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- Feb 11, 2011
Hi,
I'm new here and I'm in need of some advice. I want to upgrade my videocard [NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M CUDA] to something substantially more powerful, but I don't want to pay an excessive amount [£300 max.] as I've recently bought a new laptop which cost a bomb in itself so my pockets are kind of hurting right now. However, I was contemplating selling the GPU in my computer and adding extra funds to purchase a superior model, but I don't know its market value and Google isn't helping at all. Does anyone know how much my GPU sells for? How much do you think I'd be able to get for it on ebay? The specifications for my laptop are as follows:
Sony Vaio F-Series VPCF13S0E/B.CEK:
Intel Core i7-740QM Processor 1.73 Ghz
6 GB RAM
500 GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M CUDA with 1 GB Video RAM
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
I want to be able to play games like Crysis 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and NFS Shift 2: Unleashed etc. at a decent FPS rate and quality of detail on my notebook. I'm not looking for the latest technology here as my budget is limited and I honestly don't see the point in that level of graphical sophistication, at least not for me. I'm just looking for something with a bit more 'oomph' that will handle the aforementioned games to a reasonable level and last me a while.
Would overclocking be a good idea?
Please leave your suggestions below. Any help is much appreciated.
Regards,
Binary Star
I'm new here and I'm in need of some advice. I want to upgrade my videocard [NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M CUDA] to something substantially more powerful, but I don't want to pay an excessive amount [£300 max.] as I've recently bought a new laptop which cost a bomb in itself so my pockets are kind of hurting right now. However, I was contemplating selling the GPU in my computer and adding extra funds to purchase a superior model, but I don't know its market value and Google isn't helping at all. Does anyone know how much my GPU sells for? How much do you think I'd be able to get for it on ebay? The specifications for my laptop are as follows:
Sony Vaio F-Series VPCF13S0E/B.CEK:
Intel Core i7-740QM Processor 1.73 Ghz
6 GB RAM
500 GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M CUDA with 1 GB Video RAM
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
I want to be able to play games like Crysis 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and NFS Shift 2: Unleashed etc. at a decent FPS rate and quality of detail on my notebook. I'm not looking for the latest technology here as my budget is limited and I honestly don't see the point in that level of graphical sophistication, at least not for me. I'm just looking for something with a bit more 'oomph' that will handle the aforementioned games to a reasonable level and last me a while.
Would overclocking be a good idea?
Please leave your suggestions below. Any help is much appreciated.
Regards,
Binary Star
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