5 Reasons PC Gaming Is Better Than Consoles

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SvennoJ said:

Now I'm simply looking for a affordable and compatible gpu upgrade, a 3 year newer card should be better right?
Maybe the problem is the reviews that only compare it to the big monster cards and maybe the GT640 is a pretty good upgrade for me.

Single slot Radeon 7750.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150612
Doesn't need extra power other than what is provided by the PCI-E slot.

You can also get a single slot Radeon 6850 if you look hard enough, but that would be outside of your power budget depending on the processor you have.

Failing that, I would go with a Radeon 6670 at a minimum.

The Geforce 640 and Radeon 6670 is more or less suited to gaming at 720P with the Radeon 6670 having the definitive performance edge, the Radeon 7750 and 7770 can handle 1080P just fine with some settings lowered.

Converesly, the Radeon 8000 series should be launching in a month or two with architectural tweaks (No fabrication process shrink unfortunatly.).
Just remember that the PSU requirements are grossly inflated on the side of a box, they consume far less than you think with them topping out at around 300w for a high-end Dual-GPU  card and the entry level cards consuming 10w.