe (HD-567X-ZNH4) (this one right or another one of the list?)
and
Kingston ValueRAM 1 GB DDR3-1066
and a dvi to vga converter

thx for your help ram!

Card is good, go for what ever you want to buy, just double checking. Is that the type of ram for your system?

Suri wrote:oh oke imma order
XFX HD5670 Heatpipe (HD-567X-ZNH4) (this one right or another one of the list?)
and
Kingston ValueRAM 1 GB DDR3-1066
and a dvi to vga converter

thx for your help ram!

Don't you get a converter for free when you buy a GFX card? Or is that the DVI-HDMI converter?

dont think so cuz @ unboxing it aint there its only 4 euros so np xD

and ram yea