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Need help on picking a graphics card.
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dankish
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28. February 2010 @ 14:17 |
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First of all,is my computer capable of upgrading to a new graphics card?
Link to my computer here
If I can upgrade,what card would be good to use?
I have always wanted to play games,but NEVER had a good enough card to keep up with them! Some games I would be interested in are something along the lines of Call Of Duty 4-6,Gears Of War,Bad Company 2,etc...Pretty much FPS games,and some that I assume require a decent graphics card. I am by no means willing to spend a lot of money on one,something around 100$ish would be ideal. Is there any in this price range that would work well? I would greatly appreciate some advice from you guys,preferably someone with knowledge,and knows that they are talking about!
Thanks!
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 28. February 2010 @ 14:18
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jony218
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28. February 2010 @ 15:35 |
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get the radeon hd4670 (cost about 80.00), it will play "bad company 2" which is newest game on your list.
The computer specs doesn't show what size power supply your system has, but the 4670 is a efficient card that doesn't require a large power supply.
Just make sure that you have room in the case for the card, example nothing on the PCI slot next to the PCI-e slot. Some of the 4670 cards can be wide. There are different brands of the 4670, some fanless. It probably best to get one with a nice large silent fan.
I have this card plus also the hd4350, both very good cards and play every game I throw at them.
You can go to youtube and type in 4670 plus the name of the game you want to see it play and theirs probably a video showing the card in action.
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Joejava
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28. February 2010 @ 15:42 |
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Ok, after only 5 minutes on Google, I found some important information on your system configuration. First things first,yes you are able to upgrade your GPU ( Graphics card ) because your system has a extra PCI-Express® slot available for a upgrade.However, after some research I also found that the installed PSU (Power supply unit)is only 250watts,
and that is very low for many ( but not all ) graphic cards.
If I were you , I would look at the "System game requirements" of the particular game that you want to play.It will list what is needed to play.Then just find a graphics Card that at least matches those system requirements.So,find game requirements,find the GPU to at least match and once you do that, " Make sure to match your (250Watt PSU ,it came installed on you system.)to the graphics card that you picked out.
For example, my system came installed with a 500Watt PSU. because it was built for gaming.Most graphics cards you will find,have high
PSU requirements in order for it to function. So, you want to find a PCI-E GPU , and it must run on a 250Watt PSU!
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Joejava
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28. February 2010 @ 15:57 |
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Originally posted by Joejava:
Ok, after only 5 minutes on Google, I found some important information on your system configuration. First things first,yes you are able to upgrade your GPU ( Graphics card ) because your system has a extra PCI-Express® slot available for a upgrade.However, after some research I also found that the installed PSU (Power supply unit)is only 250watts,
and that is very low for many ( but not all ) graphic cards.
If I were you , I would look at the "System game requirements" of the particular game that you want to play.It will list what is needed to play.Then just find a graphics Card that at least matches those system requirements.So,find game requirements,find the GPU to at least match and once you do that, " Make sure to match your (250Watt PSU ,it came installed on you system.)to the graphics card that you picked out.
For example, my system came installed with a 500Watt PSU. because it was built for gaming.Most graphics cards you will find,have high
PSU requirements in order for it to function. So, you want to find a PCI-E GPU , and it must run on a 250Watt PSU!
Ok, here ya go , this should help. Look at this chart, pick a card, and match it to your 250Watt PSU. http://forums.atomicmpc.com.au/index.php?showtopic=264
Finally, I will say that I have found a pretty good deal on a sweet card that will work in your current configuration. This graphics card was designed to work in a Vista operating system in which you have, so it will work out perfect...http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Gaming_Video_Cards/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A2918808
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1. March 2010 @ 00:18 |
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a 250watt PS wouldn't have the 6 pin GFX connector.
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1. March 2010 @ 00:21 |
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Originally posted by DXR88:
a 250watt PS wouldn't have the 6 pin GFX connector.
NVM.
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