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Captain_Tom on 15 February 2014
Cj2i3 said:

Hey all I just need some help upgrading my video card. 

My PC while nothing special has been serviceable for some old school games, but my video card(integrated graphics) sucks. Lately I've been enjoying some gems such as Empire: Total War, CiV 3,4(humble bundle)! I don't need anything super fancy just want enough to play games such as Outlast, Amnesia, S.T.A.L.K.E.R, Company of Heroes, Rome, mainly RTS/Strategy/Unique games. I'm not looking to play Crysis or Battlefield just yet, although DayZ wouldn't mind.

So need some recommendations for a graphics card, biggest issue is I have a 0-100$ budget and am capped at a 300 watt power supply.

here's my PC's specifics: http://www.microcenter.com/product/405189/DX4870-UB21P_Desktop_Computer

Also I prefer a video card with no external wires if possible(just afraid that if I connect something extra I'm going to fuck up somehow). Thanks!

R7 250X.  Enough said!



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Pemalite on 15 February 2014
fatslob-:O said:
Pemalite said:
I'll put my vote towards a Radeon 7770/Radeon R7 250X(Both the same, get whatever is cheaper, provided it's GDDR5)+PowerSupply.
A Corsair CX400 would be more than ample.
Or an Antec NeoEco 420C.

Try and get a PSU that's efficient, it would save you money on the power bill and it makes an allowance for capacitor aging.

If you want something cheap and nasty and very low-power, the Radeon R7 240 should fit the bill, just get one that is either passively cooled or has a massive quality fan.
Low-end cards usually have horrible and cheap heatsinks and fans which don't take long for them to fail.

Otherwise, there is the Radeon 6570 and 7570 (Both the same.) which are a massive improvement over the HTPC card that is the Radeon 6450. (Again, try and go for a passive card.)

Then you have the Radeon 255 which is not to far away, which is the Radeon 7750's replacement. (Both the same.)

Basically, the general consensus is, the Radeon 7770 is the best price/performance.

It's good to see you contributing to these forums again.


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adriane23 on 16 February 2014
Cj2i3 said:
adriane23 said:
Cj2i3 said:

Hey all I just need some help upgrading my video card. 

My PC while nothing special has been serviceable for some old school games, but my video card(integrated graphics) sucks. Lately I've been enjoying some gems such as Empire: Total War, CiV 3,4(humble bundle)! I don't need anything super fancy just want enough to play games such as Outlast, Amnesia, S.T.A.L.K.E.R, Company of Heroes, Rome, mainly RTS/Strategy/Unique games. I'm not looking to play Crysis or Battlefield just yet, although DayZ wouldn't mind.

So need some recommendations for a graphics card, biggest issue is I have a 0-100$ budget and am capped at a 300 watt power supply.

here's my PC's specifics: http://www.microcenter.com/product/405189/DX4870-UB21P_Desktop_Computer

Also I prefer a video card with no external wires if possible(just afraid that if I connect something extra I'm going to fuck up somehow). Thanks!

I have this exact desktop. This is what I added to it.

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-11201-25-20G/dp/B00I668566/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1392491600&sr=8-3&keywords=sapphire+radeon+7770

(The PSU was on sale for $50-$60 when I bought it)

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-DHOCZ600MXSP-600W-ModXStream-PSU/dp/B0055QD484/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1392491731&sr=8-3&keywords=modxstream+pro

(2 free ram sticks from my brother)

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-PC3-12800-1600mHz-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B/dp/B004QBUL1C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392491828&sr=8-1&keywords=vengeance+ram

Man I was sold on that video card, but if I get it I have to upgrade my power supply? 110$ was just perfect. 

Yes, you would. The stock PSU doesn't even have enough connections for the card (my brother tried) even if you could get away with the low wattage. Also, you want a PSU that's moduler to cut down on how many cords you have connected to it because it's a REALLY tight fit at the top because the PSU and DVD drive is so close to each other.



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